COMPACT BUILD; need help!

[sowke]

Hey guys! I would really like some help since I'm not that good with computers,

about 9 months ago, I build my first own computer, and it's working great! The thing is, with my studies and all, I have to move it a lot, and the case i chose for the build is big and clunky. I was wondering if i could transfere my hardware to a smaller case, without losing the "quietness" of the build (my computer is very quiet). These are my parts ATM

 

CPU - intel cote i5-6600K

CPU cooler - Be quiet pure rock

GPU - Geforce GTX 970

Motherboard - Asus z170 pro gaming

Memory - Corsair vengeance LPX 6GB

Storage - 250 samsung 850 EVO SSD

Chassi - Fractal design define R5

 

I want to have really small quiet computer, if its possible. Which case would suite me? will i need to buy another motherboard? will everything fit and be compatible on the new motherboard?

 

thanks in advance

 

Philip

[astrosheen]

1 minute ago, sowke said:

Hey guys! I would really like some help since I'm not that good with computers,

about 9 months ago, I build my first own computer, and it's working great! The thing is, with my studies and all, I have to move it a lot, and the case i chose for the build is big and clunky. I was wondering if i could transfere my hardware to a smaller case, without losing the "quietness" of the build (my computer is very quiet). These are my parts ATM

 

CPU - intel cote i5-6600K

CPU cooler - Be quiet pure rock

GPU - Geforce GTX 970

Motherboard - Asus z170 pro gaming

Memory - Corsair vengeance LPX 6GB

Storage - 250 samsung 850 EVO SSD

Chassi - Fractal design define R5

 

I want to have really small quiet computer, if its possible. Which case would suite me? will i need to buy another motherboard? will everything fit and be compatible on the new motherboard?

 

thanks in advance

 

Philip

If you want the PC to be quite and small temps will be higher. There will be compromise. How small are you wanting to go? That will depend on whether you need to change the motherboard. If you want to go console size you will need a new cpu cooler, motherboard and PSU. (silverstone RVz02, ML07, Fractal Node 202) If you go for a shoe box it will just be the motherboard and the CPU cooler (silverstone sg13, fractal core 500, coolermaster elite 130). If you want bigger than that or dont want to get too many parts let me know.

[sowke]

9 minutes ago, astrosheen said:

If you want the PC to be quite and small temps will be higher. There will be compromise. How small are you wanting to go? That will depend on whether you need to change the motherboard. If you want to go console size you will need a new cpu cooler, motherboard and PSU. (silverstone RVz02, ML07, Fractal Node 202) If you go for a shoe box it will just be the motherboard and the CPU cooler (silverstone sg13, fractal core 500, coolermaster elite 130). If you want bigger than that or dont want to get too many parts let me know.

Thank you so much for answering that fast! 

I definitely want a shoe box size, are you sure my CPU cooler wont fit in the Fractal node 500 case? 

Which motherboard would you recommend? I really like the one that i have now from asus, maybe something similar? And whats the difference in ATX and smaller motherboards? other than the size, performace?

If you are sure the CPU cooler wont fit, which one would you get?

 

Thanks again!

 

Philip

[astrosheen]

2 minutes ago, sowke said:

Thank you so much for answering that fast! 

I definitely want a shoe box size, are you sure my CPU cooler wont fit in the Fractal node 500 case? 

Which motherboard would you recommend? I really like the one that i have now from asus, maybe something similar? And whats the difference in ATX and smaller motherboards? other than the size, performace?

If you are sure the CPU cooler wont fit, which one would you get?

 

Thanks again!

 

Philip

With the core 500 you would only need the motherboard the cooler will fit. Though it is a bit bigger than the others. You shouldn't have any differences in performance just higher temperatures and less expandability  . Is price an issue for the motherboard and are there any features you need on the board.?

[sowke]

1 minute ago, astrosheen said:

With the core 500 you would only need the motherboard the cooler will fit. Though it is a bit bigger than the others. You shouldn't have any differences in performance just higher temperatures and less expandability  . Is price an issue for the motherboard and are there any features you need on the board.?

I dont actually know what i want, i want to be able to overclock in the future. What else is there I should need on a motherboard? 

And yes, i would like to have it pretty cheap, but still, depends on what iam losing. Could you maybe give me some suggestions? 

and wow, thank you for spending your time helping me, appreciate it!

 

Philip

[astrosheen]

12 minutes ago, sowke said:

I dont actually know what i want, i want to be able to overclock in the future. What else is there I should need on a motherboard? 

And yes, i would like to have it pretty cheap, but still, depends on what iam losing. Could you maybe give me some suggestions? 

and wow, thank you for spending your time helping me, appreciate it!

 

Philip

If you want almost 0 compromises the Asus maximus 8 impact 

https://www.amazon.com/MAXIMUS-VIII-IMPACT-LGA1151-Motherboards/dp/B016F3QWRK/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472290137&sr=1-8&keywords=z170&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057509011

something wallet friendly but still lots of features gigabyte GA Z170N Gaming 5

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1151-Mini-ITX-Motherboards-GA-Z170N-Gaming/dp/B014W2000Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472289946&sr=1-1&keywords=z170&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057509011

Or somthing in between asus z170i pro gaming 

https://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-Motherboard-Z170I-PRO-GAMING/dp/B015FY4HLS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472290126&sr=1-4&keywords=z170&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057509011

These are the three id recommend at various price points. Oh and 1 more thing you will be giving up is 4 ram slots so 32gb max ram with 2 16gb sticks

 

You may have issues with the maximus impact and the cooler due to the riser boards 

 

[sowke]

5 minutes ago, astrosheen said:

If you want almost 0 compromises the Asus maximus 8 impact 

https://www.amazon.com/MAXIMUS-VIII-IMPACT-LGA1151-Motherboards/dp/B016F3QWRK/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472290137&sr=1-8&keywords=z170&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057509011

something wallet friendly but still lots of features gigabyte GA Z170N Gaming 5

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1151-Mini-ITX-Motherboards-GA-Z170N-Gaming/dp/B014W2000Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472289946&sr=1-1&keywords=z170&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057509011

Or somthing in between asus z170i pro gaming 

https://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-Motherboard-Z170I-PRO-GAMING/dp/B015FY4HLS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472290126&sr=1-4&keywords=z170&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057509011

These are the three id recommend at various price points. Oh and 1 more thing you will be giving up is 4 ram slots so 32gb max ram with 2 16gb sticks

 

You may have issues with the maximus impact and the cooler due to the riser boards 

 

I dont really care about ram, thank you so much for the help. I think iam going to go with the gigabyte motherboard, because of its price and wifi. And the fractal 500 case. Thank you so much for helping me out!

 

Philip