I'm trying to finalize the components for a mini-ITX build. The main use will be numerics using the CPU and GPU but its very important that it be very light as I will travel will it a few times a year (its about 5-6kg now and I'm trying to get it down). While I'm pretty decided about the case, CPU and GPU I still am trying to finalize the choice of mobo, ram, heat sink, and maybe HD. I'm listing the components below as well as some possible alternatives I'm considering. Could anyone advice me on the choice of mobo & heatsink. In particular I'm worried that the heatsink might block the GPU or ram. Also does anything on the alternatives list seem better?
Btw some of the numbers might not add up as I've added/swapped some components but not updated the total weight/price.
EDIT: component list above has been changed to the following:
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Component Weight (kg) Cost Eur
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Sharkoon CA-I 1.5 52
Intel Core i7 4790K - 4 GHz 0.32 300
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev B 0.41 40
GF GV-N970IXOC-4GD 0.8 335
Z97E-ITX/ac 0.53 142
Crucial 2x8 gb 0.09 146
(BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU)
Samsung/Seagate 0.109 58
(ST1000LM024 Momentus Spinpoint M8)
Corsair PSU CS450M 2.2 71
(80 PLUS Gold ATX 450W (CP-9020075-EU))
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5.429 1104
Alternatives:
Lian Li Mini-ITX Cube PC-Q03B 1.6
Z97M-ITX/AC 0.53 124
WD green 2 tb 0.73 71
GIGABYTE Z97N-WIFI 0.916 110
MSI Z97I AC Intel LGA1150 Z97 0.599 116
MSI Z97I Gaming AC 0.5 144
Intel Core i7 4770K - 3.5 GHz 0.2 300
Scythe SCSK-1100 0.35 34
Btw some of the numbers might not add up as I've added/swapped some components but not updated the total weight/price.
EDIT: component list above has been changed to the following:
Code:
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Component Weight (kg) Cost Eur
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Sharkoon CA-I 1.5 52
Intel Core i7 4790K - 4 GHz 0.32 300
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev B 0.41 40
GF GV-N970IXOC-4GD 0.8 335
Z97E-ITX/ac 0.53 142
Crucial 2x8 gb 0.09 146
(BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU)
Samsung/Seagate 0.109 58
(ST1000LM024 Momentus Spinpoint M8)
Silverstone SST-ST45SF-G PSU 1.4 106