Compact gaming rig

[AntonChigurh]

I'm thinking of doing a compact gaming build for when I have friends over/LAN party sort of stuff. What do you guys think of this?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NιghτshλdΣ/saved/#view=GqTTWZ

[79wjd]

Get a cheaper 1x8gb stick of RAM, don't get a reference 480, a stock cooler is fine (albeit noisy), and consider getting an ssd. Also the 250d is a pretty big case.

[Slottr]

Looks good, but get an SSD and maybe a smaller case if you can. If you're transporting it all the time it will be a pain in the ass with something like that

 

[2FA]

13 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Also the 250d is a pretty big case.

It's large for an ITX case but it's still really small compared to mid towers, plus it's a hell of a lot lighter.

[aeroencychris]

A Node 202 or SG13B is ideal for LANs imo but that's totally your call

I hope you're not really paying near $300 for an 8GB RX 480

[AntonChigurh]

1 hour ago, djdwosk97 said:

Get a cheaper 1x8gb stick of RAM, don't get a reference 480, a stock cooler is fine (albeit noisy), and consider getting an ssd. Also the 250d is a pretty big case.

I got the 2x4 for the boost you get from dual channel. And any smaller case recommendations that'll work?

1 hour ago, Slottr said:

Looks good, but get an SSD and maybe a smaller case if you can. If you're transporting it all the time it will be a pain in the ass with something like that

 

I'm not gonna be transporting it

1 hour ago, cdsboy2000 said:

A Node 202 or SG13B is ideal for LANs imo but that's totally your call

I hope you're not really paying near $300 for an 8GB RX 480

And yeah, I just copied part of this from a friend's old build and din't change the reference 480. Probably will switch it to a 580

[AntonChigurh]

Does anyone know any good 580 cards with blower style coolers? I heard those coolers were better for small cases

[79wjd]

Just now, N1ghtshade said:

Any smaller recommendations that'll work?

I personally really like the Node 202, I don't see any value in mITX unless I'm going ultra small. 

[AntonChigurh]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

I personally really like the Node 202, I don't see any value in mITX unless I'm going ultra small. 

Alrighty then

 

edit: Eh I don't much like the look of the node 202. The main reason i chose the 250D was aesthetics tbh, as it'll be sitting on top of my desk. Anyone know any good looking small mITX cases?

[genexis_x]

9 hours ago, N1ghtshade said:

I'm thinking of doing a compact gaming build for when I have friends over/LAN party sort of stuff. What do you guys think of this?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NιghτshλdΣ/saved/#view=GqTTWZ

Get 16GB RAM if you can afford
There are a few cases that are smaller than the CM Elite 130 like Silverstone SG13B, Silverstone ML07/ML08, CM Elite 110 etc.

[AntonChigurh]

6 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Get 16GB RAM if you can afford
There are a few cases that are smaller than the CM Elite 130 like Silverstone SG13B, Silverstone ML07/ML08, CM Elite 110 etc.

I'm gonna later. I wanna keep the budget to a minimum, and i'll probably get another 8gb RAM stick later.

And hm ok I'll have to check those out

 

edit: The CM Elite 110 won't fit my GPU, so i'll have to get something like the 130

[Quaker]

I'd suggest you stick with using 2x4Gigs of RAM rather than a single 8Gig stick.

 

Or even better - check you current storage requirements. You may find that 250Gigs is actually enough - at least for now.

So, rather than getting 1 8Gig stick of RAM now and planning to add another later, get 2x8Gigs of RAM now and plan on adding a hard drive later.

You could also consider re-using a hard drive from an old desktop or laptop.

[79wjd]

5 minutes ago, Quaker said:

I'd suggest you stick with using 2x4Gigs of RAM rather than a single 8Gig stick.

There isn't enough of an advantage to dual channel RAM to warrant not being able to upgrade to 16gb, which is already kind of necessary. 

[AntonChigurh]

11 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

There isn't enough of an advantage to dual channel RAM to warrant not being able to upgrade to 16gb, which is already kind of necessary. 

True

[AntonChigurh]

Does anyone know if the i5-7500 will bottleneck a 1070? I selected a Zotac Mini 1070 for my build so I could have more power and have a smaller case.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NιghτshλdΣ/saved/GqTTWZ

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

Does anyone know if the i5-7500 will bottleneck a 1070? I selected a Zotac Mini 1070 for my build so I could have more power and have a smaller case.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NιghτshλdΣ/saved/GqTTWZ

It depends on the game. The bigger problem will be the frame minimums. You might consider waiting for mITX Ryzen boards (whenever they finally come out....) as a 1400 would help a lot with the minimums.

[AntonChigurh]

6 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

It depends on the game. The bigger problem will be the frame minimums. You might consider waiting for mITX Ryzen boards (whenever they finally come out....) as a 1400 would help a lot with the minimums.

True. I looked for mITX AM4 mobos and couldn't find any. A ryzen 1500X or a 1400 would be a lot better, but alas, lack of motherboard options is still a thing, seeing as it's new

 

edit: Apparently there is an mITX AM4 mobo, but there's only one model, and it's made by biostar. Judging from the reviews, it blows ass. Not worth the money.