Hello!
I would love to have my build critiqued before I bite the bullet. I'm going mITX as I live in an apartment in which all space is "shared", so I may be moving the desktop around as needed.
Cheers!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
13% sales tax included
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($276.83 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($156.47 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Radeon 8GB DDR4-2400 Memory(1 x 8GB) ($67.79 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.84 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($305.10 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($76.82 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.68 @ NCIX)
Total: $1099.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 15:00 EDT-0400
***Alternative Haswell Build***
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($288.13 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.69 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.47 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.84 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($307.69)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($75.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.68 @ NCIX)
Total: $1084.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 16:13 EDT-0400
***Alternative Haswell Build #2 (Newest)***
NOTE: I will likely be using second hand DDR3 that costs next to nothing, so memory will not be included.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($293.78 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.69 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($443.30)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($76.82 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.64)
Total: $1165.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 13:41 EDT-0400
Due to issues with PCPartPicker, the prices (before tax) are also shown below
CPU: i5-4590 (NCIX @ $259.99)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC (Vuugo @ $125.00 After rebate)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB SSD (Amazon Canada @ $104.42)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB (CanadaComputers @ $390.00 After rebate)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 (NCIX @ $64.99)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS550 (CanadaComputers @ $79.99 After rebate)
I would love to have my build critiqued before I bite the bullet. I'm going mITX as I live in an apartment in which all space is "shared", so I may be moving the desktop around as needed.
- Goal: Primarily 1080p/60 gaming at high-ultra settings.
- Build should be small and quiet.
- Needs to have Wifi
- No brand preferences
- Budget <= $1100.
- I have no intention of overclocking anything outside of the video card.
Cheers!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
13% sales tax included
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($276.83 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($156.47 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Radeon 8GB DDR4-2400 Memory(1 x 8GB) ($67.79 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.84 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($305.10 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($76.82 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.68 @ NCIX)
Total: $1099.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 15:00 EDT-0400
***Alternative Haswell Build***
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($288.13 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.69 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.47 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.84 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($307.69)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($75.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.68 @ NCIX)
Total: $1084.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 16:13 EDT-0400
***Alternative Haswell Build #2 (Newest)***
NOTE: I will likely be using second hand DDR3 that costs next to nothing, so memory will not be included.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($293.78 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.69 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($443.30)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($76.82 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.64)
Total: $1165.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 13:41 EDT-0400
Due to issues with PCPartPicker, the prices (before tax) are also shown below
CPU: i5-4590 (NCIX @ $259.99)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC (Vuugo @ $125.00 After rebate)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB SSD (Amazon Canada @ $104.42)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB (CanadaComputers @ $390.00 After rebate)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 (NCIX @ $64.99)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS550 (CanadaComputers @ $79.99 After rebate)
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