Gaming Mini-ITX build

[harmeet_randhawa5]

I want to build a gaming computer in Node 202 case. I am presently in China and here parts are a bit costly.

My budget is less than 1000$. I will buy a 4K TV which I will use as a monitor and gaming. I want to use reference GTX 1070.

I cant decide a good ITX motherboard and a processor. Should I go for i7 6700 or i5 6600. Should I use a K or non K. I dont need to buy peripherals.

In future I will maybe change case, motherboard and add a second 1070 if games get more demanding.

Here the cost of reference 1070 is about 500$ and Node 202 without PSU is 90$. I am left with 410$ for CPU, motherboard, RAM, storage and Power supply.

I can expand my budget if I wait for sometime. Please help me decide motherboard and cpu for my build. Thanks

[dlink377]

How long you can wait? Kaby Lake will be released early next year.

 

PS: and yes, 3399 cny for GTX1070 is really not reasonable. But that is the average price you need to pay in every country except USA.

[EPPHO]

You will need i7 for GTX 1070

[NickLund]

Are you planning on overclocking? Either way, I'd go for the i5 with your budget. You definitely don't need the i7 for the GTX 1070, it will run just fine with an i5 6600k.

[MVPernula]

7 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

You will need i7 for GTX 1070

If playing on 144Hz - yes.

4K - no.

[Katsunaka]

The node 202 will limit you.  Heat becomes the big concern in the Node 202. 

 

At a minimum you'll need to decide on your CPU, since that's up in the air. Before deciding your CPU, you'll need to figure out what you'll be using it for.

A 1070 won't handle 4k unless you like 30 fps. So you'd buy a 4k TV only to hook up hardware that needs a lesser resolution like 1440 or 1080p.

 

SLI isn't ITX. You get 1 GPU. If you want SLI, look at mATX or ATX. 

 

For the Node 202, either run a locked non K CPU and it's stock intel cooler, or buy an unlocked CPU and use the Cryorig C7 cpu cooler.

5 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

You will need i7 for GTX 1070

 

Since when do you need an i7 for a 1070? Someone lied to you.

[Quaker]

3 hours ago, harmeet_randhawa5 said:

I want to build a gaming computer in Node 202 case.

I cant decide a good ITX motherboard and a processor. Should I go for i7 6700 or i5 6600. Should I use a K or non K. I dont need to buy peripherals.

For motherboard - Gigabyte GA-H170N-Wifi

CPU - i5-6500/6600/6600K

I wouldn't recommend you try to overclock with a Node 202 case. Cooling can become a real problem.

For a power supply, you'll need an SFX unit around 500 watts. (the Node 202 uses an SFX PSU)

 

In fact, I would recommend you use a case like a Corsair 250D or similar, that uses a standard ATX power supply - especially if you want to overclock.