Mini-itx build

[Walt]

Hello everyone,

I'm helping my friend building a mini-itx build for 900 euros. We live in the Netherlands so german pcpartpicker is fine. The case he wants is the: fractual design Node 202. The build will be for gaming only. (1080p highest possible settings)

Thanks!

 

 

[zzzzzzzhhh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€154.90 @ Caseking) 
Motherboard: Biostar - X370GTN Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (€124.90 @ Caseking) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€60.13 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€49.07 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€44.90 @ Caseking) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  (€291.93 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Silverstone - RVZ02B HTPC Case  (€89.90 @ Caseking) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (€90.57 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €906.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-28 21:05 CEST+0200

[TheLagDidIt]

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/user/iworl/saved/88nWZL This list looks good, I went with the i5 for sheer gaming performance, 1050 ti is a great card.

[AT0MAC]

Parts list

 

CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler - CRYORIG - CPU Cooler
ASRock - X370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard
Memory - Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage - Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card - Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card
Case - Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case
Power Supply - Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply

Base Total:     €883.06         
Shipping:     €15.98         
Total:     €899.04    

 

Correct case, within the budget, silent, lightweight and easy to upgrade with m2 storage or HDD but the basics are in place and 275GB is a good beginning in size for a reasonable game library if he is willing to switch out games as he have played trough them.

 

or save on the CPU cooler and use stock and for the remaining money buy a nice HDD

[Varpin]

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/9jqGTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/9jqGTH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€207.90 @ Caseking) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (€129.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (€74.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€59.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Hitachi - Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€59.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card  (€167.93 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case  (€90.43 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (€90.57 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €881.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-28 21:13 CEST+0200

[Walt]

53 minutes ago, AT0MAC said:

Parts list

 

CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler - CRYORIG - CPU Cooler
ASRock - X370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard
Memory - Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage - Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card - Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card
Case - Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case
Power Supply - Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply

Base Total:     €883.06         
Shipping:     €15.98         
Total:     €899.04    

 

Correct case, within the budget, silent, lightweight and easy to upgrade with m2 storage or HDD but the basics are in place and 275GB is a good beginning in size for a reasonable game library if he is willing to switch out games as he have played trough them.

 

or save on the CPU cooler and use stock and for the remaining money buy a nice HDD

Isn't it better to get a intel core i5 7500 then a ryzen 3? Or is ryzen 3 the same 4C 4T as intel core i5

[bowrilla]

900€ is pretty tight for ITX builds. ITX boards come at a premium if you don't want a crappy board (or at least crappy VRMs and crappy firmware). Cooling is an issue as well as the AMD's stock cooler won't fit into Fractal Node 202 and you have to keep an eye on gpu sizes. 

 

My suggestion (slightly over budget) is as follows:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€154.90 @ Caseking) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€29.70) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (€129.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€80.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Intel - 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€105.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  (€291.78 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case  (€90.43 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (€82.89) 
Total: €965.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-28 22:35 CEST+0200

 

You could swap that M.2 drive for a SATA III SSD and save a few bucks. Personally I would not buy a 4c4t CPU anymore. While you could save another 20 or 30 bucks you're better off with 4c8t! It's definitely more future-proof! If you're willing to buy used, have an eye on used RX580s after the mining hype is slowly dyeing away after a huge Ethereum crash. Below 1060 6GB or RX580 8GB and you won't have that much fun at 1080p and ultra settings. Memory is insanely overpriced at the moment due to high demands and low stocks – could be cheaper in a month? Even higher prices are also an option though. 

 

Don't (!) cheap out on the psu and try to get the Node 202 with a Fractal generic psu – they aren't any good and your PSU the the heart of you system and those Corsair SF psus are basically the best SFX ones you can get.

 

EDIT:

I added missing prices for PSU and cooler manually after checking with idealo.

[AT0MAC]

37 minutes ago, Walt said:

Isn't it better to get a intel core i5 7500 then a ryzen 3? Or is ryzen 3 the same 4C 4T as intel core i5

For the money I would say it seems like you get a whole lot more by going for a Ryzen - according to real user benchmarks and price