Small Form Factor Ryzen 7 Build!

[Danboy360]

So after the calamities I had with my Ryzen chips, I've still got a spare chip lying around, and can't seem to budge it even after trying to sell it, so I've decided to make a small form factor build out of it! With my current rig going to be upgraded to a 1080 GPU, it means that my current RX480 will be spare, so I've already got a GPU and CPU, along with the default Wraith Spire cooler (although I might upgrade it).  

 

My idea is that this machine could become a dedicated rendering machine or could be used as a family gaming machine, so I want it to be small, discrete and not too large as to fit in small spaces!

 

This is a current build I have put together, with a small ATX board and case, but any improvements would be greatly appreciated, as money isn't really too much of an issue for me!

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/HKwPWX

 

 

[RollinLower]

if you really want it to be small you might want to get an ITX board and case instead.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/JRPzK8/biostar-x370gtn-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-x370gtn

 

right now this is the only one available on pcpartpicker tough.

[Sir Asvald]

3 minutes ago, Danboy360 said:

So after the calamities I had with my Ryzen chips, I've still got a spare chip lying around, and can't seem to budge it even after trying to sell it, so I've decided to make a small form factor build out of it! With my current rig going to be upgraded to a 1080 GPU, it means that my current RX480 will be spare, so I've already got a GPU and CPU, along with the default Wraith Spire cooler (although I might upgrade it).  

 

My idea is that this machine could become a dedicated rendering machine or could be used as a family gaming machine, so I want it to be small, discrete and not too large as to fit in small spaces!

 

This is a current build I have put together, with a small ATX board and case, but any improvements would be greatly appreciated, as money isn't really too much of an issue for me!

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/HKwPWX

 

 

You should've gotten the 580  Also, an SSD will help.

[Danboy360]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

You should've gotten the 580  Also, an SSD will help.

I would have, but my original build was done around 2 months before they released them sadly! Yeah I think a SSD is a good option, even if it is only a boot drive.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

You should've gotten the 580  Also, an SSD will help.

meh, the 580 is pretty much just an overclocked 480 anyways, just oc the 480 and it shouldn't perform much different from the 580.

[Herman Mcpootis]

made it much smaller:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (Purchased For £320.00) 
Motherboard: Biostar - X370GTN Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Ebuyer) or wait for other itx boards from asrock and other companies.
Memory: Kingston - Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£51.50 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) add in an ssd if you can.
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 480 8GB Dual OC Video Card  (Purchased For £175.00) 
Case: Silverstone - Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  (£39.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.36 @ Ebuyer) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  (£23.00) 
Total: £795.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-10 11:20 BST+0100

[Sir Asvald]

1 minute ago, Danboy360 said:

I would have, but my original build was done around 2 months before they released them sadly! Yeah I think a SSD is a good option, even if it is only a boot drive.

Yeah, SSD for Windows and the 1TB for storage.

 

 

[Danboy360]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

made it much smaller:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (Purchased For £320.00) 
Motherboard: Biostar - X370GTN Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Ebuyer) or wait for other itx boards from asrock and other companies.
Memory: Kingston - Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£51.50 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) add in an ssd if you can.
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 480 8GB Dual OC Video Card  (Purchased For £175.00) 
Case: Silverstone - Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  (£39.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.36 @ Ebuyer) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  (£23.00) 
Total: £795.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-10 11:20 BST+0100

That case is stunning too! Really like the look of that one