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These are the components i have chosen for my mini itx build. would like suggestion or advice on anything. (have not purchased yet) 

 

BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black / Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

 

ASUS MAXIMUS VI IMPACT LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard              

 

Intel Core i5-4670k Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670

 

XIGMATEK Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler with Stealth Aerospace Industry Thermal conductive ceramic coating LGA1150 Haswell Compatible

 

CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMY8GX3M2A1866C9R (Red)

 

ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card                         

 

Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

 

Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM         

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I'm not too sure about the cooler but all else looks good!

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I'm not too sure about the cooler but all else looks good!

its a wonderful cooler. Buit if u mean in terms of it fitting in the prodigy im not sure either. 

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its a wonderful cooler. Buit if u mean in terms of it fitting in the prodigy im not sure either. 

I've seen people fit the NH-D14 in a prodigy he is fine.

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I'm not too sure about the cooler but all else looks good!

 

its a wonderful cooler. Buit if u mean in terms of it fitting in the prodigy im not sure either. 

 

It will fit, but it's very very tight.

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Why i want a mini itx is for traveling.yes i could get a laptop but it doesnt have the punch a desktop has.  i travel alot for my job, when i have the chance i attend LAN events, plus mini itx has alway intested me. so far the price of this system is at 1100 dont want to go much higher then that.

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These are the components i have chosen for my mini itx build. would like suggestion or advice on anything. (have not purchased yet) 

 

BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black / Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

 

ASUS MAXIMUS VI IMPACT LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard              

 

Intel Core i5-4670k Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670

 

XIGMATEK Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler with Stealth Aerospace Industry Thermal conductive ceramic coating LGA1150 Haswell Compatible

 

CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMY8GX3M2A1866C9R (Red)

 

ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card                         

 

Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

 

Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM         

this is my suggestion for your build

 

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Why i want a mini itx is for traveling.yes i could get a laptop but it doesnt have the punch a desktop has.  i travel alot for my job, when i have the chance i attend LAN events, plus mini itx has alway intested me. so far the price of this system is at 1100 dont want to go much higher then that.

1100 what? Dollars?

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The CPU cooler might fit in the prodigy but most large coolers interfere with the GPU because the CPU socket is placed so close to the PCI slot on mini-ITX motherboards.  You can try it but honestly, an H80i would probably be a better option.  Also, what power supply are you going to use?  You only have 180 mm of space for the PSU and keep in mind that the power cables will take up at least 12-15 mm of that space.  I usually suggest a non-modular power supply in the Prodigy because of the extra space the modualr connectors take up.

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The cooler probably won't work with the memory since it's really really tall. I suggest something like G.skill Ripjaws X. Also you have not chosen a PSU, you rig needs power. A Seasonic G 550 would be good. However it would be a tight fit because of PSU size limitations. Don't worry about the CPU cooler not fitting on the motherboard, it will. Why? Because it is positioned so far away from the PCI slot so that it won't interfere with your graphics card. I would also try to squeeze in an SSD, something like the Samsung 840/840 EVO/840 Pro 120/180GB SSD.

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Why i want a mini itx is for traveling.yes i could get a laptop but it doesnt have the punch a desktop has.  i travel alot for my job, when i have the chance i attend LAN events, plus mini itx has alway intested me. so far the price of this system is at 1100 dont want to go much higher then that.

The prodigy is pretty big for an itx system. It's almost as big as a micro atx case and is twice the size of some itx cases.

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I'm going to build a mid-tier PC soon and I can't make up my mind between a mid-tower or mini-ITX case. I have a few doubts, because there are limitations for choice of power supply. And a more important question (which may seem stupid) is that since only one PCIE slot can be used, which will be the graphics card, how do people get Wi-Fi on the computer? Where does the LAN adapter go?

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I'm going to build a mid-tier PC soon and I can't make up my mind between a mid-tower or mini-ITX case. I have a few doubts, because there are limitations for choice of power supply. And a more important question (which may seem stupid) is that since only one PCIE slot can be used, which will be the graphics card, how do people get Wi-Fi on the computer? Where does the LAN adapter go?

Micro atx is a good compromise.

There are itx mobos with built in wifi. LAN is generally build in nowadays.

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Thanks for the reply. Is there any indication in the motherboard model number that there is built-in wifi?

It generally says WIFI in the name if it does.

Don't worry if it doesn't--you can just get a wireless card.

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Thanks for the reply. Is there any indication in the motherboard model number that there is built-in wifi?

 

Or if you don't have an extra PCI slot, you can also use USB adapters.

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