Need help with a mini ITX build.

JoelBevan · Apr 13, 2014

I am thinking of making a Mini ITX PC as my first build. It is intended to be used for previous generation gaming, not games like BF4 but more like Elder scrolls, BF3 and most likely Arma or emulators. It shall also be used for work and Development projects. am new to this so I do not know whether this is a good build, my main worry is the processor since it was cheap and had a seeming good amount of hardware, I'm also curious wether these part will fit since I used pc part picker and I don't know wether it is size accurate, I am also under a £600 budget, Thanks in advance.

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£36.59 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste (£9.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (£73.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£36.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 3GB Video Card (£164.98 @ Dabs)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.39 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.69 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£5.87 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre PWM 56.1 CFM 140mm Fan (£14.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Someone Somewhere · Apr 13, 2014

There's no point in getting aftermarket thermal paste.

You want a far faster CPU. I'd look at the Athlon 760K.

Ahmadjon · Apr 13, 2014

For 600 pounds i would recommend you Intel build which will be faster in single threaded apps
All parts are fully compatible.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85N Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card (£146.22 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.52 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£5.87 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £590.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-13 09:18 BST+0100)

Also R9 270X is slightly faster than GTX-660

CTurbo · Apr 13, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3qSW8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3qSW8/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3qSW8/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.76 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI B85I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.42 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£55.36 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£110.82 @ Ebuyer)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.69 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.72 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £569.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-13 09:28 BST+0100)

CTurbo · Apr 13, 2014

I opted for the quiet, cool, and efficient approach since you're dealing with a mini build. The GTX750ti should handle all of the older games easily at 1080p, but if you need more gaming power, the 270x that Ahmadjon suggested would be better although his build draws about twice as much power. I like having windows on a ssd in a mini build for even more speed and efficiency.

Rammy · Apr 13, 2014

The guys above me are both right in that you'll do far better with an i5 system at this budget range.

If you aren't bothered about integrated Wifi (it can be very useful and is very achievable within your budget) and are flexible on which case you use, you can do an i5+270X build for around £500 which is perfectly competent at modern games as well as older ones.

If you want both the case, and onboard Wifi, I'd suggest something like this is a good way to spend your full £600.

Both are far more competent than you need, so there is definitely scope for saving money if needed.

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