Make a mini itx build or get a laptop?

[Naynners]

I was wondering if I should actually build a mini itx pc or just go with a laptop. I just primarily need it for photo editing and maybe even a little video editing.

The price I am looking for is probably under $750-$800.

Thanks! 

[QuantumBit]

Do you travel frequently? 

[Moress]

A tower will always give you a better price to performance ration than a laptop. If that makes a big difference for you.

[Ultra_Man52]

I love the look of mitx pc's, but it is much less convenient than a laptop. If you are on the go a lot, then snag that laptop, if you are mostly at home, with some light traveling, then go for an mitx pc, it will most likely have more power for cheaper

[Naynners]

Not that much, just a little here and there.

[Naynners]

1 minute ago, QuantumBit said:

Do you travel frequently? 

Not that much, just a little here and there.

[Moress]

Just now, Naynners said:

Not that much, just a little here and there.

Then you would be better off getting a mATX pc. Nearly as small and at a much better price point. There is a premium for ITX boards and cases

[Naynners]

Just now, Moress said:

Then you would be better off getting a mATX pc. Nearly as small and at a much better price point. There is a premium for ITX boards and cases

Oh ok, thanks!

[QuantumBit]

Just now, Naynners said:

Not that much, just a little here and there.

Hmm. Well with a itx build you still have to carry it around + monitor and peripherals, so if you ever travel somewhere far via plane for example, you would need to pay for shipping etc. With a laptop everythings included yet it has worse price to performance (by a lot) compared to a PC

[Pittman90]

I would agree that if you don't need a laptop for school or traveling a lot then you should get a Micro ATX, there are some really good cases such as the Fractal Design Nano that are small and look great 

[alex_dose_stuff]

hey go with a mini itx build because if u buy second hand parts it will be so much 

u know scrape yard stile and u can save some money to get your prefils and keybord and mouse

plus u can get fold up monters for cheep and that would eb good because u can just throw it in your bag

[Naynners]

1 minute ago, QuantumBit said:

Hmm. Well with a itx build you still have to carry it around + monitor and peripherals, so if you ever travel somewhere far via plane for example, you would need to pay for shipping etc. With a laptop everythings included yet it has worse price to performance (by a lot) compared to a PC

Yeah that makes sense, I'll probably just find some cheap laptop later on since photo editing doesn't take that much power.

[Moress]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($295.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $784.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-13 19:59 EDT-0400

 

If editing is your main focus on this PC this will do you well. If youre doing 0 gaming remove the dedicated GPU and use the 7700's iGPU

[QuantumBit]

4 minutes ago, Moress said:

Then you would be better off getting a mATX pc. Nearly as small and at a much better price point. There is a premium for ITX boards and cases

Really? I know some mobos and cases are really pricey but there are a lot of good budget itx options?

[Naynners]

1 minute ago, QuantumBit said:

Really? I know some mobos and cases are really pricey but there are a lot of good budget itx options?

Yeah I've been looking for a while and you can find some used itx stuff for cheap.

[Moress]

1 minute ago, QuantumBit said:

Really? I know some mobos and cases are really pricey but there are a lot of good budget itx options?

Looking around I realized that the premium for non-Z itx boards isnt that large, with cases coming in around $50 which isnt too bad either. mATX is still cheaper but not by as much as I remember.

[TheRandomness]

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