Building a Mirco ATX Rig

[jamshoot]

Hi there

Am considering to build a Mirco ATX rig mainly used for MS Office, Adobe Illustrator etc. Preferably using Intel new chipset (Haswell). No monitor. Am setting a budget at $900.
Need some recommendation from bros who can share their current MATX rig.
Cheers

 

[royfrosty]

Hi there

Am considering to build a Mirco ATX rig mainly used for MS Office, Adobe Illustrator etc. Preferably using Intel new chipset (Haswell). No monitor. Am setting a budget at $900.
Need some recommendation from bros who can share their current MATX rig.
Cheers

Mobo + CPU
MSI B85M-E33 + i5-4570 ~ $344

RAM
Kingston Value Ram 8gb ~ $78

HDD
WD Blue 1tb ~ $78

GPU
Gigabyte GTX 660 2gb ddr5 ~ $283

PSU
FSP Hexa 500W ~ $58

Chassis
Xigmatek Asgard XP ~ $58

ODD
Asus 24x DVD drive ~ $24

$923 w/o OS build at tradepac. Can ask for further discount to meet your budget.

 

[wuweiz]

Adobe Illustrator uses a lot of juice.. More than photoshop..

 

[royfrosty]

Adobe Illustrator uses a lot of juice.. More than photoshop..

Wait. I forgot to add a gfx card

 

[wuweiz]

Wait. I forgot to add a gfx card

 

[jamshoot]

Adobe Illustrator uses a lot of juice.. More than photoshop..

Hi

That is what I was told. Any recommendation for a decent graphic card

cheers

 

[royfrosty]

Hi

That is what I was told. Any recommendation for a decent graphic card

cheers

With the current budget a gtx660 ba.

If one grade slightly higher at $350 price point then probably can get the 660ti.

 

[nippp0n]

CPU & Mobo: i5-3470 & Asrock B75M-DGS @ $292
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ ~$80
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB @ ~$80
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 660 Windforce @ $283
Case: Sharkoon MS 140 @ $52
PSU: Seasonic S12 520W @ ~$78

Total: $887
Buy and build at Tradepac.

 

[c0ke123]

CPU & Mobo: i5-3470 & Asrock B75M-DGS @ $292
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ ~$80
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB @ ~$80
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 660 Windforce @ $283
Case: Sharkoon MS 140 @ $52
PSU: Seasonic S12 520W @ ~$78

Total: $887
Buy and build at Tradepac.

Did they take any of your spare parts? lol

 

[nippp0n]

Did they take any of your spare parts? lol

Didn't see any such cases happening recently in the forum. If you are worried that it might happen to you, stay around the shop, check properly after assembly and make sure they are there.

 

[jamshoot]

About this thread ...

Didn't see any such cases happening recently in the forum. If you are worried that it might happen to you, stay around the shop, check properly after assembly and make sure they are there.

Hi guys
Thanks for the inputs. Looking for more recommendation from bros here. Btw there is a thread in the IT Garage Sales run by a snr member selling mini-itx bundles. The casing looks good like the FSP Aurum 92+ 550 550W Modular 80+ Platinum / Thermaltake Smart SE 530W Modular 80+ Bronze including some of the bundles.
Not sure of the pricing indicated but can anyone enlighten me.
Any comments

cheers

 

[royfrosty]

Hi guys
Thanks for the inputs. Looking for more recommendation from bros here. Btw there is a thread in the IT Garage Sales run by a snr member selling mini-itx bundles. The casing looks good like the FSP Aurum 92+ 550 550W Modular 80+ Platinum / Thermaltake Smart SE 530W Modular 80+ Bronze including some of the bundles.
Not sure of the pricing indicated but can anyone enlighten me.
Any comments

cheers

Bought from him before, he specialize on itx setups. So that will depend on you. Would you prefer an matx or mitx build.