Hello,
This is going to be my first mATX build as well as my first SFF build. I'm currently living in France and I might potentially be moving to the US for a bit and then coming back to Europe afterwards, all within a few years. The idea is that this mATX tower would be small enough to take as a carry-on item without being without a desktop after a move and having to build a whole new one. And also, just because it would take up less space than my current SilverStone Raven ATX case.
I assembled my current build (exclusively for games and nothing else; I have my macbook along with external storage to take care of everything else) nearly 4 years ago (september 2009) and it's been working great for me since then without any need of an upgrade. The main idea for this current build is to do the same thing. Drop about 1200€ into it and not have to worry about upgrading it for a good long while. I also wanted to go for a quiet-ish build as well as one that doesn't suck up that much power. So without further ado, here's what I've come up with after a bit of research:
PSU: Intel Core i5 4570S Haswell
CASE: Silverstone Sugo SG09B
MOBO: Asus H87M-PRO
RAM: G.Skill Kit Extreme3 2 x 4 GB PC19200 Trident X CAS10
CPU HEATSINK: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w/ thermal paste (Arctic Silver 5)
GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7950 DC2 3 GB
PSU: Silverstone Strider Gold ST65F-G - 650W w/ short cables (Silverstone SST-PP05)
HDD: Crucial M4 128 Go SATA Revision 3.0 - Version 7 mm
I should first say that the PSU wattage was chosen just on the offchance I pick up a second 7950 in the near future. I'm not even sure if crossfire 7950s is reasonble in a mATX build. I could probably save $75 going down to a 450W, although the idea of two 7950s sounds very tasty. But other than that, would do you think?
I'd be more than happy for any comments, especially if I can reduce the price by a bit.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Here's the updated (now mini-ITX) build after taking into account your guys' advice:
Intel Core i5 4570 | 194,95 €
Asus H87I-PLUS | 114,95 €
EDIT: Asus GeForce GTX 670 DC Mini 2GD5 | 385 €
Silverstone Graveur Slot-in - SOD02 | 59,99 €
G.Skill Value DDR3 2 x 4 Go PC12800 NT | 47,00 €
Samsung Serie 840 - 250 Go | 159,89 €
Silverstone Sugo SG05BB - 450W USB 3.0 Edition | 129,99 €
TOTAL: 1091,77€
This is going to be my first mATX build as well as my first SFF build. I'm currently living in France and I might potentially be moving to the US for a bit and then coming back to Europe afterwards, all within a few years. The idea is that this mATX tower would be small enough to take as a carry-on item without being without a desktop after a move and having to build a whole new one. And also, just because it would take up less space than my current SilverStone Raven ATX case.
I assembled my current build (exclusively for games and nothing else; I have my macbook along with external storage to take care of everything else) nearly 4 years ago (september 2009) and it's been working great for me since then without any need of an upgrade. The main idea for this current build is to do the same thing. Drop about 1200€ into it and not have to worry about upgrading it for a good long while. I also wanted to go for a quiet-ish build as well as one that doesn't suck up that much power. So without further ado, here's what I've come up with after a bit of research:
PSU: Intel Core i5 4570S Haswell
CASE: Silverstone Sugo SG09B
MOBO: Asus H87M-PRO
RAM: G.Skill Kit Extreme3 2 x 4 GB PC19200 Trident X CAS10
CPU HEATSINK: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w/ thermal paste (Arctic Silver 5)
GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7950 DC2 3 GB
PSU: Silverstone Strider Gold ST65F-G - 650W w/ short cables (Silverstone SST-PP05)
HDD: Crucial M4 128 Go SATA Revision 3.0 - Version 7 mm
I should first say that the PSU wattage was chosen just on the offchance I pick up a second 7950 in the near future. I'm not even sure if crossfire 7950s is reasonble in a mATX build. I could probably save $75 going down to a 450W, although the idea of two 7950s sounds very tasty. But other than that, would do you think?
I'd be more than happy for any comments, especially if I can reduce the price by a bit.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Here's the updated (now mini-ITX) build after taking into account your guys' advice:
Intel Core i5 4570 | 194,95 €
Asus H87I-PLUS | 114,95 €
EDIT: Asus GeForce GTX 670 DC Mini 2GD5 | 385 €
Silverstone Graveur Slot-in - SOD02 | 59,99 €
G.Skill Value DDR3 2 x 4 Go PC12800 NT | 47,00 €
Samsung Serie 840 - 250 Go | 159,89 €
Silverstone Sugo SG05BB - 450W USB 3.0 Edition | 129,99 €
TOTAL: 1091,77€
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