Dream Machine Thread. Just Kidding...

[The Official Czex]

As you could probably tell from my signature, you'd see the rig I plan on building. I have a few of the components already: case, cooler, and storage. 

 

Is there anything I should change or return and buy an alternative to in the build?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($101.19 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($239.00 @ B&H) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($399.99 @ B&H) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-23030KK-RP 156.3 CFM 230mm  Fan  ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Other: Bitfenix Prodigy Custom Mesh Front Panel - Red ($19.95)

Other: Bitfenix Prodigy Window Side Panel - Black ($22.50)

Other: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card ($669.99)

Other: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99)

Other: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($63.99)

Other: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99)

Total: $2121.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 12:43 EDT-0400

 

Some of the cheaper prices are parts purchased from MicroCenter. The PC must remain in the ITX form factor and stay in the 2000 USD price range. It must also look very excellent (I would like a fully-modular PSU for cable management).

 

If you have any suggestions please post them below.

[Stardar1]

why not go for SkyLake?

 

the increase in cost for the CPU RAM and MoBo is only like $100

[The Official Czex]

why not go for SkyLake?

 

the increase in cost for the CPU RAM and MoBo is only like $100

 

Budget and minimal performance gain to the point where it's not even worth $5.

[Mohenjo]

Budget and minimal performance gain to the point where it's not even worth $5.

yolo dude

[The Official Czex]

yolo dude

 

10/10 can not afford nor do I want.

[Stardar1]

Budget and minimal performance gain to the point where it's not even worth $5.

it is worth it for upgradability, LGA 1150 and DDR3 are at the end of their life, it is time to move on *bows head*

[Mohenjo]

10/10 can not afford nor do I want.

Oh i see, you already have the cpu. nvm then 

[The Official Czex]

it is worth it for upgradability, LGA 1150 and DDR3 are at the end of their life, it is time to move on *bows head*

 

Then consider it a final goodbye for Haswell.

[The Official Czex]

@Cazzer505 Why the bad vote? Please give me a reason to justify your opinion. 

[Stardar1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b3LPrH

 

 

i know the MB does not have a listed price, but the buffer for your budget allows for it to be expensive enough

[The Official Czex]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b3LPrH

 

 

i know the MB does not have a listed price, but the buffer for your budget allows for it to be expensive enough

 

I'd rather stick with the M.2 PCIe SSD for those ultra fast boots and loads (2 GB/s, not Gigabits, GigaBYTES).

[Stardar1]

I'd rather stick with the M.2 PCIe SSD for those ultra fast boots and loads (2 GB/s, not Gigabits, GigaBYTES).

the perf increase isnt worth $200

[Stardar1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gCNPrH

 

this then

 

i can confirm that the motherboard is not more than $250

[Stardar1]

also Corsair high performance fans are airplanes

[Bangflop]

I would go for one of the new EK Preditor AIO Liquid cooling solutions. It's a competitive price and some of the best cooling out there for AIO.

[The Official Czex]

the perf increase isnt worth $200

 

Oh, yes it is. For my use it is.

 

Literally double the speed.

[Bangflop]

also Corsair high performance fans are airplanes

Yeah they are fairly loud... also I see you are fan of the Vanu spandex booty as well  :wub:

[Stardar1]

Yeah they are fairly loud... also I see you are fan of the Vanu spandex booty as well  :wub:

SPANDEX POWER

 

 

Oh, yes it is. For my use it is.

ok, fine, go for the #300 M.2 model, perf decrease isnt much

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gCNPrH

[The Official Czex]

SPANDEX POWER

 

 

ok, fine, go for the #300 M.2 model, perf decrease isnt much

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gCNPrH

 

Half the speed is not a small decrease.

[Stardar1]

Half the speed is not a small decrease.

fine: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6KW3TW

[The Official Czex]

fine: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6KW3TW

 

That build doesn't work. It's a M.2 PCIe based drive in a SATA III based M.2 slot. That MOBO won't recognize the SSD.

[Cazzer505]

@Cazzer505 Why the bad vote? Please give me a reason to justify your opinion. 

Oh soz I clicked the wrong thing by mistake. Meant No, I like it. Will correct. Have fun with the build. Wish I could afford something like that!

[The Official Czex]

Oh soz I clicked the wrong thing by mistake. Meant No, I like it. Will correct. Have fun with the build. Wish I could afford something like that!

 

Thanks, man!