slight upgrade / downsizing rig (suggestions/input)

[deeledee]

hi LTT,

 

looking to downsize my oldie rig to a m-atx/itx, as i want a smaller rig so it won't take up much space. playing dota 2 & some old titles mainly nowadays, will it bottleneck in the future if i were to upgrade to a gtx 970~980TI to play more future titles ? currently using a 1080p monitor, in the future maybe 1440p/4k. the 4 components are pretty much what i need only. lastly, is it worth to downsize the rig as i'll probably upgrade my gpu & monitor in not a very near future ?

 

location - singapore

budget - 700 usd  

 

parts i'm looking to re-use

- evga gtx 750ti s.c

- 2x4gb 16000mhz corsair vengence ram 

- 250gb evo ssd

- 500gb black wd hdd

- 520watt 80+ bronze seasonic psu

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Midnight Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $542.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-29 12:01 EDT-0400

 

[iamdarkyoshi]

I ended up downsizing my cooler master cosmos rig into an mATX rig with the same amount of cooling simply by buying a smaller motherboard.

[TheRandomness]

So long as you get decent airflow through the rads in the case and onto the graphics card, it should be fine. (What CPU are you upgrading from?)

[deeledee]

So long as you get decent airflow through the rads in the case and onto the graphics card, it should be fine. (What CPU are you upgrading from?)

 an i5 3570 + asrock z77 extremem 4 mobo

[TheRandomness]

 an i5 3570 + asrock z77 extremem 4 mobo

Unless you'd like to overclock that's still fine for gaming (and you'd only need to buy a new cooler if wanted, smaller mobo and case )

[iamdarkyoshi]

Unless you'd like to overclock that's still fine for gaming (and you'd only need to buy a new cooler if wanted, smaller mobo and case )

the z77 can manage 3.8ghz on a locked 3.3ghz sandy bridge. not sure about ivy bridge

[Stardar1]

If you do choose to go to 4k on a small form factor, there is only one option:

 

sorry NVidia fanboys, im talking about the R9 Nano

 

 

EDIT: for the future, for that budget 750ti is fine

[mikat]

 

hi LTT,

 

looking to downsize my oldie rig to a m-atx/itx, as i want a smaller rig so it won't take up much space. playing dota 2 & some old titles mainly nowadays, will it bottleneck in the future if i were to upgrade to a gtx 970~980TI to play more future titles ? currently using a 1080p monitor, in the future maybe 1440p/4k. the 4 components are pretty much what i need only. lastly, is it worth to downsize the rig as i'll probably upgrade my gpu & monitor in not a very near future ?

 

location - singapore

budget - 700 usd  

 

parts i'm looking to re-use

- evga gtx 750ti s.c

- 2x4gb 16000mhz corsair vengence ram 

- 250gb evo ssd

- 500gb black wd hdd

- 520watt 80+ bronze seasonic psu

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Midnight Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $542.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-29 12:01 EDT-0400

 

get a better CPU or GPU and dont do the watercooler, watercooling is only worth it when you have an i7 and a 980 Ti/fury x  

[mikat]

If you do choose to go to 4k on a small form factor, there is only one option:

 

sorry NVidia fanboys, im talking about the R9 Nano

 

 

EDIT: for the future, for that budget 750ti is fine

fury x is better tho

[Stardar1]

fury x is better tho

for ITX? i think not

[mikat]

for ITX? i think not

watercooler bro...

[Stardar1]

watercooler bro...

its still like 3" longer

 

if you can make it fit and dont mind the 100W extra TDP, go for it, but the Nano is almost exactly the same performance, is 3" shorter and 100W less TDP

[mikat]

its still like 3" longer

 

if you can make it fit and dont mind the 100W extra TDP, go for it, but the Nano is almost exactly the same performance, is 3" shorter and 100W less TDP

its the same price and less performance...

[Stardar1]

its the same price and less performance...

image no work for me

[mikat]

image no work for me

its a video

[deeledee]

thanks guys for the advise/input so far 

 

get a better CPU or GPU and dont do the watercooler, watercooling is only worth it when you have an i7 and a 980 Ti/fury x  

i think the 4690k (will do abit of oc) is good enough for gaming, p.s, since the budget is there, i'll stick with the h100i  :lol:

[Stardar1]

thanks guys for the advise/input so far 

 

i think the 4690k (will do abit of oc) is good enough for gaming, p.s, since the budget is there, i'll stick with the h100i  :lol:

 

im cooling my 4690k on a 212 evo and im at 4.5 and i peak at 60c, which for $25 is gr8

[mikat]

thanks guys for the advise/input so far 

 

i think the 4690k (will do abit of oc) is good enough for gaming, p.s, since the budget is there, i'll stick with the h100i  :lol:

do you already own the i5-4690k?

[deeledee]

nope, i'm looking to upgrade to it