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ASRock H97M Pro4 for 79.99 (on sale for 59.99)

 

So I have around <$80ish for a case & cooler etc option.

 

I'm thinking cooler master n200 and hyper 212 evo

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ASRock H97M Pro4 for 79.99 (on sale for 59.99)

 

So I have around <$80ish for a case

Does anyone have any case suggestions? I assume you still want to keep the case on the smaller side for potential portability?

 

Here are some suggestions to look at.

 

mATX (smaller cases):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139044

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133274

The Cube style of case is quite popular with some folks

 

Mini Tower (mATX and ATX - midsize cases):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

 

I'm sure some other suggestions will come up too.

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Or just buy the cooler later, and just buy a good case that isn't too big but quiet, and offers great cooling with the included fans.

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Or just buy the cooler later, and just buy a good case that isn't too big but quiet, and offers great cooling with the included fans.

I've been advocating for that from the start. Don't buy an aftermarket cooler. Use the stock intel cooler that comes in the box. Get a good case with decent airflow, and you won't have any problems.

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Right now I am tied between these three so far (going the micro ATX)

 

Cooler Master Silencio 352

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119302&cm_re=cooler_master_silencio_case-_-11-119-302-_-Product

 

Cooler Master N200

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119274

 

DIY PC Cuboid B (or R/G)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353073&cm_re=diypc_cuboid-_-11-353-073-_-Product

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The two Cooler Master cases look pretty similar in terms of interior space and layout. I doubt you'll have any clearance issues with GPU's in those.

 

So I guess it comes down to your own preference. Silent case for a bit more, non-silent case for a bit less, or a cube case.

 

Both the CM cases support 355mm/14in GPU's - the Cube case supports 340mm (13-ish in) GPU's. Either way, thats a big GPU - a 960/380 class GPU should be under that length.

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I accidently stumbled upon this case.

 

What is your impression on this Corsair 88r?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139068&cm_re=corsair-_-11-139-068-_-Product

Looks very basic, but dimensionally not too much different from the two CM cases. Corsair overall makes good cases (I'm using a Carbide 300R I believe).

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This is what Newegg gave me. Some are marked down due to sales.

I do plan on getting a PCIe wireless card and probably the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler in the future.

I do worry about the 500W not being enough for the R9 380 though.

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP600 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $764.92

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This is what Newegg gave me. Some are marked down due to sales.
I do plan on getting a PCIe wireless card and probably the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler in the future.
I do worry about the 500W not being enough for the R9 380 though.
Critiques?
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP600 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $764.92

 

That that's not the best 500W PSU at all. The wattage is fine but the quality isn't. Also, try to stay away from Asus and Gigabyte with AMD cards. I've heard that there's a Powercolor R9 380 4GB for $193~

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MSI tends to be a little bit more expensive but it's performance serves it's price.

 

I think I read somewhere that a 550w is recommended for the 380.

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MSI tends to be a little bit more expensive but it's performance serves it's price.

 

I think I read somewhere that a 550w is recommended for the 380.

500W is fine, recommendations are always waaay too high for the actual wattage, like how people are running 390s on 550W PSUs even though manufacturers recommend 750W. Also, the PSU you chose (the EVGA one) is of low quality and should be avoided for a build like this. Have a look at this list and choose a PSU from tier 1 to 3: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

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That that's not the best 500W PSU at all. The wattage is fine but the quality isn't. Also, try to stay away from Asus and Gigabyte with AMD cards. I've heard that there's a Powercolor R9 380 4GB for $193~

There is literally nothing wrong with gigabyte AMD gpu's.

I don't know where you got that from. I own a gigabyte AMD gpu and it's one of the best gpu's I've ever owned.

Gigabyte and sapphire are both excellent AMD board partners.

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There is literally nothing wrong with gigabyte AMD gpu's.

I don't know where you got that from. I own a gigabyte AMD gpu and it's one of the best gpu's I've ever owned.

Gigabyte and sapphire are both excellent AMD board partners.

They ruined their name with the 390.

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No need.

I went with the SeaSonic 520W Power Supply. I think you suggested this earlier.

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