HTPC/Light gaming case choice

[Sean-]

Hey im looking for a case to act as a HTPC and for light gaming - stuff like Civ 5 etc

It will be in a living room

Im thinking maybe to go with the Fractal Node 605, using an ATX board and maybe a 970, or 1060/70 card

 

Any tips/advise or other suggetions - thanks!

[aries757]

go with 1060 if u really dont want to do 1070, if u got the money 1070, but the 1060 is better in ghz by 970

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, Sean- said:

Hey im looking for a case to act as a HTPC and for light gaming - stuff like Civ 5 etc

It will be in a living room

Im thinking maybe to go with the Fractal Node 605, using an ATX board and maybe a 970, or 1060/70 card

 

Any tips/advise or other suggetions - thanks!

Word of advice having built in a Node 605 - get a short PSU like an EVGA GS or Seasonic G-series and get a micro ATX motherboard. ATX motherboards will interfere with installing an optical drive slot. 

 

It's a beautiful case once dusted off and de-fingerprinted, would highly recommend.

[Sean-]

Im not sure what case to go with yet, trying to figure that out, then i can decide on the card depending on the space etc

 

Any thoughts on cases?

[Sean-]

Just now, STRMfrmXMN said:

Word of advice having built in a Node 605 - get a short PSU like an EVGA GS or Seasonic G-series and get a micro ATX motherboard. ATX motherboards will interfere with installing an optical drive slot. 

 

It's a beautiful case once dusted off and de-fingerprinted, would highly recommend.

Im not gonna be installing an optical drive so should be ok

 

What GFX card did you have in the Node, was it spacious enough for the new 1060/70s?

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, Sean- said:

Im not gonna be installing an optical drive so should be ok

 

What GFX card did you have in the Node, was it spacious enough for the new 1060/70s?

A Gigabyte dual fan GTX 960 - this card right here 

 

It fit just fine.

[Sean-]

9 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

A Gigabyte dual fan GTX 960 - this card right here

 

It fit just fine.

Great thanks!

 

How was cable management?

 

Ill be going with 1 SSD and 1 HDD, probably a noctua air cooler on the CPU, maybe 1060/1070, EVGA PSU, still yet to choose final build just doing some research

 

I know all about fingerprints though, just built this a month ago, aluminum and tempered glass is a nightmare ha

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/NNf8TW#cx1885636

[STRMfrmXMN]

16 minutes ago, Sean- said:

Great thanks!

 

How was cable management?

 

Ill be going with 1 SSD and 1 HDD, probably a noctua air cooler on the CPU, maybe 1060/1070, EVGA PSU, still yet to choose final build just doing some research

 

I know all about fingerprints though, just built this a month ago, aluminum and tempered glass is a nightmare ha

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/NNf8TW#cx1885636

It was good enough for a case where I would never see the cables but don't expect a Define R5. 

 

If you get an EVGA PSU, get the GS as I suggested. Will fit nicely as it's short. Modular cables will help a bit with cable management. 

 

Oh lol yeah you know fingerprints pretty well

[Sean-]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It was good enough for a case where I would never see the cables but don't expect a Define R5. 

 

If you get an EVGA PSU, get the GS as I suggested. Will fit nicely as it's short. Modular cables will help a bit with cable management. 

 

Oh lol yeah you know fingerprints pretty well

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated

[Sean-]

21 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It was good enough for a case where I would never see the cables but don't expect a Define R5. 

 

If you get an EVGA PSU, get the GS as I suggested. Will fit nicely as it's short. Modular cables will help a bit with cable management. 

 

Oh lol yeah you know fingerprints pretty well

This is what ive come up with, what you think?

 

HTPC/Light gaming from the sofa

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£210.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£134.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£69.32 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£75.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card  (£231.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Node 605 HTPC Case  (£116.64 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£77.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1004.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-15 21:40 BST+0100

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

14 minutes ago, Sean- said:

This is what ive come up with, what you think?

 

HTPC/Light gaming from the sofa

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£210.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£134.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£69.32 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£75.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card  (£231.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Node 605 HTPC Case  (£116.64 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£77.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1004.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-15 21:40 BST+0100

 

Looks good!