$1100 Mini ITX Build, Need Advice/Feedback

BradleyK

Honorable
Aug 5, 2012
12
0
10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: Next Hour

Budget Range: $1150

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Gaming, Gaming, Web-Surfing, Movies, Music

Are you buying a monitor: No, I have a 1920 already



Parts to Upgrade: Fresh Build from a crappy 5 year Ibuypower

Do you need to buy OS: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Location: Wisconsin

Parts Preferences: AMD (I can't have amd with ITX though)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I know the Motherboard is cheap. I understand if you feel the need to change my mind on buying a better one. If you can try to change my mind go and try (Really) :E

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: MY REWARD
 

Atomizer

Reputable
Jun 2, 2014
23
0
4,520
K, well I've built some stuff before and made this based on what other ITX builders are saying works well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZ11-LP Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.78 @ Newegg)
Other: ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard ($104.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1044.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 02:24 EDT-0400

The last item is the Mobo, it isn't listed in PC part picker for some reason, but I found it on NewEgg... iTs pretty decent and features Wifi, lots of different ram speeds and the new Z97 Intel Chipset. I haven't built any AMD ITX systems, but I'm sure they'd be good too with an FX 8350 or something. It wouldn't be too hard to swap the motherboard and you'd have a similar system running AMD. This thing is pretty beastly for gaming, and supports OC'ing because of the "k" designation on the CPU. The cooler isn't really what you want for OCing but you could experiment on the CPU, and at least try it. I don't think OC'ing is really worth the cost of an expensive cooler.