$1050 ITX Gaming Build

spiker907 · December 3, 2015

On a budget of $1200. I play TF2 and CSGO; I draw stuff using Sketchbook Pro and Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, and I plan to use Sony Vegas 13.

Some reasons for the parts of this build: I'm using an ITX case and motherboard because I need AC Wifi since I am not right next to my router. The PNY SSD is because I like the colors. Silverstone RVZ02 is just personal preference over the Silverstone RVZ01 and Fractal Design Node 202.

If anyone has ideas for a monitor under $175, please tell me.

PcPartPicker Link

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v4ytzy

sms1202 · December 3, 2015

you can't get a 3.5 in HDD in there with that GPU. get a laptop HDD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Silverstone AR06 40.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: PNY CS2111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Toshiba 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($283.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case ($72.50 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($110.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($35.00)

Total: $1118.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-03 06:56 EST-0500

The GTX 970 is not as good as the R9 390 and it also gives more performance per dollar

Elehat · December 3, 2015

Powerline? It's gotten better and is far superior to wifi. Also you'd get better value from an mATX mobo and fewer headaches and sacrifces over the rest of the build. If however you want an SFF build because OMG SFF then awesome!

SeanAngelo · December 3, 2015

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.25 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY CS2111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.17 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($35.00)

Total: $1074.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-03 07:37 EST-0500

You're gonna produce a lot of heat inside that case... I would suggest getting an ATX case instead so you have future upgrade-ability, more cooling, more room for things etc...

And It's advised you stick with the GTX 970 as the applications you're gonna be using like Nvidia cards (I think)