Approximate Purchase Date: September
Budget: ~$1300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and School Work
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country: currently - USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia
Overclocking: No. I don't want to risk the heat.
SLI or Crossfire: No.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
CPU: Intel Core i5 3550 ($210 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77E-ITX Z77 Mini-ITX ($150@ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ($45 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" ($90 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Core Edition FX-787A-CNFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB ($270 @ Newegg)
Case: SilverStone Sugo Series SG05 ($115 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: 450 W SFX PSU included with SG05
Optical Drive: SAMSUNG 8X Slim Internal DVD Burner ($24 @ Newegg)
CPUHS: Scythe BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B ($48 @ Newegg)
Monitor: ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P ($160 @ Newegg)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium OEM ($90 @ Newegg)
I've decided to go for a Mini-ITX build for school to save space and make it easier to move it back and forth on vacations. I think everything should work together. I was concerned about the PSU, but I've heard of people overclocking and using a GTX 670 with it, so I'm not worried.
I could still use some input on whether or not it should all be fine. I'm also wondering if I could potentially use the i5-3570K and overclock, or if my instincts about heat are valid.
Budget: ~$1300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and School Work
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country: currently - USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia
Overclocking: No. I don't want to risk the heat.
SLI or Crossfire: No.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
CPU: Intel Core i5 3550 ($210 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77E-ITX Z77 Mini-ITX ($150@ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ($45 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" ($90 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Core Edition FX-787A-CNFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB ($270 @ Newegg)
Case: SilverStone Sugo Series SG05 ($115 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: 450 W SFX PSU included with SG05
Optical Drive: SAMSUNG 8X Slim Internal DVD Burner ($24 @ Newegg)
CPUHS: Scythe BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B ($48 @ Newegg)
Monitor: ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P ($160 @ Newegg)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium OEM ($90 @ Newegg)
I've decided to go for a Mini-ITX build for school to save space and make it easier to move it back and forth on vacations. I think everything should work together. I was concerned about the PSU, but I've heard of people overclocking and using a GTX 670 with it, so I'm not worried.
I could still use some input on whether or not it should all be fine. I'm also wondering if I could potentially use the i5-3570K and overclock, or if my instincts about heat are valid.