Micro ATX Gaming Build.

[StevenGibson1994]

Hi guys,

 

I have been thinking over the past few weeks that I am looking to build a MATX system for gaming, I am wanting to use the MATX case because it would be good to have a system that would be portable. I have decided that for the case I will be wanting to go with the Fractal Design Node 804 case.

As for the rest of the system I am unsure on which parts to put inside the system. I have a budget of about £1200 can maybe push to £1300, if someone could get it below the first budget then that would be great.

 

I am wanting the system to be able to handle the newest games at a their highest settings and with a minimum FPS of 70

 

The system will be used for gaming as I have mentioned above and I will be gaming at 1080p so I don't think I will be needing a high end GPU.

 

If someone could put together a system on - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/  the system does not need a OS or peripherals as I have them already.

 

Appreciate your builds that are put forward.

[Energycore]

13 minutes ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

 

Hey there! I made a build that uses the GTX 1080 Founder's Edition. In all honesty, you should wait until custom cooled cards come out, that'll be in a week or two. For now it's a placeholder and you can get the rest.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£56.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£105.17 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£65.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£127.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  (£619.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1369.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 20:50 BST+0100

[iDeFecZx]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£234.06 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£52.67 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£52.78 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£106.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.33 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Other: Asus E3 Pro Gaming v5 (£115.00)
Other: Nvidia GTX 1070 (£300.00)
Total: £1071.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 20:52 BST+0100

[Dzzope]

 I know it's not the case you picked.. but I'm sure you can swap that on your own if you don't like it.

Wirless ac, 500GB m2 drive and room for whatever GPU you want and even watercooling if you wanted too.. 

 

Yes it's bigger than the node but still pretty small and allows options for top performance parts, not to mention is stunning (IMO) and is cheaper.

 

An EVGA ACX3.0+ FTW or SSC is what I would pair this with unless there is some change with upcoming announcements or it turns out their cooler is a dog vs the WindforceII or Strix or other (KFA, aka galax, look to have a good lineup at reasonable price)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£260.28 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£122.71 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£29.20 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£29.20 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£127.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£73.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  (£49.93 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £789.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 20:52 BST+0100

[StevenGibson1994]

1 hour ago, Energycore said:

Hey there! I made a build that uses the GTX 1080 Founder's Edition. In all honesty, you should wait until custom cooled cards come out, that'll be in a week or two. For now it's a placeholder and you can get the rest.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£56.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£105.17 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£65.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£127.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  (£619.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1369.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 20:50 BST+0100

Do you think that the custom cooled cards will have much of a price difference? 

[Energycore]

2 hours ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Do you think that the custom cooled cards will have much of a price difference? 

They'll be cheaper, if anything.

 

Your other option is to take a 1070 (up to 350 pounds) and use surplus money on a better CPU. Also, a 250GB SSD instead of the 500GB will set you back 50 pounds less.

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£64.07 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£69.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  (£619.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.02 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1264.93
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 02:39 BST+0100

[StevenGibson1994]

10 hours ago, Energycore said:

They'll be cheaper, if anything.

 

Your other option is to take a 1070 (up to 350 pounds) and use surplus money on a better CPU. Also, a 250GB SSD instead of the 500GB will set you back 50 pounds less.

Do you think the 1080 will be better to use in the system over the 1070 for 1080p gaming? Also would the PSU you have selected be enough to handle SLI 1080 gpu's if I decided to do that further down the road?

[StevenGibson1994]

11 hours ago, brob said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£64.07 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£69.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  (£619.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.02 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1264.93
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 02:39 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9bsBD8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9bsBD8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£105.17 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£65.92 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£127.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £725.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 14:00 BST+0100

 

What do you think of this build and I can wait for the custom cooler 1080?

[brob]

3 hours ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9bsBD8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9bsBD8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£105.17 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£65.92 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£127.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £725.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 14:00 BST+0100

 

What do you think of this build and I can wait for the custom cooler 1080?

I would suggest a more powerful cpu cooler. The case can handle coolers up to 160mm. If you don't want to use the Hyper 212 EVO, consider the Noctua NH-U12S.

 

There is no need for such a large psu. But if you really do want a 750W unit, consider Super Flower SF-750F14MG.

 

[StevenGibson1994]

47 minutes ago, brob said:

I would suggest a more powerful cpu cooler. The case can handle coolers up to 160mm. If you don't want to use the Hyper 212 EVO, consider the Noctua NH-U12S.

 

There is no need for such a large psu. But if you really do want a 750W unit, consider Super Flower SF-750F14MG.

 

I will go with the Hyper 12 Evo, and for the PSU I was only wanting to go with a larger PSU just incase I decide to go with a second 1080 GPU. 

 

Also are Super Flower a Reputable brand of PSU?

[brob]

14 minutes ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

I will go with the Hyper 12 Evo, and for the PSU I was only wanting to go with a larger PSU just incase I decide to go with a second 1080 GPU. 

