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$600 Small Form Factor PC Build!

The Doctor
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Hi, I am looking to build a $600 mITX or mATX editing/gaming build! If possible I would like to fit in a 1080p monitor as I am running 1680x1050 right now. I use After Effects CS6, Premier CC, Sony Vegas, Photoshop CC, Blender 3D. I play Minecraft(Hopefully with shaders), Garrys Mod, and Battlefield 4 and would hope to be able to livestream them all. I am very specific on which cases I would like to be able to use. Heres which cases I would be comfortable with buying; PC-TU100B, Bitfenix Prodigy, Bitfenix Colossus Mini, Bitfenix Phantom, Node 304, Silverstone FT03-mini. I prefer Intel & NVidia because I have been using them for years, but I would be happy to go AMD.

 

I dont do Mail In Rebates.

 

I am in the US

 

I have 2 HDDs.

 

Thanks!

My PC:

CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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Lol, minecraft + shaders and an editing rig for $600.... xD I don't even know if someone can magic something out of thin air for these requirements

I could whip something up, but I like hearing from you guys.

My PC:

CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hrSB

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CPU:  Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($203.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 



Total: $599.93

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 00:10 EST-0500)

 

That's about as good as you are going to get.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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Maybe less on ram, more on GPU? Also, I could just get 2 sets of 2(8gb) sticks($50 each).

My PC:

CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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CPU:  Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($203.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
That's about as good as you are going to get.

No it isn't.

*Moment when the 4430 is $175 and you chose a 1220 v3: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54430

Maybe less on ram, more on GPU? Also, I could just get 2 sets of 2(8gb) sticks($50 each).

The mobo only has 2 ram slots. If you wanted more slots, you'd need a more expensive mobo.

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Why go with an older, more expensive Xeon and a board that is garbage?

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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Why go with an older, more expensive Xeon and a board that is garbage?

Because it's still better than the 1220 v3. 

The 1220 doesn't have HT.

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No it isn't.

*Moment when the 3330 is $170 and you chose a 1220 v2: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53330

The mobo only has 2 ram slots. If you wanted more slots, you'd need a more expensive mobo.

The Xeon is 4 cores and more powerful architecture. So yes, it is.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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The Xeon is 4 cores and more powerful architecture. So yes, it is.

4 cores 4 threads haswell < 4 cores 8 threads ivy

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4 cores 4 threads haswell < 4 cores 8 threads ivy

I agree.

My PC:

CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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