First build (mini ITX) help

[DilonCSK]

 Hello, I'm planning to make a portable PC, please look it over and point out any changes that you'd recommend.

 My budget is around 1000USD I'm currently living in Hungary so I was planning on probably buying everything off Amazon. 

• Plan on using it for gaming, programming etc, 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card  
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" 1920x1080 Monitor 

 

This comes to around  $1200 on pc part picker.
 

 

 

[Guest]

No need for 650w

No need for WD black, blue is fine

 

[xdeathshot20]

5 minutes ago, DilonCSK said:

 Hello, I'm planning to make a portable PC, please look it over and point out any changes that you'd recommend.

 My budget is around 1000USD I'm currently living in Hungary so I was planning on probably buying everything off Amazon. 

• Plan on using it for gaming, programming etc, 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card  
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" 1920x1080 Monitor 

 

This comes to around  $1200 on pc part picker.
 

 

 

do you plan on overclocking.  if not i would swap the cooler for an air cooler and maybe use the money you saved to get a i7 instead since it will help alot with programing and other heavily threaded applications.

[aisle9]

Definitely no to the WD Black drive. They run hot, which is bad in a cramped little ITX case like the Elite 130, they're loud, and the only time you notice the extra speed is if you're using a WD Blue drive on the same PC at the same time. Otherwise, you'd never know.

 

Just about any 1TB hard drive by WD, Seagate, Hitachi or Toshiba is fine these days, and I'd highly recommend something like a WD Blue, Seagate Barracuda or Hitachi Deskstar/Ultrastar over a WD Black. It's just a poor value and isn't really worth the higher price.

[Energycore]

Alright let's make the build cheaper and more portable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.45 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.18 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.01 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($136.18 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($214.64 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($89.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.92 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2457-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($156.01 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 21:51 EST-0500

 

500GB should be enough to last a while, you can add a hard drive later.

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, xdeathshot20 said:

do you plan on overclocking.  if not i would swap the cooler for an air cooler and maybe use the money you saved to get a i7 instead since it will help alot with programing and other heavily threaded applications.

The Elite 130 can't take much of an air cooler at all. Certainly not one that would outperform a 120mm AIO.

[DilonCSK]

4 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

do you plan on overclocking.  if not i would swap the cooler for an air cooler and maybe use the money you saved to get a i7 instead since it will help alot with programing and other heavily threaded applications.

 

I was planning to do some overclocking, but I think if I could upgrade to an i7 it would be worth it. 
what low profile air cooler would you recommend, since the Elite 130 doesn't have that much space for a standard air cooler. 

[xdeathshot20]

maybe a Silverstone NT06-P or even a cooler master gemini are good but when you bring over clocking into the equation it becomes a bit more difficult

[DilonCSK]

10 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Definitely no to the WD Black drive. They run hot, which is bad in a cramped little ITX case like the Elite 130, they're loud, and the only time you notice the extra speed is if you're using a WD Blue drive on the same PC at the same time. Otherwise, you'd never know.

 

Just about any 1TB hard drive by WD, Seagate, Hitachi or Toshiba is fine these days, and I'd highly recommend something like a WD Blue, Seagate Barracuda or Hitachi Deskstar/Ultrastar over a WD Black. It's just a poor value and isn't really worth the higher price.

 

Alright, thanks you make a good point, I'd definitely change that. 

[DilonCSK]

13 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Alright let's make the build cheaper and more portable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.45 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.18 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.01 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($136.18 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($214.64 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($89.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.92 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2457-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($156.01 @ Amazon)
Total: $1027.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 21:51 EST-0500

 

500GB should be enough to last a while, you can add a hard drive later.

 

 

I do like Silverstone case the fact that you can practically carry it in a laptop bag. 
if I don't get the 6600K I wouldn't need AIO cooler. 
However I would like 16 gigs for all those chrome tabs
 

 

[Energycore]

Just now, DilonCSK said:

 

I do like Silverstone case the fact that you can practically carry it in a laptop bag. 
if I don't get the 6600K I wouldn't need AIO cooler. 
However I would like 16 gigs for all those chrome tabs
 

 

Hmm, how can we fit 16GB RAM?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.45 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.18 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($88.18 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($214.64 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($89.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.92 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2457-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($156.01 @ Amazon)
Total: $1009.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 22:11 EST-0500

[DilonCSK]

7 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

maybe a Silverstone NT06-P or even a cooler master gemini are good but when you bring over clocking into the equation it becomes a bit more difficult

 

With the small case I always knew that overclocking might not be on that table. 

 

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, DilonCSK said:

With the small case I always knew that overclocking might not be on that table. 

 

Not just that the additional cost of an OC mini-ITX motherboard is not small

[DilonCSK]

5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Hmm, how can we fit 16GB RAM?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.45 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.18 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($88.18 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($214.64 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($89.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.92 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2457-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($156.01 @ Amazon)
Total: $1009.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 22:11 EST-0500

 

That seems pretty good, I can always upgrade my storage as time goes on,
I think because I was set on overclocking I made some of the wrong choices, but I like the looks of this build.

[Freezanator]

6 minutes ago, DilonCSK said:

Alright, thanks you make a good point, I'd definitely change that. 

I'd suggest going for a dual-drive setup so you'll have the best of both worlds; speed and mass storage. I also went for a faster GTX 1060 6GB. I also got a slightly smaller, 23" 1080p IPS monitor.  

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.45 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.18 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.01 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.18 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($33.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($264.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($89.25 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.92 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($115.13 @ Amazon) 
Total: $985.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 22:18 EST-0500

[Freezanator]

@DilonCSK Or if you'd prefer a 16GB (2x 8GB) RAM combo, here you go:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.45 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.18 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.18 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($33.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($264.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($89.25 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.92 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($115.13 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1025.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 22:23 EST-0500

[DilonCSK]

4 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

I'd suggest going for a dual-drive setup so you'll have the best of both worlds; speed and mass storage. I also went for a faster GTX 1060 6GB. I also got a slightly smaller, 23" 1080p IPS monitor.  

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.45 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.18 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.01 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.18 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($33.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($264.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($89.25 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.92 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($115.13 @ Amazon) 
Total: $985.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-22 22:18 EST-0500

 

That's a really good price for an IPS monitor, I'll definitely have a look. 

[Energycore]

34 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

I also went for a faster GTX 1060 6GB

Honestly the performance difference is not noticeable, it's not like going from 1050 Ti to 470, or from 1060 to 1070. That's why I keep giving people the $220 part and not the $260 one.

 

There's also freesync which makes frames smoother on top.

[Freezanator]

10 hours ago, Energycore said:

There's also freesync which makes frames smoother on top.

Doesn't FreeSync only work when frames are below the monitor's refresh rate? Just to confirm.