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So I'm building a PC for my friend, he travels frequently between the US and Korea as well as LAN parties and such, I wanted to know what the best plan for building a compact PC would be. (laptop is out of the question) For the case, I am thinking on going with a Mini ITX platform, I think it would be cool if the case maybe had a handle on it but that isn't necessary at all. He gave me a budget of $1500 so I have a bit of wiggle room when it comes to this. I just want something with good reliability and can run games to full potential. I'm quite concerned about thermals for this build though, so any ideas there? I'm really excited about this build, so I wanted to see all the awesome stuff the LTT community could come up with!

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I don't think I'm going to overclock here b/c of thermals, plus the games he plays aren't the most demanding.

You could overclock with this due to the watercooler :D

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB ITX Compact Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1237.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You could overclock with this due to the watercooler :D

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB ITX Compact Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1237.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Oh damn I like that. nice. Do you guys remember the case that Linus used in the one with the titanx? like the watercooled one?  

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Oh damn I like that. nice. Do you guys remember the case that Linus used in the one with the titanx? like the watercooled one?  Sil

Silverstone SG13, and just an FYI, the SG05 is slightly smaller.

 

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Build 1: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($294.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1339.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-21 16:50 EDT-0400
 
Build 2:
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card  ($624.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1398.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Both of the above assume overclocking is at least an option though.
Here is one where you take oc out and make up for the difference:
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card  ($624.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1394.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Or my personal favorite of the bunch...

 


 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($294.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($619.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1467.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Now it will say there are compatibility issues, but LMG showed it clearly worked. (and the length of the card is 267 mm while the recommended max is 266... so yea it'll work).

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Or my personal favorite of the bunch...

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($294.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($619.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1467.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-21 17:01 EDT-0400
 
Now it will say there are compatibility issues, but LMG showed it clearly worked. (and the length of the card is 267 mm while the recommended max is 266... so yea it'll work).

 

Woah thanks man. I'll certainly take all of these into consideration.

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So I'm building a PC for my friend, he travels frequently between the US and Korea as well as LAN parties and such, I wanted to know what the best plan for building a compact PC would be. (laptop is out of the question) For the case, I am thinking on going with a Mini ITX platform, I think it would be cool if the case maybe had a handle on it but that isn't necessary at all. He gave me a budget of $1500 so I have a bit of wiggle room when it comes to this. I just want something with good reliability and can run games to full potential. I'm quite concerned about thermals for this build though, so any ideas there? I'm really excited about this build, so I wanted to see all the awesome stuff the LTT community could come up with!

 

Went with a Gigabyte theme,

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($499.99 @ Directron)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($67.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-WLED 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1317.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I was going to put an I5-4690K in, but went with the 4790K due to how much room in the budget there was.

That case can support a dual rad I believe, but I went with a simple single rad. Although you could go up to a H100i if you want.

Motherboard is a gigabyte one with built in wifi. standard 8gb of ram.

120gb samsung ssd, 1tb WD hdd.

As for the graphics card, many will probably suggest an AMD one, but the gtx 980 is a great card, I have one in my rig and I'm able to max out about all games with no problem (with the star wars battlefront beta I had everything maxed out and was getting 60fps). Also the Gigabyte design fits the theme.

The case is one I would love to use if I were to make an Itx build. With the front 200mm fan, and the corsair 140mm fan placed at back as exhaust you'll get good airflow.

Xfx makes good power supplies, that one being gold certified and fully modular

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Build 1: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($294.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1339.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-21 16:50 EDT-0400
 
Build 2:

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card  ($624.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1398.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-21 16:54 EDT-0400
 
Both of the above assume overclocking is at least an option though.
Here is one where you take oc out and make up for the difference:
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($42.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card  ($624.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1394.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-21 16:55 EDT-0400

 

 

I strongly don't recommend that case. Yeah it has a handle, but thermals and heat in it are extremely bad. A buddy of mine had that case and it sounded like a hair dryer with how much the fans had to work in it.

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I strongly don't recommend that case. Yeah it has a handle, but thermals and heat in it are extremely bad. A buddy of mine had that case and it sounded like a hair dryer with how much the fans had to work in it.

Yea... I don't know ITX cases, but that one is as expensive as it gets, so replace it with whatever you want and who cares.

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