Advice on ITX rig

[yf1990]

hi all,
i'm looking to build a small rig for portability/space purposes
planning to do some light-medium gaming with it. (gave up on laptops,heat issues,lag etc)
planning to get the parts through amazon/tradepac/forum/mynextcom
will definitely appreciate any advice/help given!

i have sourced for some information and came up with this

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130/SilverStone FT03-MINI/Jonsbo U2
CPU + Mobo (no plans to overclock): i5-4570 + Msi h87i
Memory: Crucial 8gb ddr3
Storage: 240gb SSD samsung/intel/crucial
GPU (no plans to overclock): Zotac gtx760 amp + Superflower hx 500 / MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB
Power Supply: Please advice
Display: Any steals atm?

Budget ~1.2K
Thanks in advance!

 

[Jian19]

1.2k for itx include OS, ssd, monitor difficult leh..

 

[Jian19]

i5-4570 + Msi h87i ~ $402
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $90
Plextor m5s 256gb ssd ~ $245
Zotac gtx760 amp + Superflower hx 500 ~ $429
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
CM 130 ~ $90
Win7 64 oem ~ $115

$1392 without monitor

 

[t258jgn]

If don't need wifi, MSI H81i mobo more than enough

 

[MoneyFace =p]

hi all,
i'm looking to build a small rig for portability/space purposes
planning to do some light-medium gaming with it. (gave up on laptops,heat issues,lag etc)
planning to get the parts through amazon/tradepac/forum/mynextcom
will definitely appreciate any advice/help given!

i have sourced for some information and came up with this

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130/SilverStone FT03-MINI/Jonsbo U2
CPU + Mobo (no plans to overclock): i5-4570 + Msi h87i
Memory: Crucial 8gb ddr3
Storage: 240gb SSD samsung/intel/crucial
GPU (no plans to overclock): Zotac gtx760 amp + Superflower hx 500 / MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB
Power Supply: Please advice
Display: Any steals atm?

Budget ~1.2K
Thanks in advance!

Do you really need it to be portable? e.g. Carry to chalet/friend's home for LAN party?

And how light is your light-medium gaming?

 

[yf1990]

because i shift around from home to uni every half yearly.

actually im interested in the bitfenix prodigy (m) case.
so i have 2 options
1. itx system with mini itx prodigy
2. matx system with matx prodigy


bitfenix prodigy case ~ 130++
i5-4570 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $348
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $90
Plextor m5s 256gb ssd ~ $245
MSI GTX 670 2GB Power Edition only $379 from PC Themes
Seasonic M12II 620W ~ 118


light gaming : dota 2 / l4d2 atm

how does this look?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

because i shift around from home to uni every half yearly.

actually im interested in the bitfenix prodigy (m) case.
so i have 2 options
1. itx system with mini itx prodigy
2. matx system with matx prodigy


bitfenix prodigy case ~ 130++
i5-4570 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $348
Crucial 8gb ddr3 ~ $90
Plextor m5s 256gb ssd ~ $245
MSI GTX 670 2GB Power Edition only $379 from PC Themes
Seasonic M12II 620W ~ 118


light gaming : dota 2 / l4d2 atm

how does this look?

A single GTX 670 can already play them in Nvidia Surround still on max setting gao gao.

TBH, even a mere HD 7770 can handle those games at max settings on a single Full HD 1080p monitor, so you may wish to scale down GPU drastically to somewhere along mid-range?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

CPU+MB+RAM+PSU+CASE: Intel Core i5-4440 + MSI H81I + Kingston ValueRAM DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB X2 + Seasonic S12-G 450W [80 Plus Gold] + Jonsbo V3+ [Black] @ $534 (t258jgn)
GPU: Leadtek GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB @ $201
SSD: Plextor M5S 256GB @ $230 (t258jgn)
DSP: Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" LED [e-IPS] @ $248

Total: $1213

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