Mini ITX Gaming PC

[Churchles]

Hi, this is my first post so I hope I followed proper procedure.

 

I have an interest in making a new gaming/streaming PC.

 

I wanted to look for the best bang for my dollar I could get. Figured I could get all of your opinions about my possible build. It's not my first build so I'm good there. Also wanted it tiny but looks good. I wanted a small 1070 hybrid but they don't have a small one also the price is to much so I gave in for a single fan GPU.

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.79 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM 

LiquidCPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($284.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($534.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.29 @ Newegg Business) 

Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1657.90

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Churchles/saved/hhLm8d

[NoobCase]

Ditch the h60 - theres plenty air coolers that perform better.

I Think your case supports normal atx psu’s So you Can save money by getting one in-sted of a sff

[Hydroxyl]

For Gaming/Streaming i would go with 2x 8GB ram sticks. Your motherboard can only have 2 of them, and with streaming AND gaming on a same PC - you'll need that. 

 

Check my list, based on yours. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fJxxGG

[LienusLateTips]

The case is has pretty much zero airflow. Change it.

 

Get a air cooler, and a ATX PSU.

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

The case is has pretty much zero airflow. Change it.

 

Get a air cooler, and a ATX PSU.

I would get an H200i and AIO

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($273.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B350-I GAMING Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($163.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($127.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($534.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H200i (White/Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($124.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1535.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-29 20:54 EDT-0400

[brob]

Some "improvements":

• A good air cooler instead of the H60. Similar performance but less expensive.
• 2x8GB memory kit instead of 2x4GB. Otherwise, go with a 1x8GB memory kit so that it can be upgraded without replacement later.
• MX500 is a well performing ssd and less expensive than the Samsung 860 Evo.
• A slightly better performing gpu. If another US$50 or so is available, you might consider a GTX 1070 Ti.
• A better psu with 7 year warranty.
• A rear fan to improve airflow since the H60 is not in the build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.79 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($246.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($554.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.29 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM  140mm Fan  ($14.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1664.70
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-29 20:43 EDT-0400

[Churchles]

1. I want the smallest case for a mini itx that doesn't sacrifices looks

2. I really want the CPU to be hybrid cooled. So an affordable option in replacement of what I was looking at would be great.Thought the hybrid would mitigate the heat build up. Also keeps it clean.

3. I was thinking 2x8GB didn't realize I had the 2x4GB

 

I don't want to rely on a air cooling method. Without trying an actual water cooled loop.

 

[Churchles]

8 minutes ago, brob said:

Some "improvements"

• 2x8GB memory kit instead of 2x4GB. Otherwise, go with a 1x8GB memory kit so that it can be upgraded without replacement later

I want to benefit from the double ram speeds so I'll probably stick to what I have in that reguard but thanks for the other suggestions.

[brob]

3 minutes ago, Churchles said:

I want to benefit from the double ram speeds so I'll probably stick to what I have in that reguard but thanks for the other suggestions.

What do you mean by "double ram speeds"?

 

I do suggest using a dual channel memory kit, just a larger one. 

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.79 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Le Grand Macho RT 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini ITX Video Card  ($614.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX TG (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1640.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-29 21:14 EDT-0400

[Churchles]

6 minutes ago, brob said:

What do you mean by "double ram speeds"?

 

I do suggest using a dual channel memory kit, just a larger one. 

 

 

What you just mentioned.

[brob]

1 minute ago, Churchles said:

What you just mentioned.

Dual channel memory operation?

[Churchles]

18 minutes ago, brob said:

Dual channel memory operation?

Yeah. It's a clever thing I learned from another forum. It double my ram speed. Of course I might not be saying that is  correct but I watched my ram speed go from 1300 per chip to 2600 per chip.

[Wolf ~ IRONI]

10 hours ago, Hydroxyl said:

For Gaming/Streaming i would go with 2x 8GB ram sticks. Your motherboard can only have 2 of them, and with streaming AND gaming on a same PC - you'll need that. 

 

Check my list, based on yours. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fJxxGG

8 gb of ram is enough for streaming or gaming.

[Wolf ~ IRONI]

9 hours ago, Churchles said:

1. I want the smallest case for a mini itx that doesn't sacrifices looks

2. I really want the CPU to be hybrid cooled. So an affordable option in replacement of what I was looking at would be great.Thought the hybrid would mitigate the heat build up. Also keeps it clean.

3. I was thinking 2x8GB didn't realize I had the 2x4GB

 

I don't want to rely on a air cooling method. Without trying an actual water cooled loop.

 

i know this is a late response, but you should checkout the https://www.google.nl/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=loque+ghost+s1&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=8Re-WomvCqak8weU9I3IBw

[Daniel Z.]

16 hours ago, Wolfiowww said:

8 gb of ram is enough for streaming or gaming.

No. This comes from experience

[VEXICUS]

On 3/30/2018 at 5:57 AM, Churchles said:

Hi, this is my first post so I hope I followed proper procedure.

 

I have an interest in making a new gaming/streaming PC.

 

I wanted to look for the best bang for my dollar I could get. Figured I could get all of your opinions about my possible build. It's not my first build so I'm good there. Also wanted it tiny but looks good. I wanted a small 1070 hybrid but they don't have a small one also the price is to much so I gave in for a single fan GPU.

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.79 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM 

LiquidCPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($284.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($534.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.29 @ Newegg Business) 

Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1657.90

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Churchles/saved/hhLm8d

TRY THIS...

UPGRADED UR COOLER TO H100I

UPGRADED UR GPU TO GTX 1080

UPGRADED UR PSU TO 650W 80+ GOLD RATED (TIER 1)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.79 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.90 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($629.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1718.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-31 06:00 EDT-0400

[Churchles]

Thank you all for your suggestions and after many hours of research I have confidently reworked my build.

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.79 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($130.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($144.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($579.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - H200i (White/Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($124.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1832.05
 

I changed the case from the Ethoo to the H200i. The H200i looks pretty and the black/white case screams "I'm a beast, but let's not talk about me". I chose the Kraken x52 due to its low db rating and with the final choice of case in mind. I gave in after RAM came into question from 8GB to 16GB. However I want to populate both slots to gain the benefit of using the XMP for RAM OC. Learned from Linus! 

This might be consider as a "negligible" gain but I like tweaking as much as I can. Also the Vengance LPX is white; which plays into the two tone thing I was going for. Storage changed from one 1TB SSD to a 500GB SSD for my OS and a 2TB HDD. I currently have a storage issue on my current rig and would like this to be solved when I get this one running. I chose the GPU based off of its white/black two toned look as well as its price point. The PSU is the last real change from a Silverstone to a EVGA. 

 

I feel confident from all your suggestions to my own research that this is my very best shot at a great PC. Giving me far more years than the current build I have now. All I will have to consider is a bridge from this rig being the "Gaming" to my current rig as the "Streaming" PC.

 

All left to do now is the save up the $2000 to purchase all components! THANKS GUYS AND GALS!!! You helped a ton!

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Churchles/saved/hhLm8d