Looking for a Mini ITX PC $200 ~ $300

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Ilya Soul

Ilya Soul

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I'm looking for a mini ITX PC build in the price range of 200 to 300 dollars. This does not include a monitor or an operating system. I would prefer a graphic card on this, but it's not needed. This PC will be primarily used in the following order (Most important to least important)
Movies and YouTube ---> Internet browsing ---> Email ---> Light gaming

Preferences:
4 gigs of ram (1600 mhz)
Intel CPU
Blue case fan or blue glow on the case :) (Not the most important thing)
Discrete GPU (Not the most important)
Wi-Fi Connectivity
Storage of 250-500 GB (Don't need more than that)
So it's quiet as a mouse if possible or as close to that

Thank you for any responses :)

 
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PIEapple
I think just a little for gaming,intel's GPU is fine.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($30.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $287.95
Prices include...
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cirdecus

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I would look at the Zotac line of mini ITX prebuilt boxes or AsRock.

Here is one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883218036&cm_re=zotac_zbox-_-83-218-036-_-Product

It is 80 over your price point, but includes good graphics for light gaming, SSD and a Core i3 with 4GB Memory.

Another within your budget at 275 is here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883218035&cm_re=zotac_zbox-_-83-218-035-_-Product


Here's some more:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=zotac+zbox&N=-1&isNodeId=1

All of these have built-in WIFI so you can just set them anywhere, near a TV or monitor and you're good to go. They are also ultra quiet, no fans, just passively cooled I believe.
 
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Ilya Soul

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Should have mentioned this before, but I would like to build this computer as a 1st build project with my friend. Want to make it with my own 2 hands or most of it at least :)
 
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LukaBoki

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I would seriously try and add another $130 to your budget,because this is a killer PC for the money:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DykCCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DykCCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $432.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 15:31 EDT-0400
This is a killer little PC for the money.
It will be enough for your needs and you can still game on it.You can play some demanding games,like Hitman Absolution or Crysis 2. ;)
 
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Ilya Soul

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Seems like a really great PC. The only issue is that I already have a gaming PC with a GTX 760 and Intel I7-4770s.
 
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Ilya Soul

Ilya Soul

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I have found a great computer that would fit my needs. What do you guys think of this build?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rZBNsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rZBNsY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($30.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Blue 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $324.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 16:46 EDT-0400
 
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PIEapple

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I think just a little for gaming,intel's GPU is fine.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($30.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $287.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 01:23 EDT-0400
 
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