 

Also are Super Flower a Reputable brand of PSU?

Superflower build some excellent psu. In fact they build a number of the very highly rated EVGA psu. If I recall correctly the excellent EVGA G2 are based on the Leadex Gold platform.

[StevenGibson1994]

33 minutes ago, brob said:

Superflower build some excellent psu. In fact they build a number of the very highly rated EVGA psu. If I recall correctly the excellent EVGA G2 are based on the Leadex Gold platform.

Would there be anything else you would change about the system?

[Energycore]

9 hours ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Do you think the 1080 will be better to use in the system over the 1070 for 1080p gaming? Also would the PSU you have selected be enough to handle SLI 1080 gpu's if I decided to do that further down the road?

The 1080 won't be better for 1080p. Just get a 1070 when it's out (should be available June 4 and the reference design for the 1070 is better than the 1080's).

[StevenGibson1994]

5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

The 1080 won't be better for 1080p. Just get a 1070 when it's out (should be available June 4 and the reference design for the 1070 is better than the 1080's).

What type of FPS could I expect from the 1070 on the most popular games at high settings?

[Energycore]

Just now, StevenGibson1994 said:

What type of FPS could I expect from the 1070 on the most popular games at high settings?

About 980 Ti performance, or over 90 fps in most games maxed out 1080p.

 

Hell, if you've got money for an upgrade, you should look into getting a 1440p monitor to fully utilize such graphical power.

[StevenGibson1994]

21 minutes ago, Energycore said:

About 980 Ti performance, or over 90 fps in most games maxed out 1080p.

 

Hell, if you've got money for an upgrade, you should look into getting a 1440p monitor to fully utilize such graphical power.

Ok thank you for that info about the 1070 and I have just seen that it should be available on 10th of june so I can wait till then to buy that. As for the monitor, since I will be using the system mainly for gaming then I will be using my Sony Bravia 56" tv for that and I will be purchasing the Corsair Lapdog so that I can use mouse and keyboard to game, I will be coming over from the console side so it will take a bit of time getting used to playing with a mouse a keyboard but I am sure that I will get used to it fairly quick hopefully.  

[Energycore]

33 minutes ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Ok thank you for that info about the 1070 and I have just seen that it should be available on 10th of june so I can wait till then to buy that. As for the monitor, since I will be using the system mainly for gaming then I will be using my Sony Bravia 56" tv for that and I will be purchasing the Corsair Lapdog so that I can use mouse and keyboard to game, I will be coming over from the console side so it will take a bit of time getting used to playing with a mouse a keyboard but I am sure that I will get used to it fairly quick hopefully.  

You can also play a lot of games with a controller on your PC

 

Happy building!

[StevenGibson1994]

21 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You can also play a lot of games with a controller on your PC

 

Happy building!

Yeah I know that I can use a controller on the PC for games but would it not be better to use mouse and keyboard for PC gaming or would it not make much difference?

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Yeah I know that I can use a controller on the PC for games but would it not be better to use mouse and keyboard for PC gaming or would it not make much difference?

It's gonna depend on the game. Fighting games, third person action games, racing games, play just as well on a controller if not better. Real-time strategy and shooters tend to play better on keyboard / mouse. It's about finding what's comfortable for you.

[StevenGibson1994]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

It's gonna depend on the game. Fighting games, third person action games, racing games, play just as well on a controller if not better. Real-time strategy and shooters tend to play better on keyboard / mouse. It's about finding what's comfortable for you.

Yeah I mostly play shooters and some action games.

[Energycore]

Just now, StevenGibson1994 said:

Yeah I mostly play shooters and some action games.

Try both configs out, your console controllers should be able to work in the PC, perhaps with a little tweaking.

 

And since you have such a huge HDTV, you should check out a feature called Dynamic Super Resolution on the Nvidia control panel. It will simulate a larger resolution on your screen, therefore making your games look better.

[StevenGibson1994]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Try both configs out, your console controllers should be able to work in the PC, perhaps with a little tweaking.

 

And since you have such a huge HDTV, you should check out a feature called Dynamic Super Resolution on the Nvidia control panel. It will simulate a larger resolution on your screen, therefore making your games look better.

Yeah will be sure to keep that in mind, One more question what mouse should I get for the PC. I will be using the corsair k70 keyboard.

[Energycore]

6 minutes ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Yeah will be sure to keep that in mind, One more question what mouse should I get for the PC. I will be using the corsair k70 keyboard.

Best bet is to visit a physical store and feel which mouse is most comfortable for you. You can then order it online.

 

I personally like small ambidextrous mice but you might like the big ones that you can palm.

[StevenGibson1994]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Best bet is to visit a physical store and feel which mouse is most comfortable for you. You can then order it online.

 

I personally like small ambidextrous mice but you might like the big ones that you can palm.

Ok I will do that.