Small (min-itx) Gaming Computer (steambox)

TzarPlatypus

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Jul 29, 2013
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10,510
I want to get the biggest bang for my buck while having decent upgradability. Absolute max budget of $1500. Here is what i was thinking:
Case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163187

GPU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463

Memory:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

MOBO:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131840

CPU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

ODD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136263

OS:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Any suggestions to make it cheaper or better for the price would be awesome. I want it to be quiet and beefy enough to play games on max(ish) settings at 1080P. Its going to be hooked up to an HDTV.
 
for OC setup :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Silverstone SST-SG08B Mini ITX Desktop Case w/600W Power Supply ($189.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG BT30N Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($85.19 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $1262.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-31 13:20 EDT-0400)

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and non-OC setup, save a few bucks, i doubt you need HDD though -shakehand-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Silverstone SST-SG08B Mini ITX Desktop Case w/600W Power Supply ($189.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG BT30N Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($85.19 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $1178.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-31 13:23 EDT-0400)
 
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