Small form factor skylake

[blnswamy]

Hi guys/./.

 

I just got  these parts - 

1. CPU - Intel i7 6700k 

2. Motherboard - Gigabyte Z170M D3H Micro-ATX 

3. CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper T4 CPU 

4. RAM - EVGA Super SSC 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz

5. Storage - OCZ Trion 150 240GB 2.5 SSD, Toshiba HDWE150XZSTA 5TB HDD

6. Case - Thermalake Core V21

7. PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550w 80+ Gold certified fully modular 

8. Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

9. Peripherals - Microcenter  LED keyboard and mouse 

 

I have a Asus VS247H-P 23.6-Inch Full-HD LED-Lit LCD Monitor which i used as a laptop extension. I will be connecting this monitor to my rig. 

 

My main purpose of this pc build is to do photo and some GoPro video footage editing (primarily Photoshop and Lightroom) and light gaming. 

I have a Dell XPS 13 which i got in 2013. It had a 4th gen I7 with 8GB RAM and 256GB solid state. But now it heats up a lot when i start photo-editing on it. 

I am in US, and the purchases are in US$.

 

My future upgrate plans are - 

1. GTX 970

2. A 1440p curved 29in monitor . I have Samsung 29-Inch Ultra-wide Curved Screen LED-Lit Monitor (S29E790C) in mind, because its way cheaper than the 34in 1440p curved monitors and does the job decently. 

 

Looking forward to suggestions and comments. 

 

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[Supercian411]

why don't you make it smaller

[blnswamy]

1 minute ago, Supercian411 said:

why don't you make it smaller

what case do you have in mind. i am looking for something within $50 

[Supercian411]

make it itx and use sg13 (one of the smallest cases I know) its supports 120mm rad for water cooling and full length gpus

 

[blnswamy]

4 minutes ago, Supercian411 said:

why don't you make it smaller

i am looking for something which has atleast 3 HDD and 3 SSD bays. 

[Supercian411]

Just now, blnswamy said:

i am looking for something which has atleast 3 HDD and 3 SSD bays. 

why it has 2 ssd bays and on hdd and that's plenty

[blnswamy]

Just now, Supercian411 said:

why it has 2 ssd bays and on hdd and that's plenty

i want to do a raid setup with the HDDs in the future. and a case which has a glass window. 

[Supercian411]

1 minute ago, blnswamy said:

i want to do a raid setup with the HDDs in the future. and a case which has a glass window. 

then use the core v1 its a lot smaller and has 3hdd bays and 3 ssd bays http://thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002373

[Supercian411]

Just now, Supercian411 said:

then use the core v1 its a lot smaller and has 3hdd bays and 3 ssd bays http://thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002373

sorry it has 2 hdd bays and 2 ssds and why don't you make a nas

[blnswamy]

32 minutes ago, Supercian411 said:

sorry it has 2 hdd bays and 2 ssds and why don't you make a nas

NAS... lol.. its not cost effective for me...

 

core v1 would have been a great case , but it doesnt support micro atx mobo... now, i have to take my rig apart to swap out the case and mobo.. 

the case also has a restocking fees,

[Supercian411]

45 minutes ago, blnswamy said:

NAS... lol.. its not cost effective for me...

 

core v1 would have been a great case , but it doesnt support micro atx mobo... now, i have to take my rig apart to swap out the case and mobo.. 

the case also has a restocking fees,

oh sorry I thought you were about to buy the parts

[blnswamy]

i just decided to add a GTX 970 to it. Will i be able to do 21:9 1440p gaming with this graphics card..