Small Gaming PC Spec

taz488 · 9 Oct 2013 at 21:46

Hi all,

I currently have an old pc and the best thing about it is a hd 6850, so am looking at building new.

I wanted to make something smaller than my current case (good old antec sonata), and the bitfenix phenom looks really tastey.

Been out of the loop for a while and am not sure what all the mini micro thin ATX sizes are about etc. so would be very grateful of a decent spec! Heres what im looking for:

Monitor - preferably 24" or bigger
Case - preferably the bitfenix phenom as i like the look! has to be small and smooth looking

Mobo
CPU
RAM
GPU
SSD
PSU
Sound Card
Fans & Coolers?

I mainly want the pc for games, movies tv and video editing.

I will store all large files externally (have a large external hd), but still want to install games, do i get a internal hd for games or just a larger ssd?

Am i also right in thinking I ATX = no sound card?

Budget = £600 to £800 - if its worth spending the extra on a quality monitor for example, something that will last/make a difference.

Any advice much appreciated, Thanks!

taz488 · 9 Oct 2013 at 22:22

oops could a mod please move to small form factor if thats more appropriate, thanks!

RJC · 9 Oct 2013 at 22:34

taz488 said:
oops could a mod please move to small form factor if thats more appropriate, thanks!

Will get it moved for you

mickyflinn · 9 Oct 2013 at 22:38

I have gone for the prodigy with an itx board as the mini itx boards only have 2 Sata ports.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x HIS HD 7870 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H787QN2G2M) £143.99
1 x AOC E2450SWDAK 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x ASRock H87M-ITX Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £56.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £823.26 (includes shipping : £17.85).

taz488 · 10 Oct 2013 at 18:58

Thanks!

But does this mean no sound card? and is this not possible in the phenom case?

taz488 · 10 Oct 2013 at 23:27

I've had a bit more of a look around and came up with this, what does anyone think?

(p.s. its got a blue colour scheme, taasssteeeyy)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x HIS HD 7870 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H787QN2G2M) £143.99
1 x Lian Li PC-V355B Aluminium Micro ATX Cube Case - Black £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x ASRock H87M PRO4 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £76.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £65.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £61.99
1 x Cooler Master GeminII M4 Low Profile CPU Cooler £22.99
Total : £870.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).