First gaming PC for console gamer

[ces160]

Hi Al, 

I was recently asked by a friend to plan out a small factor gaming PC. 

 

 The budget is ~$2000 Australian $

 The requirements are as follows;

Small form factor, the area he has in his room is very limited, the PC needs to be as small as possible without sacrificing to much functionality or performance, 

WiFi, there is no access to a wired network so the motherboard needs to have WiFi

Mass storage, as this is going to be a gaming PC, he needs some mass storage for a steam library.

 

This is what I have planned out so far:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/7tQ4qk

 What do you guys think?

 Any suggestions are welcome (as long as they are justified).

 

Thanks

 

-ces160  

[Julian5]

2 minutes ago, ces160 said:

Hi Al, 

I was recently asked by a friend to plan out a small factor gaming PC. 

 

 The budget is ~$2000 Australian $

 The requirements are as follows;

Small form factor, the area he has in his room is very limited, the PC needs to be as small as possible without sacrificing to much functionality or performance, 

WiFi, there is no access to a wired network so the motherboard needs to have WiFi

Mass storage, as this is going to be a gaming PC, he needs some mass storage for a steam library.

 

This is what I have planned out so far:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/7tQ4qk

 What do you guys think?

 Any suggestions are welcome (as long as they are justified).

 

Thanks

 

-ces160  

I would make the jump to k as that 1070 will soon be bottlenecked by the 6600

[TheRandomness]

3 minutes ago, Julian5 said:

I would make the jump to k as that 1070 will soon be bottlenecked by the 6600

Is* bottlenecked. 

[Electro_XD]

12 minutes ago, ces160 said:

*snip*

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/rNxzYr

Saved some money on getting a cheaper HDD, to get a 6600k and a z170 mobo. Otherwise, I think the parts should work fine.

[Matias_Chambers]

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/4n9MZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/4n9MZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($425.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($103.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($174.00 @ IJK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($739.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($128.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($165.00 @ IJK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($137.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $2169.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-19 20:29 AEST+1000

 

Changed to 6700 and aftermarket 1070. An i5 will bottleneck the 1070. 

[Simon771]

As everyone else said, I would also like to recommend i5 6600k version of CPU and Z170 motherboard.

Might be a bit above your budget, but worth to spend a little extra.

 

[Mcmole]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($425.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($174.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($739.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2027.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-19 21:15 AEST+1000

 

$27 Over, but managed a 480GB SSD and a 2TB HHD along with a aftermarket 1070 And a amazing  cooler and case IMO.

[ces160]

On 7/19/2016 at 8:29 PM, Electro_XD said:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/rNxzYr

Saved some money on getting a cheaper HDD, to get a 6600k and a z170 mobo. Otherwise, I think the parts should work fine.

Hey Man thanks for looking into this!

 

We went with this exact build and my friend was extremely happy with the results.

[Electro_XD]

4 hours ago, ces160 said:

Hey Man thanks for looking into this!

 

We went with this exact build and my friend was extremely happy with the results.

No probs, good to hear that your friend is happy with the build!