Node 202 build under $750

[penguin2424]

Ever since I built a new gaming computer, I have been encouraging my friend, who I play games with a lot, to build himself a new gaming PC. He doesn't know much about that kind of stuff though, so I am planning it out for him and am going to help him build it. His only requirements were that he wants to keep it under $750 and he wants it to be very small.

 

This is what I planned out: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/penguin2424/saved/z9tMnQ

 

I'm open to any suggestions except for the case because he seemed to really like that case

 

Thanks

[Aytex]

Change the GPU to this

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r93804gd5toc

No PSU?

[Ling]

Replace the 5200 RPM drive with a 7200 RPM one.

[verydogesuchwow]

I would get a reference card as they do fit in that case, since I'm not sure if the Asus one will fit in the case

and btw, never get psus that come with a case, they are usually very inefficient and cheapy

[HKZeroFive]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($27.45 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.44 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($20.00 @ kinguin.net) 
Total: $748.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 22:23 EST-0500

[79wjd]

4 minutes ago, verydogesuchwow said:

I would get a reference card as they do fit in that case, since I'm not sure if the Asus one will fit in the case

and btw, never get psus that come with a case, they are usually very inefficient and cheapy

The one that's included with the Node 202 isn't bad.

[Trav_X]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($27.45 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.44 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($20.00 @ kinguin.net) 
Total: $748.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 22:23 EST-0500

OP get this build, basically the best performance for the price, was gonna go on part picker and make something like this but he beat me to it  good job on this one tho, I would suggest this to anyone

[penguin2424]

6 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Change the GPU to this

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r93804gd5toc

No PSU?

The case comes with a PSU and he has a shield TV so he wantsvto stay with nvidia for streaming purposes

[penguin2424]

7 minutes ago, verydogesuchwow said:

I would get a reference card as they do fit in that case, since I'm not sure if the Asus one will fit in the case

and btw, never get psus that come with a case, they are usually very inefficient and cheapy

I usually wouldn't but I heard this one isn't bad

[penguin2424]

10 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($27.45 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.44 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($20.00 @ kinguin.net) 
Total: $748.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 22:23 EST-0500

This looks like a really awesome build, thanks

[BurblingBarbacoa]

• Maybe change the card to a 370 or 950 to save a bit or switch to a 380x if he wants the preformance 
• grab a SSD. I reccomend 480gb. Pre route cables for a future second drive 

[brob]

41 minutes ago, verydogesuchwow said:

I would get a reference card as they do fit in that case, since I'm not sure if the Asus one will fit in the case

and btw, never get psus that come with a case, they are usually very inefficient and cheapy

The Asus gpu in the OP fits quite comfortably in the case. There are very good psu included with some cases. Antec generally puts good psu in some of their cases. The Integra SFX 450M is supposed to be reasonably good.

 

45 minutes ago, penguin2424 said:

Ever since I built a new gaming computer, I have been encouraging my friend, who I play games with a lot, to build himself a new gaming PC. He doesn't know much about that kind of stuff though, so I am planning it out for him and am going to help him build it. His only requirements were that he wants to keep it under $750 and he wants it to be very small.

 

This is what I planned out: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/penguin2424/saved/z9tMnQ

 

I'm open to any suggestions except for the case because he seemed to really like that case

 

Thanks

Your build is decent.

 

You might consider something a little different. One that has less, but faster storage and DDR4 memory. This build uses the stock cooler that comes with the cpu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($121.33 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power Silm S55 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $742.26
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 23:01 EST-0500