3k budget gaming rig

[TehCow]

Hi all,

pls recommend parts for my ITX gaming rig.

Budget around $3k.

Looking at Corsair and ASUS brand.

Case:
Mobo + CPU:
Graphics Card:
PSU:
RAM:
CPU Cooler:

*no hdd/sdd needed*

Thanks!

 

[kaixax555]

Hi all,

pls recommend parts for my ITX gaming rig.

Budget around $3k.

Looking at Corsair and ASUS brand.

Case:
Mobo + CPU:
Graphics Card:
PSU:
RAM:
CPU Cooler:

*no hdd/sdd needed*

Thanks!

Why Corsair and why Asus?

 

[TehCow]

Why Corsair and why Asus?

more of a brand-bias.

But of cos open up to other brands as well .

Thank you

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

what games are you playing?
case slim size or cube?

how many ssd or hdd do u intend to put in?

 

[kaixax555]

This is my recommendation for a tiny, console like PC

i7-6700 + MSI H110i Pro AC @595
MSI GTX1080 Aero OC @979 (only blower style 1080 I can find)
2x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400Mhz @329
Silverstone SFX 600W Gold @189
Fractal Design Node 202 @ 129 (cause it is tiny)

And if you are using Node 202, you can't use a 3.5 inch drive so I recommend getting like a 1TB WD 2.5 inch HDD for 91

Anyway see your size preference also, but since you want mITX might as well go as small as you can

 

[TehCow]

what games are you playing?
case slim size or cube?

how many ssd or hdd do u intend to put in?

playing high end games..like BF1, mafia 3 etc.
looking at cube size actually.
intend to put in 2 ssd and 1 hdd

 

[TehCow]

This is my recommendation for a tiny, console like PC

i7-6700 + MSI H110i Pro AC @595
MSI GTX1080 Aero OC @979 (only blower style 1080 I can find)
2x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400Mhz @329
Silverstone SFX 600W Gold @189
Fractal Design Node 202 @ 129 (cause it is tiny)

And if you are using Node 202, you can't use a 3.5 inch drive so I recommend getting like a 1TB WD 2.5 inch HDD for 91

Anyway see your size preference also, but since you want mITX might as well go as small as you can

Thanks for your input! Appreciate it.

Is it recommended to get the 3200mhz ram?
any bigger case to recommend? like cube size

Thanks!

 

[TehCow]

appreciate more input~thanks

 

[MianBaoFren]

Thanks for your input! Appreciate it.

Is it recommended to get the 3200mhz ram?
any bigger case to recommend? like cube size

Thanks!

The mobo does not allow oc. U get higher mhz also useless

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[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Thanks for your input! Appreciate it.

Is it recommended to get the 3200mhz ram?
any bigger case to recommend? like cube size

Thanks!

Nah dun bother getting 3200MHz ram, as there isn't significant boost to gaming.(beside that the board recommended to you also can't obtain that speed.)

Next for bigger cube is like Thermal take core V21. (Able to fit slightly longer GPU and use atx PSU.)

 

[TehCow]

Nah dun bother getting 3200MHz ram, as there isn't significant boost to gaming.(beside that the board recommended to you also can't obtain that speed.)

Next for bigger cube is like Thermal take core V21. (Able to fit slightly longer GPU and use atx PSU.)

Thanks. how about 2666mhz? or 2400mhz is enough?

Is Corsair 250D ITX case good? able to fit in a gtx1080?

 

[shadow84]

MSI GTX 1080 Aero length: 269mm
Max GPU length clearance in 250D: 290mm

 

[MianBaoFren]

Thanks. how about 2666mhz? or 2400mhz is enough?

Is Corsair 250D ITX case good? able to fit in a gtx1080?

Sigh.... the mobo u using can only hit up to 2133 mhz max. Go read up the specs.

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[shadow84]

Sigh.... the mobo u using can only hit up to 2133 mhz max. Go read up the specs.

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Between 2133mhz and 3000mhz, you cant even feel the difference.

 

[singupingu]

3k budget hit up on a node 304 case ba. Then Z170i board with i7-6700k and corsair vengeance lpx ram @ any frequency you like. Just remember to overclock it at bios. Msi aero gtx 1080 or any of the founder edition gtx 1080 Blower style gpu to help maintain temps for overall system.

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[MianBaoFren]

Between 2133mhz and 3000mhz, you cant even feel the difference.

He won't even have the chance to. No z mobo no talk.

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[NobleGrp]

Hi, I recently build my computer with Asus and Corsair stuff and mix with a few others which would be within your budget, here it is:

Intel i7 6700k
Asus Z170 Maximus VIII Hero Alpha
Asus GTX 1080 Strix Gaming OC
Corsair H100i V2
G Skill TridentZ 3200 8GB x 2
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
WD 1TB
Corsair RM850X 80+ Gold
Fractal R5
Asus VG248QE monitor

Total damage $3.7k

 

[TehCow]

Hi, thanks all for the inputs.
I have more or less decided on the below.
Except PSU, any suggestion on a good psu?

thank you

Case: Corsair 250D ITX
Mobo + cpu: Gigabyte Z170N-Gaming 5 + i7 6700k
gpu: Asus GTX1070 Turbo DDR5
ram: corsair lpx ddr4 2400mhz 16gb kit
psu:
cpu cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i V2 CPU Cooler

 

[singupingu]

Prefer Msi over asus. Heard more bad words bout asus than Msi

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[kelccm]

Hi, thanks all for the inputs.
I have more or less decided on the below.
Except PSU, any suggestion on a good psu?

thank you

Case: Corsair 250D ITX
Mobo + cpu: Gigabyte Z170N-Gaming 5 + i7 6700k
gpu: Asus GTX1070 Turbo DDR5
ram: corsair lpx ddr4 2400mhz 16gb kit
psu:
cpu cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i V2 CPU Cooler

Saw on your build that you are using Corsair 250D case, which I'm interested in for my upcoming new rig. Did you managed to fit in the Corsair H100i V2 AIO into this case? Saw on some review that the H100i V2 is slightly too big for 250D case.