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So with me going to Uni next year my family will need a PC to use when I take mine away with me. My parents want it to be a small from factor build, ideally using a node 202. The build can use my old R7 260x and monitor, and I have plenty windows installs lying around.

My current plan would be this,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£105.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.59 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£29.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£107.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Other: Node 202 (£119.00)
Total: £478.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-01 20:06 GMT+0000

 

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RIG:FX-6300@4.5GHz 1.4V with Hyper 212 evo with LTT NF-F12:MSI Overclockers R7 260X:4x4B Crucial Ballistix Sport:GA-970A-UD3P:1TB Seagate Brracuda & 120GB Crucial M500(OS and Programs)&Sandisk SSD PLUS(Games) In a Bitfenix Comrade with an NF-F12 as exhaust and OEM case fan as front intake

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add a silverstone or be quiet sfx psu and it will be an pretty overkill family-pc.

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Just now, FatalityDiablo said:

add a silverstone or be quiet sfx psu and it will be an pretty overkill family-pc.

The node comes with a fractal sfx psu. It will be mainly used for web browsing and homework etc., but with a spare GPU lying around why not chuck it in. It should let my brother play the occasional game.

RIG:FX-6300@4.5GHz 1.4V with Hyper 212 evo with LTT NF-F12:MSI Overclockers R7 260X:4x4B Crucial Ballistix Sport:GA-970A-UD3P:1TB Seagate Brracuda & 120GB Crucial M500(OS and Programs)&Sandisk SSD PLUS(Games) In a Bitfenix Comrade with an NF-F12 as exhaust and OEM case fan as front intake

''time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time''

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4 minutes ago, neebuilda said:

So with me going to Uni next year my family will need a PC to use when I take mine away with me. My parents want it to be a small from factor build, ideally using a node 202. The build can use my old R7 260x and monitor, and I have plenty windows installs lying around.

My current plan would be this,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£105.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.59 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£29.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£107.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Other: Node 202 (£119.00)
Total: £478.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-01 20:06 GMT+0000

 

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The Shadow Rock LP is too tall for the case. Stick with the Intel stock cooler that comes with the cpu or consider something like the Noctua NH-L9i.

 

I would go with the most inexpensive, decent ssd. Something like Crucial BX200 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive. Performance differences will not be noticed by the users.

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3 minutes ago, brob said:

The Shadow Rock LP is too tall for the case. Stick with the Intel stock cooler that comes with the cpu or consider something like the Noctua NH-L9i.

 

I would go with the most inexpensive, decent ssd. Something like Crucial BX200 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive. Performance differences will not be noticed by the users.

 

Forgot to check clearances, thanks for the warning. Was looking for something as quiet as possible so will probably go with the noctua over stock.

RIG:FX-6300@4.5GHz 1.4V with Hyper 212 evo with LTT NF-F12:MSI Overclockers R7 260X:4x4B Crucial Ballistix Sport:GA-970A-UD3P:1TB Seagate Brracuda & 120GB Crucial M500(OS and Programs)&Sandisk SSD PLUS(Games) In a Bitfenix Comrade with an NF-F12 as exhaust and OEM case fan as front intake

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23 minutes ago, neebuilda said:

So with me going to Uni next year my family will need a PC to use when I take mine away with me. My parents want it to be a small from factor build, ideally using a node 202. The build can use my old R7 260x and monitor, and I have plenty windows installs lying around.

My current plan would be this,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£105.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.59 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£29.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£107.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Other: Node 202 (£119.00)
Total: £478.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-01 20:06 GMT+0000

 

Can you guys do any better?

If u wanna save some money, go with an sg13 or sg08.
use a standard atx psu. also supports 3.5hdds. its not much bigger. just different shaped.

something like this :http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/d8m2t6

the included AP14 fan makes the stock intel cooler work like a charm

the sg13 and sg05 are smaller but if ur new to SFF, stick with the sg08, has better GPU support too.
 

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12 minutes ago, neebuilda said:

 

Forgot to check clearances, thanks for the warning. Was looking for something as quiet as possible so will probably go with the noctua over stock.

Just go with the airpenetrator 14 on the sg08. That darn fan pushes so much air u dont need a aftermarket cooler.
Better spend the savings into a quieter PSU, quiter HDD or increasing SSD capacity.
Oh all the intakes are filtered too, so ur covered there.

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