Advice on Mini-ITX Build

[Borkpaladin]

I'm making a mini-itx media/photoshop pc

 

Any thoughts?

 

CPU i5 4460

Motherboard ASRock H97M-ITX/AC

Case Bitfenix Prodigy

Ram 8gb Hyper X Fury

PSU Corsair CX-430

SSD Cruxial BX100 250gb

 

Monitor AOC I2367FH

Keyboard & Mouse Logitech MK345 Combo

[Dredgy]

@Borkpaladin Well the prodigy is a large enough case to defeat the purpose of ITX, could go mATX for the same size.

 

Would also recommend a modular PSU when you're working in small spaces, because cables are the most painful thing you'll deal with. Unless you're going so small you don't have room to plug in modular cables. Though again, in the Prodigy, it's not really an issue.

 

 

EDIT: Also, that Asrock board is a bitch. You have to screw in the WiFi card yourself, and your hands have to be smaller than childrens to do that properly.

[Borkpaladin]

EDIT: Also, that Asrock board is a bitch. You have to screw in the WiFi card yourself, and your hands have to be smaller than childrens to do that properly.

 

Besides building with it, will there be a problem with the board?

I could also go for the gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI

[Koffehh]

I'm making a mini-itx media/photoshop pc

 

Any thoughts?

 

CPU i5 4460

Motherboard ASRock H97M-ITX/AC

Case Bitfenix Prodigy

Ram 8gb Hyper X Fury

PSU Corsair CX-430

SSD Cruxial BX100 250gb

 

Monitor AOC I2367FH

Keyboard & Mouse Logitech MK345 Combo

Similar to mine, looks good and the board will be ok.

[Dredgy]

Besides building with it, will there be a problem with the board?

I could also go for the gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI

So far it seems stable, but you need small hands and a small screwdriver. Mine also didn't come with washers so the aerials just hang loosely.

I actually got it as a replacement for a gigabyte h87 wifi (which I use in 20 office PCs). The Gigabyte board is horribly laid out, the Asrock is much better in that regard, it's just an unbelievably stupid WiFi implementation.

[User1868]

You can always get a WiFi connector for USB

[Sam Z Man]

You can always get a WiFi connector for USB

That cost more in the end and it's going to be worse, and you can lose it, and it sticks out and looks ugly.

[User1868]

That cost more in the end and it's going to be worse, and you can lose it, and it sticks out and looks ugly.

Mine works just fine and you can't even see it from behind the case