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Hello guys I am looking for a $800-1200 build.

What I will be doing: Gaming, writing, school work, video rendering and editing a little, and streaming.

Things my build must require: Preferably small form factor,

built in wifi or some sort of adapter,

Don't care if AMD or Intel, or whatever (not a fan boy)

Case must be portable or small/ easy to carry, handles are appreciated,

and maybe can go over 1080p, but not necessary,

also must look good as in color scheme is matching this isn't necessary however.

Some cases that looked cool: Xigmatek Aquilla, and Mini Itx Prodigy.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fbsi
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fbsi/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fbsi/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fbsi
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fbsi/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fbsi/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Green) Mini ITX Tower Case ($96.97 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1174.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 18:38 EDT-0400)

there are different color prodigy cases (blue, red, black, white, orange) i put the green in as an example
this will play all latest games here are some benchmarks for the 770
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GeForce_GTX_770_WindForce_OC/10.html

it can even pull of some games on ultra settings @ 1440p but may want to go up to a 4gb model
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn770oc4gd
its around 40 dollars more, i can fit it in your budget if you like
mobo has wifi and all interior will be black so you can pick any color prodigy you like and still match it
 
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This build will do you good for at least 5 years.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($138.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1226.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 19:15 EDT-0400)
 
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is zeon better at gaming? that I will be mostly doing mobile gaming and some work like renderimg
 
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Xeon is better than i5 and equivalent to i7 when at stock speed.
i5 performs marginally better than Xeon when overclocked. i7 performs better for sure when overclocking.
Xeon performs better than i5 in editing/rendering in all cases due to hyperthreading.

Update: They are all obtainable from online retailers. Just follow the build link and select your preferred retailers.
 
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are the handles on prodigy good enough to hold this build? also could you suggest me a gblue gpu that matches the prodigy case or a white one for the white prodigy? thank you
 
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i honestly cant find any direct performance comparison in gameing but i did find the only actual hard review i could find saying that the single thread performance is has less than a i5 4670k due to the tdp of the chip and power draw on the vrm's. games that are multi threaded will perform better than a i5 4670k but the xeon is a server cpu and not optimized for gaming hence the better single threaded performance of a 4670k.

"25W part (E3-1230L v3) versus an 84W part (i5-4670K), almost performing the SAME depending on the workload!

Am I going mental here? For 25 watts, we lose a little on the single thread, it costs a little bit more than the 4670K, but we are 3.4x better off on the performance per watt. That is INSANE."

http://reviewbros.com/2013/10/07/intel-cpu/

i found some actual gaming benchmarks and in games that dont benefit from hyper threading it does perform slightly less in games
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/CPU-Hardware-154106/Tests/Xeon-E3-1230-v3-Test-1099616/

games like crysis 3 and bf4 it will perform slightly better so it is depending on your needs really. although if you can overclock then a 4670k would have a larger gain in gaming, honestly the difference is minimal and if you dont want to overclock then go with the xeon

also that board doesnt have wifi and vrm cooling
 
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i wanted to get the windowed version with this be bad for air flow?
 
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Not bad, but for a portable machine, id reccomend ditching the cpu fan, and probably going like corsair h55 or h80i route. That way you dont have a huge tower cpu fan adding weight to the motherboard.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($138.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Xigmatek Aquila ($139.71)
Total: $1275.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 20:35 EDT-0400)
 
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so i should go for zeon? and no z87 mobo? I really appreciate all your guys help i will be probably going mini itx after all.
 
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