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So! its me again! haha, Anyway Im back to annoy the regulars of this forum! :)

 

You may remember me as the guy with the Orange/Yellow NZXT Phantom, which I still have but have decided to move onto the Prodigy mini-itx, after falling in love with its size and colour options! I Do still have the NZXT but plan to chuck it on ebay or save it for a future build!

 

I really need help with picking out components as I am completely baffled by its size!

The computer will be used for video editing/gaming

 

Components so far:

 

Prodigy Mini ITX Cube case "toxic" http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-132-BX&groupid=2362&catid=1850

Intel Core i7 4770k

 

 

If possible please keep to a black/green/silver scheme. The budget I would say is around £700 (spare change for coffee is always great). Including fans and operating system, But excluding graphics card which will be either a 770 or 780/ti and peripherals! :)

 

Thank you in advance for taking time to read/reply to my topic, all help is greatly appreciated! <3

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So! its me again! haha, Anyway Im back to annoy the regulars of this forum! :)

 

You may remember me as the guy with the Orange/Yellow NZXT Phantom, which I still have but have decided to move onto the Prodigy mini-itx, after falling in love with its size and colour options! I Do still have the NZXT but plan to chuck it on ebay or save it for a future build!

 

I really need help with picking out components as I am completely baffled by its size!

The computer will be used for video editing/gaming

 

Components so far:

 

Prodigy Mini ITX Cube case "toxic" http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-132-BX&groupid=2362&catid=1850

Intel Core i7 4770k

 

 

If possible please keep to a black/green/silver scheme. The budget I would say is around £700 (spare change for coffee is always great). Including fans and operating system, But excluding graphics card which will be either a 770 or 780/ti and peripherals! :)

 

Thank you in advance for taking time to read/reply to my topic, all help is greatly appreciated! <3

 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£74.69 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£100.64 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£122.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£119.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan:  BitFenix Spectre LED 47.4 CFM 200mm  Fan  (£11.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  (£85.51 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £675.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£74.69 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£100.64 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£122.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£119.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£11.50 @ Ebuyer) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£20.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Case Fan:  BitFenix Spectre LED 47.4 CFM 200mm  Fan  (£11.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  (£85.51 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £675.46

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

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what do you think about this?

I would just change the fans to Noctuas or eloops
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I would just change the fans to Noctuas or eloops

yep, those noiseblocker eloops would go really nice with this build

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CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£74.69 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£100.64 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£122.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£119.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan:  BitFenix Spectre LED 47.4 CFM 200mm  Fan  (£11.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  (£85.51 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £675.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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what do you think about this?

 

 

thats really great dude thank you!

for Wifi capability, what are my options? (just realised how small this actually is!) 

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thats really great dude thank you!

for Wifi capability, what are my options? (just realised how small this actually is!) 

well, the motherboard already has a wifi card so you need to buy just the antenas(if they aren't included in the motherboard box)

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ah sweet! would you mind linking me to the correct ones on amazon? just so I get the right thing :P

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ah sweet! would you mind linking me to the correct ones on amazon? just so I get the right thing :P

here it is: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2w9ta

you can change those sp fans to some eloops if you want and that corsair psu to a cheaper one bud I'd keep it because it has some nice cables(imo) 

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I've included place holders for the components you have. The H80i would install in the rear fan position and that fan would be moved to the front.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00)
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£73.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard:  ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£126.62 @ Amazon UK)
Memory:  GeIL EVO Leggara Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC)
Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For £0.00)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.67 @ Dabs)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  (£85.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £647.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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I've included place holders for the components you have. The H80i would install in the rear fan position and that fan would be moved to the front.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£73.96 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£126.62 @ Amazon UK)

Memory:  GeIL EVO Leggara Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£120.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC)

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For £0.00)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.67 @ Dabs)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  (£85.49 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £647.40

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

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The H80i is garbage for the price. 

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The H80i is garbage for the price. 

 

Do you have any data to back that up or is it just your opinion?

 

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source http://www.anandtech.com/show/6916/cooler-master-seidon-240m-and-12-more-coolers-the-retest-and-megaroundup/8

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Do you have any data to back that up or is it just your opinion?

 

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source http://www.anandtech.com/show/6916/cooler-master-seidon-240m-and-12-more-coolers-the-retest-and-megaroundup/8

The Nh-U14S is marginally worse and about ~30-40 dollars less, the Seidon 240M is about 2 dollars more and is better by 2 degrees, the NH-U12S is worse by 5 degrees (still very cool though) but is still significantly cheaper, the Hyper 212 which is about 90-100 cheaper is only 8 degrees warmer.

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The Nh-U14S is marginally worse and about ~30-40 dollars less, the Seidon 240M is about 2 dollars more and is better by 2 degrees, the NH-U12S is worse by 5 degrees (still very cool though) but is still significantly cheaper, the Hyper 212 which is about 90-100 cheaper is only 8 degrees warmer.

 

Since the OP wants the color scheme respected using Noctuas is not possible. See also 212 EVO reason.

 

A top mounted radiator in the case is going to cause a race condition with the gpu cooler.

 

The Hyper 212 EVO fills the case and adds warmth to case air rather than exhausting warm air.

 

Often price is not the only nor even the first criteria for choosing parts.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Since the OP wants the color scheme respected using Noctuas is not possible. See also 212 EVO reason.

 

A top mounted radiator in the case is going to cause a race condition with the gpu cooler.

 

The Hyper 212 EVO fills the case and adds warmth to case air rather than exhausting warm air.

 

Often price is not the only nor even the first criteria for choosing parts.

By your logic, all the people who put radiators in the roof of the prodigy are wrong and screwing with the air flow, and if price was not a criteria why isn't everyone using a 4960X? Why wouldn't the Hyper 212 exhaust the air, as long as it facing any of the ventilated sides it should do okay.

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The Hyper 212 EVO fills the case and adds warmth to case air rather than exhausting warm air.

The 212 Evo removes the heat from the cpu and the air should be quite close to the exhaust fan in the case. It wouldn't warm up the case at all.

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