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Approximate Purchase Date: a month or so

Budget Range: $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 70% Gaming 20% Video Editing and 10%Surfing the internet

Are you buying a monitor: I need one but don't include in budget

Parts to Upgrade: Starting from scratch

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, include in the build please

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ple.come.au or Austin.net

Location: Morley, WA, Australia

Parts Preferences: Nvidia gpu

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution: not picky

Additional Comments: I would like a mini itx that can run BF4, LoL, DOTA 2, Titanfall in medium or high settings.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I don't own a computer currently

No parts picked. Not quite sure about mITX stuff
 
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filippi
This is a great option for ultra settings:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($205.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($116.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($449.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply:...
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This is a great option for ultra settings:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($205.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($116.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($449.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($109.00 @ PLE Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1453.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 02:47 EST+1000

PS. This is a PLE Computers build.

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The biggest question is what you are actually looking for. ITX builds come in all shapes and sizes, a far bigger variety of form factors than you'll find with ATX.

There's cases which are console-esque.
There's cases which are vague shoe-box in proportions.
There's cases which
There's compact cubes.
There's less compact cubes.
There's cases with easy transportation in mind.
There's larger cases with support for multiple water cooling radiators and multiple harddrives.

There is also a question of whether or not you need an optical drive, and if you do, if that drive has to be a full sized one. This can dramatically reduce the number of options available to you.
 
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A friend of mine told me that itx causes problems like the CPU and gpu not getting enough power causing lag. Is this true and would it be better to get a matx or atx build. I am not really concerned with expandability because I will add an i7 broadwell. And nvidia 900 with liquid cooling loop and after that I'm never opening it again or changing anything cause it will be pretty much absolute. Do I need to consider mAtx
 
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XFX 650W 80+ Gold is really good. you wont have any power problems w/ suggested build.

Now for a i7 overclockable broadwell and extreme overclock w/ liquid cooling you should buy a z97 motherboard and this psu for just $20 more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($189.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $189.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 14:13 EST+1000
 
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I changed my build to this

Kingston 16GB Kit (2x8GB) HyperX Fury Black C10 1866MHz
1866MHz $199.00
BitFenix Prodigy Black mITX Gaming Case
Case $92.00
Noctua NH-L9I Low Profile CPU Cooler
Cooler $54.00
Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz 3MB Retail Box
Box $135.00
Gigabyte GeForce GTX970 4GB GDDR5
GDDR5 $549.00
Asus Maximus VII Impact LGA1150 mITX Motherboard
Motherboard $319.00
XFX XTR Black Edition 750W 80PLUS Modular Power Supply
Supply $189.00
$1,537.00
 
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