Jump to content

Building a new compact gaming pc. Want to know you guys thoughts on it.

Yes I need an i7, for gaming and some 3D work

The WD green and ssd I already have from my old build.

Originally I was gonna use my old 970, but it wont fit, so im using a 960, which I also already have.

For cpu cooler, im just gonna use a stock cooler, until I can afford a liquid cooler, I do intend to oc that cpu, but idk how hot it would be with a 120mm liquid cooler. Let me know what you would recommend for a cooler that performs well and fit in this case.

Thank you :)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($486.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($206.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($93.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($302.24 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($152.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1496.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-27 23:37 EDT-0400

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/474918-thoughts-on-this-compact-build/
Share on other sites

Link to post
Share on other sites

"old 970" wow i wish i was that loaded lol 

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

The 960 is a straight up abomination. No. the 128-bit bus is horrible. Don't do this to yourself. 

 

You were thinking of a 970 before, right? And this is a super compact build for gaming right? Why not get the Fury Nano? I mean, it looks like you have the budget for it..

Link to post
Share on other sites

are you certain you can fit the HDD in? that's my only concern.

 

ah. there's only 1 dedicated space for HDD OR 2 SSDs, so the SSD's gotta be moved elsewhere

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

Link to post
Share on other sites

The 960 is a straight up abomination. No. the 128-bit bus is horrible. Don't do this to yourself. 

 

You were thinking of a 970 before, right? And this is a super compact build for gaming right? Why not get the Fury Nano? I mean, it looks like you have the budget for it..

i did say that i already owned it, so.... yeah

Link to post
Share on other sites

The 960 is a straight up abomination. No. the 128-bit bus is horrible. Don't do this to yourself. 

 

You were thinking of a 970 before, right? And this is a super compact build for gaming right? Why not get the Fury Nano? I mean, it looks like you have the budget for it..

Also I wasnt thinking, I already own a 970 and 960.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

×