3403321 said:
Would swapping over to a mini itx motherboard lower the performance of the rig ? What is the disadvantages of swapping to andrei65's build ?
There won't be many disadvantages with swapping to my build
You have a way waaay better gpu , a cpu that is less performing than the 4690 to be true , but it won't affect gaming performance at all , as it's strong enough
you'll have a little bit less performing ssd , just a little bit , but again you won't be able to really remark that
you'd have a better hdd
you'd get a cheaper and less better looking case , though it allows you to get a beast gpu
the hole build requires more power
mini itx won't reduce the performance of your build
and i can't think of any other disadvantage/advantage
but this build will definetly destroy the build you first thought of
though if you want an intel cpu you'd have to downgrade to a 280x
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£30.90 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£57.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£45.19 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£215.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.44 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.26 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£10.94 @ Dabs)
Total: £664.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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or you can get a 290 if you sacrifice the ssd
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£30.90 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£57.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£295.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.44 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.26 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£10.94 @ Dabs)
Total: £699.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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it's really up to you , do you want to sacrifice an ssd for a 290 or do you want to keep the ssd and downgrade to a 280x , or do you want an amd build , and keep the ssd along with a 290
you have plenty of choices and i'll let you decide