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Flashfiresfury

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to a mirco itx for tech school, but ive only ever build full and mid... did i do this right, or are there some parts that cold do with being switched out?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Flashfire/saved/HWwj4D

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($185.88 @ OutletPC)

    CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($56.23 @ OutletPC)

    Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.95 @ SuperBiiz)

    Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)

    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)

    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)

    Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

    Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)

    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)

    Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $806.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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The monitor in my build is the exact same one you had. :lol: I just modified your build. Change the HDD to a WD blue.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
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Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case has front panel USB 3.0 ports, but the ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard does not have onboard USB 3.0 headers.
Some Intel H81 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.
Unable to verify the Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case has sufficient mounting depth to support the Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 120mm radiator.
 
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logainofhades

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Go to an i5 4440, the performance difference won't be noticeable. Drop the water cooler. That PSU has been out of stock, at that price, for over a week. R7 265 is faster than a GTX 750ti, if this will be used for gaming at all. If not gaming at all, just pick up a GT 730 instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $771.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 11:55 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $708.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 11:55 EST-0500

 
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Flashfiresfury

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fuuny thing, i was actually going to go for a build just like that...ran into a couple problems with it tho

Storage: the barracudas always have problems with becoming corrupt over time (lost 1 myself a couple years ago, complaints are everywhere about them)

Video card: slow driver updates drive me nuts

Power supply: i wanted fully modular, and am willing to pay the premium for such

Monitor: Bad viewing angle, doesnt like to be jostled around

Still, i am really grateful for your help (and knowing that i do take the same path as some others) and thank you for taking your time to make that build for me
 
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Flashfiresfury

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Idk why i missed that, thanks for pointing it out...made some modifications to the build to fix that
 
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The monitor in my build is the exact same one you had. :lol: I just modified your build. Change the HDD to a WD blue.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $773.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 12:23 EST-0500
 
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