Need a $500-$600 Mini-ITX gaming Build

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Hello all,
I am looking to build a gaming computer that I can transfer easily to college and back. This is why I decided to go mini-itx. I was looking at the coolermaster elite 130, and I do not need windows software or a CD drive. Please let me know of builds you guys think would be good.
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something like this is well rounded, and will be good for future upgrade. it has a very good psu. the gpu can push high-ultra in games. the i3 isnt as good as the i5 but is still strong, can be upgraded in the future to an i5 or i7. the i3 only holds back the higher end gpus, there will be no bottleneck on the 270.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85N Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard...
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Karsten75

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Have a look at the Bitfenix Prodigy. I built a m-ITX in it. Wasn't too bad a build, unfortunately I didn't get to keep it. :)

Comes in different colors as well.. :)



I like that it has handles for carrying.

I could dig around and find the specs if you're interested, although by now it's been more than a year. SO newer components are bound to be better.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: VisionTek 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $625.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

can't do much more in your pricerange. generally i don't like suggesting dual core cpus... but with mitx as your requirement this is really the only option. that motherboard will allow overclocking... and that pentium is unlocked. you'll want to overclock it to make this worth your while.
 
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Karsten75

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This is a tad over. I can go down to an Intel Core i3, or someone who knows AMD can configure an AMD machine.

I chose one stick of memory so you have a slot to upgrade the memory in. Personally I'd not recommend it, since sometimes a new stick doesn't play nice with the old stick.

If you have a little more money, you can get an SSD for faster boot.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.44 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $652.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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something like this is well rounded, and will be good for future upgrade. it has a very good psu. the gpu can push high-ultra in games. the i3 isnt as good as the i5 but is still strong, can be upgraded in the future to an i5 or i7. the i3 only holds back the higher end gpus, there will be no bottleneck on the 270.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85N Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.19 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $606.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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