Hi Guys,
First off, please read thoroughly, and give thoughtful responses/explanations instead of just posting a build, because that doesn't help.
I'm looking to build a mini-itx rig for my sister. She's a part time wedding planner, so she need something that's fast, efficient, and has the power to multitask, edit, and design, as well as being portable so she can bring it to fairs, co-planners house, and set up in her living room. (Probably get better Specs/$ doing this than getting a laptop)
I'd like to keep the price under $1000, preferably as low as possible.
I've built my own gaming rig before, and actually looking to do another one in the future, besides this mini-itx one. I know enough about computers to pick out good parts and put it together, but seeing as mini-itx is different, and I don't know whole lot about them, I was hoping for some opinions and help.
Like I said before I'd like to make it as powerful, within reason, as possible for her needs, but keep it efficient too. Being a smaller form factor, my main concerns are heat build up and distribution/air flow, general space, and compatibility.
I'll link a build I made, but I'd like thoughts on Air vs CL Liquid Cooling, Motherboard, RAM, and Case (in regards to best airflow), as well as best/min(max) PSU needed. Note for the Motherboard, having good wireless and bluetooth would be a great plus.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hNwP8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hNwP8d/by_merchant/)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $906.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 22:33 EDT-0400
Cases I found:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112408
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147217
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119299
If something has to be cut to make room for other things price wise, the SSD can probably go, that's just a convenience thing I thought would be nice.
Also I found http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1750777 as a possibility, but unsure as to the quality of it. Seems comparable.
Thanks,
Banonzii
First off, please read thoroughly, and give thoughtful responses/explanations instead of just posting a build, because that doesn't help.
I'm looking to build a mini-itx rig for my sister. She's a part time wedding planner, so she need something that's fast, efficient, and has the power to multitask, edit, and design, as well as being portable so she can bring it to fairs, co-planners house, and set up in her living room. (Probably get better Specs/$ doing this than getting a laptop)
I'd like to keep the price under $1000, preferably as low as possible.
I've built my own gaming rig before, and actually looking to do another one in the future, besides this mini-itx one. I know enough about computers to pick out good parts and put it together, but seeing as mini-itx is different, and I don't know whole lot about them, I was hoping for some opinions and help.
Like I said before I'd like to make it as powerful, within reason, as possible for her needs, but keep it efficient too. Being a smaller form factor, my main concerns are heat build up and distribution/air flow, general space, and compatibility.
I'll link a build I made, but I'd like thoughts on Air vs CL Liquid Cooling, Motherboard, RAM, and Case (in regards to best airflow), as well as best/min(max) PSU needed. Note for the Motherboard, having good wireless and bluetooth would be a great plus.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hNwP8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hNwP8d/by_merchant/)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $906.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 22:33 EDT-0400
Cases I found:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112408
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147217
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119299
If something has to be cut to make room for other things price wise, the SSD can probably go, that's just a convenience thing I thought would be nice.
Also I found http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1750777 as a possibility, but unsure as to the quality of it. Seems comparable.
Thanks,
Banonzii