Gaming pc in console sized case build (help)

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Here’s the deal I have a dedicated home theater room with a projector and 125” screen. I’m upgrading my projector to 4K by the end of the year.
I want 4K gaming and VR ready. I like the console sized cases. So far I’ve found the Fractal Design Case FD-CA-NODE-202 and looking through a few Silverstone cases.
From my research I see the gtx 1080ti is only option for 4K 60fps.

I don’t want to spend 2k I’m leaning more towards 1500k max I have a 4TB external HD so I don’t care about a large internal HD. I am on my phone at work so I will have to update this later to add the parts I am not sure if I have to go with an i7 or if I can stick with a i5 I want to see if I can get the parts and buy hem this Black Friday.

I will only be gaming and watching movies on this pc thanks
 
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Ryzen...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($105.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Turbo Video Card ($728.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1507.17


...or Intel.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($165.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Turbo Video Card ($728.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1545.62
 
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Thanks for this I will look it over when I get home it’s going to be easier to look through and have tabs open to search for cheapest prices and Black Friday deals. I might stick with i5 I like to game but as long as I can get 4K I’m fine I do more movie watching than gaming but when I do I like it to look great.
 
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That case is still too big to be considered "console size". I would go for a Fractal Node 202 or Silverstone Raven RVZ02B. Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.15 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($184.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($212.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone - RVZ02B HTPC Case ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1473.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-15 12:57 EST-0500

Or if you want to do Ryzen:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($284.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($212.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone - RVZ02B HTPC Case ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1412.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-15 12:58 EST-0500
 
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Found this online Might go with 120gb ssd

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/drPmTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/drPmTH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($315.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Engine 27 9.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.94 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($172.64 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi - Travelstar 7K1000 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.72 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Turbo Video Card
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)

 
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Don't go with a built-in PSU and there's much better SSDs that you can get.
 
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Ok thanks.
 
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I know there's a couple of mini 1080s and 1070TIs out there, check out the offerings from Zotac and Gigabyte.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kGsvTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kGsvTH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($27.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card ($690.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Corsair)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($30.00)
Total: $1622.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-16 20:50 EST-0500
 
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Thanks
 
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Alienware X51 series. A gaming desktop with console size and purple light though don't expect to be as powerful as full size desktop.
 
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The poster want the console size gaming pc. I think its quite hard to built yourself with this kind of specific requirement. AT Dell do some R&D to build this special PC.
 
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Show me one PC they build at Dell that has this kind of form factor. The rig I suggested in this thread is exactly what the OP wants - and it easily fits the console sized form factor.

That Alienware X51 system is still too big to be considered "console size". Right now you can't get much smaller than the Fractal Design Node 202.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.15 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($92.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Turbo Video Card ($728.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1460.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 12:46 EST-0500

oh <removed>, i have no idea abt the ram clearance in this buid. g-unit, can u help me out XD

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First off watch the language. Second, on a build like this RAM clearance doesn't really matter if you're using a top-down cooler. A case like the Node should be able to accommodate RAM of any height. Using a Noctua NH-L9i is not the same with that kind of scenario as using a Hyper 212 Evo or Cryorig R5 is.
 
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