advice on mini gaming build

leandronb

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hello guys, i want to go tiny with my build. i had a long time with my HAFX because i needed a case that had support for my 7 2tb drives, but now i bought a NAS and put 4x4tb drives in it and i want to build a small gaming pc, since i will not need so much space for hdds. one reason i bought a nas i because i was having so much problem with this system, i think is because my motherboard. i sometimes does not power on, but that was other thread.
my config is a
i5 3570 @stock
evga gtx 660 ti
corsair ax 650
2x2gb dominator gt (i will replace for 8 or 16gb of vengeance or other low profile memory)
force gt ssd 240gb
asrock z77 fatal1ty(must replace, and never again asrock because of support in my country)
in this config i will just replace RAM and motherboard, so no 3.5 or optical drives will be in my new system.
so, what could be a good motherboard, and a tiny case for me.
the first cases i had a look was the:
bitfenix prodigy
silverstone sg09
cubitek mini cube(not found anywhere to buy)
and my favorite was the NCASE m1 prototype(too bad is just a prototype)
hope you guys can help me in this new build.
thanks in advance.
 

leandronb

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Last days i made a search, and i decided to buy a matx instead an mini itx board, because of expansion slots. the config i planned was this:
2x4gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz
gigabyte g1 sniper m3
and the only case that support this motherboard and still is small is silverstone sg09. what do you guys think? thanks in advance
 

leandronb

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i decided to go with sniper motherboard and silverstone sg09 case. is smaller than some itx cases and support matx too. the only thing i dont know yet is if i will need a sound card like xonar stx or the audio from motherboard is enough(using sennheiser hd598 and yamaha yht397). after all the marketing i've seen for this motherboard audio i dont know if i should buy a sound card, or if was just marketing and onboard audio will still be not enough.