Project: Tighter Than a Virgin

[No Quarter]

The main purpose was to see how a build would do with all used parts.  I learned that mITX can lick my balls from here on out though.  This is a big case for that size motherboard, but never again for something like this.

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Crucial M500 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($334.95 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial M500 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($334.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Hybrid Video Card  ($604.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2097.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 23:10 EDT-0400

 

Corsair K70 with front print keycaps

Venus MMO Mouse (switching to the Roccat Nyth)

Dell U2715H 

 

I actually put this whole build together for just under a grand (granted, gathering the parts took months just buying crap when insane deals hit), the 980 came from jayztwocents used on hardforums, I got the processor/motherboard/ram/psu from microcenter for about half of the list prices, and the 2 ssd are from the refurbish deal crucial ran about a month ago.  The H100i/peripherals/screen are all reused from ditched builds.  The only thing that I paid full price on was the case.

 

The i7 is relaxing at 4.7GHz and the 980 is barely hitting 50 degrees at 1600MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[thekeemo]

How do you only get 4.7 with an h100..

[Guest Kloaked]

How do you only get 4.7 with an h100..

 

Why does it matter

[dizmo]

Very nice, I'm actually doing something similar at the moment, however my budget is much smaller and my build idea is in a different direction.

Did the 'under a grand' include that monitor and peripherals?

It'd be sweet if you broke it down a little more with what you paid.

[No Quarter]

it has next to no airflow, with the side panels off I can get it to 4.9 at 1.28, but with the panel on I dialed it back, there a extremely small holes for the h100i to draw air in through.  At some point I plan to dremel it and steal the top off my define r4 to tack on for better airflow

[Chasem121]

Awesome job man, smart buying choices like that are always worth it.
 

 

How do you only get 4.7 with an h100..

Just because you can overclock something further doesn't mean you should. If you don't need that extra power all you are doing is putting out more heat into whatever room you are in.

[No Quarter]

Very nice, I'm actually doing something similar at the moment, however my budget is much smaller and my build idea is in a different direction.

Did the 'under a grand' include that monitor and peripherals?

It'd be sweet if you broke it down a little more with what you paid.

 

 

I paid maybe $30 for the mouse, $50 for the keyboard (can't remember the keycaps), and $440 for the monitor, I've had them for a while though and they didn't count into the cost

[thekeemo]

it has next to no airflow, with the side panels off I can get it to 4.9 at 1.28, but with the panel on I dialed it back, there a extremely small holes for the h100i to draw air in through.  At some point I plan to dremel it and steal the top off my define r4 to tack on for better airflow

Oh yea i see the design now.

[BumbleButt]

Should've gotten a 980ti. 

[SkilledRebuilds]

I came for the title...

 

I'll stick around.

 

Looks damn nice, and at the money you spent, solid as a rock.

[STRMfrmXMN]

I came for the title...

 

 

Keep it in your pants kid

[AnonymousGuy]

mITX is very bleh. mATX has a much better usefulness : size ratio.

[DarkBlade2117]

Should've gotten a 980ti.

You mean R9 NANO?

If you want something truly small get a Cooler Master Eltie 110 :3

[hsm]

tighter than a virgin

[dizmo]

I paid maybe $30 for the mouse, $50 for the keyboard (can't remember the keycaps), and $440 for the monitor, I've had them for a while though and they didn't count into the cost

Nice, still a very solid build!

I'm at about $380 so far and have 2 new P2214H's, an i3 4150, Asus Z87-C, and BitFenix Comrade.

Still need a lot though. R9 280, 240GB SSD, 16GB RAM...oy.

[BumbleButt]

You mean R9 NANO?

If you want something truly small get a Cooler Master Eltie 110 :3

What? 

[No Quarter]

Nice, still a very solid build!

I'm at about $380 so far and have 2 new P2214H's, an i3 4150, Asus Z87-C, and BitFenix Comrade.

Still need a lot though. R9 280, 240GB SSD, 16GB RAM...oy.

 

I went out on a limb buying it all used.  I checked overclock/hardforums/evga/etc daily and negotiated like a mad man, but the savings is real

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

You mean R9 NANO?

If you want something truly small get a Cooler Master Eltie 110 :3

You're kidding about the R9 Nano right?

[DarkBlade2117]

You're kidding about the R9 Nano right?

R9 NANO is life. Might get one just cause I can

I truly see no problem with it.

When I get the money. Which could be soon. Imma make a build and say CAN YOUR 980TI FIT IN THIS?

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

R9 NANO is life. Might get one just cause I can

I truly see no problem with it.

When I get the money. Which could be soon. Imma make a build and say CAN YOUR 980TI FIT IN THIS?

The R9 Nano costs the same as the 980 Ti and performs as well as / worse than a 980 in most cases. PLUS everyone who has one has been experiencing major coil whine. It's so simple, The 980 Ti performs FAR better than the Nano and costs the same- why bother getting it? There are a plethora of small cases that can fit most graphics cards under 10.5 inches long, there's no reason to build a PC so small that you're over spending on a card that doesn't deliver. 

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y9WXwP

Also if I were to be building a Mini ITX PC at that price point and I wanted something smallish (The case you choose is still pretty largish) I would've gone with this up above. Lost of performance, speed, cooling, and storage!

[DarkBlade2117]

The R9 Nano costs the same as the 980 Ti and performs as well as / worse than a 980 in most cases. PLUS everyone who has one has been experiencing major coil whine. It's so simple, The 980 Ti performs FAR better than the Nano and costs the same- why bother getting it? There are a plethora of small cases that can fit most graphics cards under 10.5 inches long, there's no reason to build a PC so small that you're over spending on a card that doesn't deliver.

Don't think I know all this? Maybe I want smaller.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Don't think I know all this? Maybe I want smaller.

You mean you want to over spend? I don't think trying to go smaller is worth spending WAY too much money.

[DarkBlade2117]

You mean you want to over spend? I don't think trying to go smaller is worth spending WAY too much money.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vr7hzy

Oh my bad, is this wrong?

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vr7hzy

Oh my bad, is this wrong?

Yes, considering I built in the Elite 110 it's not as small as it seems, you're better off stepping up to a slightly larger case and getting the 980ti. The Nano is a terrible decision no matter what way you spin it. It makes absolutely no sense to buy it, unless and I'm assuming you're not limited in space to a 5x5 room and you need a case to take up as little space as possible.