Laptop Specs in a ITX PC

[XukeLho]

I need to buy a semi-portable gaming thing.

I have the oportunity to buy this laptop for around 500$ https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GE72-Pro-070-NOTEBOOK-i7-6700HQ/dp/B0150PK5UO?th=1

I need something portable, but it got me wondering,how much would it cost to build an ITX PC (as small as possible) with the specs (or similar) to the laptop.

The parts could be used, brand new, or both

 

Can you guys help me out?

[wojtepanik]

you could buy used ryzen 5 2400g, 1050/1050ti, and fit in this price range with a bit of strech

[FastRDust]

it's cheaper to buy a laptop and just add a monitor to it XD.

Also 1080 Ti's are not being manufactured anymore so alle the Videocard prices wil go up a bit again.

[wojtepanik]

8 minutes ago, FastRDust said:

it's cheaper to buy a laptop and just add a monitor to it XD.

Also 1080 Ti's are not being manufactured anymore so alle the Videocard prices wil go up a bit again.

wrong post I think

 

[XukeLho]

11 minutes ago, FastRDust said:

it's cheaper to buy a laptop and just add a monitor to it XD.

Also 1080 Ti's are not being manufactured anymore so alle the Videocard prices wil go up a bit again.

I thought even though the ITX has a small form factor, it would be cheaper then a similar hardware laptop. Is it the other way around? Laptops are cheaper then ITX PCs?

[wojtepanik]

49 minutes ago, XukeLho said:

I thought even though the ITX has a small form factor, it would be cheaper then a similar hardware laptop. Is it the other way around? Laptops are cheaper then ITX PCs?

itx doesn't mean it is going to be cheaper... laptop are hard to compare to pc at all, even with itx, i7 from laptop is as powerfull as mid tier desktop cpu

[genexis_x]

9 minutes ago, wojtepanik said:

laptop are hard to compare to pc at all

Performance wise, not that hard now compared to a few years ago

[KuJoe]

For a LAN party ITX build, this is what I came up with: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$155.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$105.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$70.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$82.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card	$219.61 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case w/450 W Power Supply	$142.98 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fan	Fractal Design - FD-FAN-SSR2-120 40.6 CFM 120mm Fan	$12.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$801.32
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$791.32
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-06 08:33 EST-0500

 

For the CPU cooler I recommend picking up an AMD Wraith Stealth for under $15 on Amazon, it is amazing compared to aftermarket coolers (replaced my Noctua and Cryorig with it, much less noise and lower temps). If you'd prefer an NVIDIA GPU then the GTX 1060 6GB is slightly slower than the RX 580 and you'd be adding $20 to the cost. Also if the 500GB SSD isn't enough for all of your games then I'd recommend picking up a USB 3.0 external drive for your game library since fitting even a single 2.5" drive in there will be tough unless you want to switch over to a modular PSU or get creative with cable management (all of my extra PSU cables are in the 2 spots where drives are supposed to go).

 

Now of course, this might be overkill for the games you play so you can easily cut the price below $500 if you're not playing anything too demanding. Like others have said converting older laptop hardware to desktop hardware is a bit hard to do so I just built something that will handle most games so if it's overkill then take a look at a GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti, just make sure whatever video card you get look for a blower style card for an ITX case since you do not want the hot air circulating inside the small case.

[XukeLho]

22 minutes ago, KuJoe said:

For a LAN party ITX build, this is what I came up with: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$155.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$105.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$70.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$82.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card	$219.61 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case w/450 W Power Supply	$142.98 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fan	Fractal Design - FD-FAN-SSR2-120 40.6 CFM 120mm Fan	$12.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$801.32
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$791.32
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-06 08:33 EST-0500

 

For the CPU cooler I recommend picking up an AMD Wraith Stealth for under $15 on Amazon, it is amazing compared to aftermarket coolers (replaced my Noctua and Cryorig with it, much less noise and lower temps). If you'd prefer an NVIDIA GPU then the GTX 1060 6GB is slightly slower than the RX 580 and you'd be adding $20 to the cost. Also if the 500GB SSD isn't enough for all of your games then I'd recommend picking up a USB 3.0 external drive for your game library since fitting even a single 2.5" drive in there will be tough unless you want to switch over to a modular PSU or get creative with cable management (all of my extra PSU cables are in the 2 spots where drives are supposed to go).

 

Now of course, this might be overkill for the games you play so you can easily cut the price below $500 if you're not playing anything too demanding. Like others have said converting older laptop hardware to desktop hardware is a bit hard to do so I just built something that will handle most games so if it's overkill then take a look at a GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti, just make sure whatever video card you get look for a blower style card for an ITX case since you do not want the hot air circulating inside the small case.

Damn! Now that is a detailed post! Thanks!