- Jul 31, 2013
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I'm looking to put together a mini itx build for gaming and some video editing that's as small as possible and had a few questions about my build.
-Would overclocking the CPU benefit gaming performance much (I know I would need to upgrade to a z87 board), and what cooling solution would be needed/fit in this case?
-besides reducing RAM and going to a 2GB 770, is there anywhere I can cut costs without causing a major decrease in performance?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus H87I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.87 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($478.12 @ Newegg Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($22.33 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($77.64 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1242.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-31 17:43 EDT-0400)
Thanks!
-Would overclocking the CPU benefit gaming performance much (I know I would need to upgrade to a z87 board), and what cooling solution would be needed/fit in this case?
-besides reducing RAM and going to a 2GB 770, is there anywhere I can cut costs without causing a major decrease in performance?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus H87I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.87 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($478.12 @ Newegg Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($22.33 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($77.64 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1242.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-31 17:43 EDT-0400)
Thanks!
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