ITX LAN Party/Spare PC

[SuperShermanTanker]

So I want to build a small ITX PC as a secondary PC to replace my ageing Alienware X51 desktop that I had since before I started building computers that currently sits as my spare PC on the desk on the other side of the room from my main PC The Tank (build part list in signature). The budget for the part list is $600 USD and I want it to be something that is small and slim and since it's going to be a PC I'm going to use at LAN partys I would also like some LEDs to go along with it wherever possible. I also am going to set aside a separate budget for the peripherals around $150 for the peripherals so if you can include a keyboard, mouse, and a monitor into it too that would be great since I'm currently only using my old peripherals which are pretty worn out and a 720p 40inch TV as a monitor for my spare PC.

[Beeeyeee]

would recommend this case: 

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Custom RX480?  ($250.00)
Total: $597.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-16 00:41 EDT-0400

 

Custom RX480 or a 1060? You could go for a 380 or something similar and get a i5 tho  

[DrM]

the i3 isnt quite ideal, but i couldnt fit in an i5 into that budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZXBbj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZXBbj/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $563.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-16 00:41 EDT-0400

 

peripherals:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mBFhyf

[SuperShermanTanker]

8 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Custom RX480?  ($250.00)
Total: $597.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-16 00:41 EDT-0400

 

Custom RX480 or a 1060? You could go for a 380 or something similar and get a i5 tho  

 

3 minutes ago, DrM said:

the i3 isnt quite ideal, but i couldnt fit in an i5 into that budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZXBbj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZXBbj/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $563.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-16 00:41 EDT-0400

 

peripherals:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mBFhyf

Thanks for the suggested partlists the old ITX machine I have which is my old Alienware X51 from 2013 has a core i3 3220 so even the skylake i3s are a upgrade for me and a actual proper case with a proper non proprietary PSU is the big upgrade I'm looking for and even though I do love SSD's I think for this build I might just go for a regular 1tb 2.5 inch drive since it's not going to be my daily PC and it's only going to be for me to use during LAN partys, and for when my main desktop is busy rendering a video, and it also might see use for a friend to play on when they come over

[Mr.Meerkat]

5 minutes ago, SuperShermanTanker said:

 

Thanks for the suggested partlists the old ITX machine I have which is my old Alienware X51 from 2013 has a core i3 3220 so even the skylake i3s are a upgrade for me and a actual proper case with a proper non proprietary PSU is the big upgrade I'm looking for and even though I do love SSD's I think for this build I might just go for a regular 1tb 2.5 inch drive since it's not going to be my daily PC and it's only going to be for me to use during LAN partys, and for when my main desktop is busy rendering a video, and it also might see use for a friend to play on when they come over

That's probably why we both added a 240GB SSD only as it's a LAN/secondary PC where mass storage isn't that's important  (SSD over space in this situation no?)

[Silent_arrow]

CPU		Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor	$199.99
Motherboard		Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$57.98
Memory		Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory	$38.88
Storage		Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$47.49
Video Card		MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card	$133.98
Case		Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case	$72.99
Power Supply		Corsair CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$57.98
Total:			$609.29

[Mr.Meerkat]

14 minutes ago, DrM said:

the i3 isnt quite ideal, but i couldnt fit in an i5 into that budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZXBbj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZXBbj/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $563.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-16 00:41 EDT-0400

 

peripherals:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mBFhyf

Lies  

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $568.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-16 01:01 EDT-0400

 

Plus if you don't mind going over budget slightly, you could get a rx480 4GB or a used 970/290x/390(x)