Full Throttle Mini ITX Build

[byalexandr]

So, I want serious performance but with a small footprint. Not to small, like say the FT03-MINI, but something sleek, stylish and roomy. The BitFenix Prodigy.

Things to keep in mind:

I'm trying to make this as affordable as possible, but considering it's going to have a GTX Titan, it won't come cheap. But still, try to make it as little cost as possible. Say like... $1800 max.

I want a color scheme going, so everything has to be white, a little black, and green accents. This build is going to be focused around the Titan.

OS and peripherals aren't included in the cost, so take that to an advantage.

Here is what I have so far:

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI (not going to do a lot of overclocking)

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan

RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB-1600-CL9 (standard, but pretty)

SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB (1TB is too much for me)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy Arctic White

PSU: Seasonic X-650 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular

Cooler: Corsair H60 (again, not much OC)

So right now with all the parts in this list, it is black and white with the GTX logo light. I will sleeve everything with green sleeving when I have time, so for now just worry about how I can make this cheaper. Thanks for the help.

[Guest]

Why the Titan? It has one of the worst if not the worst price to performance ratios I've seen lately. 660TI's in SLI for $700 total outperform it.

[hiyayhi]

Looks good and if you can get all of that for 1800 then friggen AWESOME but I suspect that if you want to cut down on a little bit of price then I suggest that the way to go is with some vengence ram and a GIGABYTE H77 wifi if you're not going to be doing much of the old O/Cing. If you really want to cut down on price then I suggest axing the SSD altogether. Also the h55 is a little cheaper dunno about temps though.

[byalexandr]

Why the Titan? It has one of the worst if not the worst price to performance ratios I've seen lately. 660TI's in SLI for $700 total outperform it.

Fine... I will get a 690 instead. By the way, this is a M-ITX build, so I can only have SLI on one card.

[byalexandr]

Looks good and if you can get all of that for 1800 then friggen AWESOME but I suspect that if you want to cut down on a little bit of price then I suggest that the way to go is with some vengence ram and a GIGABYTE H77 wifi if you're not going to be doing much of the old O/Cing. If you really want to cut down on price then I suggest axing the SSD altogether. Also the h55 is a little cheaper dunno about temps though.

Alright! Thanks for the price cut! But I am keeping the SSD. I may make it a smaller capacity, but I definitely need one of those for my boot drive.

[Guest]

Why the Titan? It has one of the worst if not the worst price to performance ratios I've seen lately. 660TI's in SLI for $700 total outperform it.

I wasn't trying to be mean about it. I was purely looking at it from my personal opinion.

[byalexandr]

Why the Titan? It has one of the worst if not the worst price to performance ratios I've seen lately. 660TI's in SLI for $700 total outperform it.

No problem man... I just hope you know that Mini ITX only has one PCI-E slot. I decided to go with a GTX 690 anyways.

[Guest]

Why the Titan? It has one of the worst if not the worst price to performance ratios I've seen lately. 660TI's in SLI for $700 total outperform it.

Yeah I wasn't really suggesting that, more highlighting what I've seen. Can't remember off the top of my head if 690's are dual or triple slot cards.

[byalexandr]

Why the Titan? It has one of the worst if not the worst price to performance ratios I've seen lately. 660TI's in SLI for $700 total outperform it.

Dual. Perfect for the Prodigy.