Review this mITX Build

[TheClosetMusician]

Hey all, new member and whatnot.

I've been thinking about this build for some time now and since I've managed to amass enough cash to finally assemble the build I thought I would ask the masses. I'm a bit hesitant on buying a HSF for the machine due to the low clearance of the SG01, and was hoping for some suggestions on that front.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1 - 2 weeks from now

BUDGET RANGE: (e.g.: 800-1,000) Inc. Shipping

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Midi processing box

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS, Monitor, keyboard, mouse, GPU (Reusing my old 9600GT for now), DVD

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

OVERCLOCKING: No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Low idle power usage and quiet idles would be nice

[strike]Build is as follows
Case: SILVERSTONE Sugo SG01-BF Black Aluminum / Steel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163116

PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

MoBo: MSI P55M-GD45 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.262531.13-130-24

Proc: Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860

Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260 [/strike]

NEW BUILD:

Case: LIAN LI PC-Q07 Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case - Retail $60.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811112227


PSU: Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC $70.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...1-007-_-Product

MoBo: DFI LANParty MI P55-T36 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard - Retail (With Acronis Bundled) $142.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDet...2531.13-136-073

Proc: Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860 $280.00


Ram: G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBECO - Retail $98.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231318
Current build price: $650.94


Total Cost of the Build including shipping comes to about $860 (I decided to opt for the pricier FedEx 3 day shipping due to a nightmare I previously had with the cheap as chips shipping w/ newegg). Any comments are greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

[evongugg]

This is a pretty good deal:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $84.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433

 

[evongugg]

Here is another combo. Your's expired apparently.

Gigabyte P55M-UD4 Motherboard and Intel Core i5 750 Processor Bundle - Intel P55, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Socket LGA1156, MicroATX, Dual-Channel DDR3, PCI Express $334.99

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5521740&CatId=4721

 

[evongugg]

This will save you $30.00.

Silverstone Sugo SG02B-F Micro ATX HTPC Case

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3905304&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs

 

[MadAdmiral]

For $3 more, you can get faster CAS Latency 7 DDR3 1.3v sticks.

The HDD evongugg mentioned is good, but I prefer to recommend the Samsung Spinpoing F3 1 TB for the same price. It's sold out right now on Newegg, but it might be available elsewhere.

 

[TheClosetMusician]

Thanks for the suggestions; however after lurking around for a bit more and with the release of the DFI itx board my revised build is as follows


Case: LIAN LI PC-Q07 Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case - Retail $60.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811112227


PSU: Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC $70.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...1-007-_-Product

MoBo: DFI LANParty MI P55-T36 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard - Retail (With Acronis Bundled) $142.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDet...2531.13-136-073

Proc: Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860 $280.00


Ram: G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBECO - Retail $98.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231318
Current build price: $650.94

decided against a HDD for now and using an old 80Gb sata till I get enough cash for an SSD

will prolly make the order either tonight or tomorrow if there aren't any red flags raised

Cheers