Hi all, I've always wanted to make a medium end gaming rig that is Micro ATX, they have always interested me. Something geared towards portability, airflow and not breaking the bank. I can go either Intel or AMD but I do have more experience with AMD products. I would like the budget to be around $800 CAD and I plan to sell the system upon completion and tests. Throw me some ideas and recomendations you guys have.
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 07:35 PM
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 08:33 PM
Why stop at matx? I just did a nice itx system with a i7 and 580.
There are some real nice lian Li cases out for itx
There are some real nice lian Li cases out for itx
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 11:40 PM
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There are some real nice lian Li cases out for itx
you failed to mention the BitFenix Prodigy
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 12:12 AM
meh, not a fan of the prodigy, for a ITX case its fairly big, very similar in size to lian li matx cases.
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:11 AM
case
http://pcdirect.com/chfcsmfoalmi.html
CPU
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819106001
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http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131797
ram
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820220557
you just need a hard drive, PSU, video card and windows....
http://pcdirect.com/chfcsmfoalmi.html
CPU
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819106001
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http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131797
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http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820220557
you just need a hard drive, PSU, video card and windows....
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Posted 04 July 2012 - 11:14 PM
Hmmm Im not sure if the APU will do it, I was thinking dedicated graphics like a GTX 560 or 7770 at least for the system and perhaps an AMD FX or Intel i5
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560ti OC/ Antec Kuhler 620 cpu cooler
Auzentech Xraider 7.1 sound card/ 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB hard drives/ OCZ Agility 3 60GB Solid State Drive (Boot)
NZXT H2 Chbuttis/ OCZ ModXtream Pro 700w/ Gigabyte 990fxa UD3 Socket AM3+/ AMD Phenom II X4 955 @3.7GHz/ Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 @1600MHz
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560ti OC/ Antec Kuhler 620 cpu cooler
Auzentech Xraider 7.1 sound card/ 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB hard drives/ OCZ Agility 3 60GB Solid State Drive (Boot)
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Posted 04 July 2012 - 11:31 PM
You could always do Hybrid Xfire with a 7770..
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 02:41 AM
you can use a dedicated GPU as well....
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:47 AM
Hmmm Im not sure if the APU will do it, I was thinking dedicated graphics like a GTX 560 or 7770 at least for the system and perhaps an AMD FX or Intel i5
Don't underestimate the power of A8-3870K.
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 09:26 AM
I guess I shouldn't, I'll have to read some reviews and benchmarks, I want to build a system to sell that can pretty much handle anything. Thanks for the input lads.Don't underestimate the power of A8-3870K.
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NZXT H2 Chbuttis/ OCZ ModXtream Pro 700w/ Gigabyte 990fxa UD3 Socket AM3+/ AMD Phenom II X4 955 @3.7GHz/ Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 @1600MHz
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560ti OC/ Antec Kuhler 620 cpu cooler
Auzentech Xraider 7.1 sound card/ 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB hard drives/ OCZ Agility 3 60GB Solid State Drive (Boot)
NZXT H2 Chbuttis/ OCZ ModXtream Pro 700w/ Gigabyte 990fxa UD3 Socket AM3+/ AMD Phenom II X4 955 @3.7GHz/ Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 @1600MHz
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560ti OC/ Antec Kuhler 620 cpu cooler
Auzentech Xraider 7.1 sound card/ 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB hard drives/ OCZ Agility 3 60GB Solid State Drive (Boot)
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 09:32 AM
it can......
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 07:59 PM
I guess I shouldn't, I'll have to read some reviews and benchmarks, I want to build a system to sell that can pretty much handle anything. Thanks for the input lads.
Obviously it can't fix you breakfast or clean the house
But yeah, in general, it should be able to handle anything.
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