ITX pentium build

[Drwilyam]

so i've seen linus' video about the itx build with a xeon and a 1080 and i thought to myself why can't i do that? but not with a xeon. so i'm thinking about building this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6M8k7h thoughts? comments? concerns? please reply to this topic if you have questions about anything  i call it: the LAN party because its small form factor would make it perfect for something like a lan party even though no one does LAN parties anymore  

[Guest]

Drop a cooler

Get single stick of 8GB for future upgrades

Get B250 mobo instead as they do not have BIOS update to support Kaby Lake most likely

 

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($48.49 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($41.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $593.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-05 23:07 EST-0500

[aisle9]

6 minutes ago, Drwilyam said:

so i've seen linus' video about the itx build with a xeon and a 1080 and i thought to myself why can't i do that? but not with a xeon. so i'm thinking about building this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6M8k7h thoughts? comments? concerns? please reply to this topic if you have questions about anything

No need for a cooler with a Pentium. Put that $30 towards an RX 470 (or 480, with prices tanking like they are). If you don't have a Skylake CPU lying around, check and make sure that the board you're looking at can update BIOS without a CPU.

 

...or just get an H270 board and DDR4 RAM. That seems easier.

 

Otherwise, yeah, looks good to me. I can't imagine you needing a bigger PSU for a 470 or 480, given how little juice the Pentium drinks. There are much better values out there, though.

[genexis_x]

For SFF Cases, I prefer Silverstone Sugo Cases.

[xephoneration]

9 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

No need for a cooler with a Pentium.

but ya gotta keep it cold maaannnn =p

[aisle9]

4 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

but ya gotta keep it cold maaannnn =p

The only way I know of to get a non-3258 Pentium to unsafe temperatures is to set it on fire.

 

Coincidentally, "set it on fire" is widely regarded as one of the best ways to cool an FX 9590.