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Switching from ATX to ITX

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Hey all! I am moving away for college in a few months and finally have a reason to downsize+upgrade. 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $440.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What do you guys think? I went with the asrock z710 and i5-6500 because you can OC without an unlocked cpu on asrock board. I went with the core because it can fit nh-d15 and I just bought mine so don't wanna not use it. :) 

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I like it a lot actually. Good choices not just for gaming but also just for general use. I hope you have fun in college. 

 

I am. :) Just finishing community college up this semester. Figured why spend x5 the amount for core BS classes when I can spend 2k a year instead. And that is the goal. I play some triple A games and a ton of league. Don't need an i7 or 980ti. I plan on saving up quite a bit while in college to try to make a insane overkill build after I get my degree. :)

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I would`ve gotten another PSU, get a EVGA G2/GS, Seasonic, XFX one, CX PSU are bad

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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I would`ve gotten another PSU, get a EVGA G2/GS, Seasonic, XFX one, CX PSU are bad

 

I've had mine for awhile and someone, who I'll give credit too when I check the post, made a good point. They aren't that bad and for what I am using it for I have had 0 issues. 

 

@coolkingler1 Made some good points in a thread I made awhile ago. Also cool, the smell was from across the street. I had my window open at the time and smelt it again while walking my dog. :D 

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I've had mine for awhile and someone, who I'll give credit too when I check the post, made a good point. They aren't that bad and for what I am using it for I have had 0 issues. 

Yeah, they aren`t that bad, but far from good either way, for a bit more you can get a really solid PSU. They`re made for basic systems, not gaming PC`s.

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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Yeah, they aren`t that bad, but far from good either way, for a bit more you can get a really solid PSU. They`re made for basic systems, not gaming PC`s.

 

I don't do a ton of gaming on the system. A lot of my time is spent doing school work and youtubes. I play games maybe 7 hours a week total usually. :) If I feel I need a new psu I will def pick one up. May wait until some sale or check EVGA's B-stock at some point.

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I don't do a ton of gaming on the system. A lot of my time is spent doing school work and youtubes. I play games maybe 7 hours a week total usually. :) If I feel I need a new psu I will def pick one up. May wait until some sale or check EVGA's B-stock at some point.

I understand the CX pick, but the PSU is a very important thing that many seem to look over. But I wouldn`t go for their B lines, they`re usually meh, GS and G2 are good2

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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Hey all! I am moving away for college in a few months and finally have a reason to downsize+upgrade. 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $440.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-25 09:41 EST-0500
 
What do you guys think? I went with the asrock z710 and i5-6500 because you can OC without an unlocked cpu on asrock board. I went with the core because it can fit nh-d15 and I just bought mine so don't wanna not use it. :)

 

 

Save $50+ Dollars on the motherboard and get a cheaper one, as you don't have a K series i5 :)

 

And go for 2x4GB instead of 1x8GB!

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Save $50+ Dollars on the motherboard and get a cheaper one, as you don't have a K series i5 :)

 

And go for 2x4GB instead of 1x8GB!

 

Asrock boards let you overclock on non-unlocked CPUs hence the z710 and if I want to upgrade to an unlocked cpu later I have that option without getting a new board. Also the 1 8gb stick is so I can go to 16gb down the road without, once again, getting a new kit of ram. :)

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I would`ve gotten another PSU, get a EVGA G2/GS, Seasonic, XFX one, CX PSU are bad

 

they're bad for high load work, other than that they're just fine.

Early 2020 Build : Intel i7 8700k // MSI Krait Z370 // Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Aorus 5700 XT // NZXT H500 

Early 2019 Build : Ryzen 2600X // Asus Tuff X470 // G.Skill Trident Z RGB 8x2 16GB // MSI RTX 2070 // NZXT H500 

Late 2017 Build : Intel i7 8700k // Asus Prime Z370-A // G.Skill Trident Z 8x2 16GB // EVGA GTX 1080 Ti  // NZXT S320 Elite 

Late 2015 Build : Intel i7 6700k // Asus Maximus VI Gene Z170 //  Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Gigabyte GTX 970 // Corsair Air 240

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Nice job!

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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