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Hi all,

I'm kinda new in mini-itx and micro-atx. I was thinking in going with an atx but space is not much in room so I looked for a micro-atx. I don't know much about it so I may need your help to build one.

Needings are not much such as normal use of it.. Sometimes AutoCAD (but rare). Also website development, so he should, without problem, leave wamp, gimp, browser, another browser open etc.
Sometimes I may play some games like BF, GTA, so a video card is needed (I was thinking on the R9 280.

I'm prefering Intel to AMD and for the case I really don't have any idea. It should not be big and should also fit everything very well and be noisy. I was thinking about the Carbide 240 Air.
Also one SSD should installed for the system and some other apps. Windows not needed.

Thanks a lot to all
 
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logainofhades
With the case you were looking at, really couldn't get an SSD and an R9 280 into the mix.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($209.25 @ Newegg)...
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With the case you were looking at, really couldn't get an SSD and an R9 280 into the mix.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($209.25 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $797.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 16:22 EDT-0400
 
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logainofhades

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Yes the XFX card is faster. At that price though, you are better off going with a 280x. If you are willing to spend more, get an Asrock H97m Pro4. Seasonic is better than corsair.Given the price, I would probably go with the Evga 650w supernova gold. It is still a good PSU, and will give you some upgrade headroom. The changes above would look something like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $892.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 10:45 EDT-0400



 
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