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So I thought about building a new PC thats portable

 

My Build:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/7jfj7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/7jfj7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€197.25 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (€39.71 @ Aquatuning)
Motherboard: MSI B250I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€112.46 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€45 @ Amazon Deutschland)(already own it)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card(390€)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply(135€)

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

(50€ Cashback from MSI)

 

So I just wanted to ask if you would recommend any changes or if I should wait for AM4 Mini-Itx Mainboards/Vega?

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Playing what games? On what monitor?

Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.7GHz | Asus Maximus VII Hero | NZXT Kraken X61 | 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro(Red) @ 1866MHz | 2TB Seagate Barracuda | 250GB Samsung 850-EVO | 2- way SLI Asus Strix GTX 970's @ 1500MHz | EVGA 750W G2 | NZXT H440(black/red) | 3x120mm Sharkoon Shark Blade fans(red) | 3x140mm Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 fans |

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I would wait for AM4 mITX boards, an i5 is just such a terrible value these days. 

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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23 minutes ago, Buddelbox said:

So I thought about building a new PC thats portable

 

My Build:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/7jfj7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/7jfj7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€197.25 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (€39.71 @ Aquatuning)
Motherboard: MSI B250I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€112.46 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€45 @ Amazon Deutschland)(already own it)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€149.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card(390€)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply(135€)

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

(50€ Cashback from MSI)

 

So I just wanted to ask if you would recommend any changes or if I should wait for AM4 Mini-Itx Mainboards/Vega?

If your on a budget, you don't need aftermarket coolers on non-k cpus, the stock cooler will work fine.

 

Current System Specs:

CPU: Intel I5-7660K; CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212X; Thermal Paste: IC Diamond 7 Carat; Motherboard: MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon;

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8gb) DDR4 - 2400; SSD Storage: 1TB Samsung 850 EVO; Storage: 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm;

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1070 8gb G1 Gaming; Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Black; PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 650W 80+ Gold, OS: Windows 10 Home

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