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finalchance

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Hey everyone!

This forum website was very helpful with my last problem of what combination to go with on a $1,000 ~$2,000 budget gaming PC. After much, much research and consideration, I've backed up and rethought what I'm doing size wise. There have been some other alterations to my "Solved" build I posted about 2 weeks ago. All in all, everything looks great and is in my budget.

My problem now is a handful of things. I'd like to just number them off.

1. I want a BitFenix Prodigy to be my main computer for everything, its represented as a LAN PC or something built for travel. Is it still qualified as a good/great case for my all in one computer? (Side note: Currently using a Full Tower, which is too much for what I need. Would love to be small, compact, quiet.)

2. The power supply in this PC is limited with dimensions. I'm going with non-modular. Can the one I picked fit in this case? Just need a second pair of eyes on this.

3. My card is a Radeon HD 7990 that needs 750w to power, I had a 800w but went up to 850w instead. Can I shoot for 800w? My build is below so you can see whats all in it.
(I'm not to familiar with the Pro/Con of PSU's Watt capacities.

Any suggestions about the build would be appreciated as well.
I have the OS/SSD's/Hard Drives/Peripherals from this current PC to put in, therefore they aren't included in the parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Other: SAPPHIRE 100350GAMESR Radeon HD 7990 6GB 384-bit x2 GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Cardhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132039 ($669.99)
Other: ASUS MAXIMUS VI IMPACT LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard ($229.99)
Total: $1743.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-24 20:22 EDT-0400)

The motherboard and GPU were not on PCPartPicker and therefore are under Other.
 
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With a 7990, it's probably a good idea to get a 750-850w psu to be safe and have headroom for overclocking. Since the 7990 is basically two 7970s in one, and the 7970 is power hungry, the Corsair TX850 is good and has tons of headroom for overclocking.
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have you checked this out . Also I have the Bitfenix Prodigy for nearly a year now and it is not as small as you might think. There is so many things you could swap out of that build and save yourself a tonne of money. I will break them all down in a longer response.
What do you plan on using the machine for? Video editing, Gaming, work etc?

EDIT: You have not included any SSD's or Hard drives?
 
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This is purely for gaming? Then you don't need an i7 nor 16gb of ram. Stick with the i5-4670k + 8gb ram to save yourself some money.

The Corsair H80i doesn't cool very well given it's price. Grab the Noctua NH-D14 heatsink. It can compete against the Corsair H100 at a cheaper price, and yes it will fit inside the Prodigy. Just make sure you get low profile ram.

There's really no point in getting the Maximus VI Impact. It's expensive for un-necessary features.

Do you really need a blu-ray drive?

You didn't add any SSDs / HDDs. Do you already have those?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87I-DELUXE Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($182.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7990 6GB Video Card ($669.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1414.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-24 21:23 EDT-0400)


 
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Try something like this and add an SSD if you don't have one already
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vSUh) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vSUh/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vSUh/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) | $228.99 @ NCIX US
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i) | $92.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Asus MB-Z87IDEX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-mbz87idex) | $197.55 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m1a1600c10) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx780dc2oc3gd5) | $675.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcpro300ooxkorp) | $69.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu750hx) | $129.98 @ Outlet PC
**Optical Drive** | [Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-bw12b1stblkgas) | $59.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1505.46
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-24 21:31 EDT-0400 |
 
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I do have SSD's and Hard Drives from my PC atm. (Simple unplug and plug in to new motherboard I hope)
My pc will be for everything, from stupid high quality games to intense photoshop/video rendering. This is why I have a i7 4770 and 16GB of RAM.
Sorry about that, Ill edit that in.
As for the Optical, I'd love a bluray drive. I still burn CD's and watch movies on disc.
 
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I'll be picking my SSD's and Hard Drives from my pc atm.
And I'll be doing everything on this PC, games to media to work.
Any reason you choose that GPU over the 7990?
 
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Running something like a 7990 is a complete waste unless you have multi monitors and even at that i would still choose the 780, i have gtx 670 on triple monitors playing games like arma 3 on ultra at 60fps. Unless you want every last frame a 780 is fine. I also have a personal preference over Nvidia, only ever hard 2 amd products both are now broken.....
 
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Oh, then you can keep the i7 and blu-ray drive.
I would change the ram to this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gsr
Since the Noctua NH-D14 is huge, you'll want low-profile ram to fit it in.

It is true that the 7990 is pretty strong and overkill for normal resolutions, but it's the same price as the GTX 780 and stronger. Additionally, the 7990 comes with 8 free games, which makes it a huge advantage over the GTX 780. However, the OP can definitely switch it out for a GTX 770 if he's only using a single 1080p monitor.

Just a note: Don't use a 240mm radiator with the Prodigy. It will fit, but you won't be able to fit your optical drive in, which will be a waste of $50. A heatsink is the best option as it's cheaper, quieter, and cools extremely well.
 
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I'm completely open to everything, in saying that, Nvidia/AMD is fine by me. I've only had 1 card and that was a mid-high Radeon HD (what I have now). I've done so much research on graphic cards it makes me sick. I was going with GTX 770/780/790 but fell across the 7990 and its price drop. I might shoot for more monitors as time passes so I figured it was a win for the price comparison.
Low profile ram is great. And ill look into the cooling solution.

I just need to know what PSU/Watts I can get away with.
 
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I do love frames. I am open to all GPU solutions though. On another note, Do you have that motherboard personally? Is it just what I need basically?
 
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With a 7990, it's probably a good idea to get a 750-850w psu to be safe and have headroom for overclocking. Since the 7990 is basically two 7970s in one, and the 7970 is power hungry, the Corsair TX850 is good and has tons of headroom for overclocking.
 
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Thanks for the info. That's what I really needed to know.
After youtube'ing for the past 2 hours I can see that this case is great for any scenario.
And as far as I can tell, the motherboard is all around good for a much better price.

Still open to any kind of fine tuning anyone can think of but for the most part this looks solid.
 
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