Any thoughts before I pull the trigger [Mini-ITX]

[Yortman1]

I think I've finalized my parts list, but wanted to make one more post before I get out the credit card and start ordering. This is my second Build, which is going to be a smaller formfactor so it's more mobile. Mainly used for light gaming, Media playing and 2D drawing, in Photoshop. Any thoughts or advice is appreciated! If everything goes well I'll start ordering tomorrow morning.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.94 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H110I-PLUS/CSM Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.14 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB258Q 25.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $940.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 23:18 EDT-0400

[Guest]

Single 8GB stick instead of 2 4GB

Different HDD though Hitachi will work. Seagate or WD Blue for example

 

[Tech_Dreamer]

PSU could do better, but not strictly speaking

[TheKDub]

Looks like the GPU is missing it's price on there, B&H has it for around $278 so the total is around $1200.

 

Looks like a pretty solid build, however I'd highly suggest getting either a single 8GB dimm or two 8GB dimms instead of 2x4GB, that way you can expand to 16GB in the future, or you could even throw a 16GB dimm in there so you could upgrade to 32GB in the future.

[TheKDub]

1 minute ago, Miniman27100 said:

Do you plan on gaming in 1440p on that monitor?

 

Light gaming at 1440p will be fine on a 1060, if they're wanting to play a graphically intensive game, then they can just set it to 1080p or drop some settings down a little bit until playable.

 

2 minutes ago, Tech_Dreamer said:

PSU could do better, but not strictly speaking

 

SFX form factor power supplies are quite limited in options, the one provided with the node 202 is pretty decent compared to the others that are available.

[Yortman1]

Just now, Tech_Dreamer said:

Using an Old PSU with that or you forgot to list it?

The case actually has a built in 450w power, pretty neat.

 

2 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

Different HDD though Hitachi will work. Seagate or WD Blue for example

From the sources I read, it seemed Hitachi had the lowest failure rates compared to Seagate or WD.

 

4 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

Looks like a pretty solid build, however I'd highly suggest getting either a single 8GB dimm or two 8GB dimms instead of 2x4GB, that way you can expand to 16GB in the future, or you could even throw a 16GB dimm in there so you could upgrade to 32GB in the future.

This is a great idea, switching to a single 8gb so i can keep it open for upgrading to 16. I can't imagine myself using 32, though. Thanks!

[Yortman1]

Whoops replied twice

 

 

 

[DrM]

1 minute ago, Yortman1 said:

The case actually has a built in 450w power, pretty neat.

do not get that psu, its terrible. though not listed on the tier list, its somewhere around normal integra psu quality, so tier 6 out of 7. get the corsair sf instead

@STRMfrmXMN

 

[ARikozuM]

Can you get the 6600? I think it's only a few more dollars?

I would replace the 850 EVO with an A-Data SP 550 240GB or SanDisk 256GB since they cost less and perform similarly.

Do you have Windows?

[Soumyangel]

16 minutes ago, Yortman1 said:

The case actually has a built in 450w power, pretty neat.

 

From the sources I read, it seemed Hitachi had the lowest failure rates compared to Seagate or WD.

 

This is a great idea, switching to a single 8gb so i can keep it open for upgrading to 16. I can't imagine myself using 32, though. Thanks!

do not get the inbuilt psu unless u wanna fry ur stuff....ull regret later get a cooler master or corsair....

[Yortman1]

15 minutes ago, DrM said:

do not get that psu, its terrible. though not listed on the tier list, its somewhere around normal integra psu quality, so tier 6 out of 7. get the corsair sf instead

 

4 minutes ago, Soumyangel said:

do not get the inbuilt psu unless u wanna fry ur stuff....ull regret later get a cooler master or corsair....

I'm switching it out for a Corsair SF, thanks for the reccomendations!

 

9 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

I would replace the 850 EVO with an A-Data SP 550 240GB or SanDisk 256GB since they cost less and perform similarly.

Is this What you're talking about?

Looks like a smart move, Thanks for the advice.

[STRMfrmXMN]

27 minutes ago, Yortman1 said:

The case actually has a built in 450w power, pretty neat.

 

 

The built in PSU is garbage, the SF is a phenominal PSU and the only one worth considering in the SFX form factor category, bar none.

 

35 minutes ago, Tech_Dreamer said:

PSU could do better, but not strictly speaking

Nope, Corsair SF is the only SFX PSU that anyone should look at until Silverstone can step it up and make a quiet unit that is a little better performing.

[Yortman1]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

The built in PSU is garbage, the SF is a phenominal PSU and the only one worth considering in the SFX form factor category, bar none.

 

Nope, Corsair SF is the only SFX PSU that anyone should look at until Silverstone can step it up and make a quiet unit that is a little better performing.

Thanks for filling me in, I already updated it in my build. I definitely don't want to damage any of my components.