Help on "high value" ITX build

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panzerschreckGER

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Dear overclockers,

as I'm new to the forum I'd like to use its advice section for the first time.
I'm from Germany and planning on an ITX build at a range of about 1500-2500€ which will be used as an office PC (including video editing and Photoshop work).
I'm already owning a mouse / keyboard / monitors and also have a copy of Win7 Ultimate x64 next to me. I want to overclock my CPU in a moderate way thus I have chosen an adequate cooler. I'm also going to use my Samsung 840Pro 120gig SSD as a boot SSD and add two more SSDs in 480Gigs for data storage.
Please concider that prices may vary in Germany and that these parts fit my price range with about 600€ space to the limit of 2500€ :)

My shopping list as it is at the moment:

BitFenix Prodigy black

ASUS Maximus VI Impact mini-ITX

Corsair Dominator 16GB (2x8) @1866MHz

ASUS GeForce GTX760 DC Mini 2GB

530W BeQuiet Pure Power PSU (modular)

Corsair H80i

Intel Core i7-4770k @4x3.5GHz

Corsair Neutron GTX 480GB (2x)


My biggest concern is whether it will all fit in the case without squeezing it all together or bending parts over their strenght.
If it would fit like that, would it be possible to put a bigger GFXcard in there because it would be quite useful for editing and / or for gaming.


I'd really like every bit of advice from you guys and, since English isn't my native language, please excuse any grammatical or spelling mistakes. :)

Sincerely
panzerschreckGER
 
Everything looks good except 2 things.

1st why not get a single big ssd instead of 2 small ones? Works far better that way and easier to manage(from expierence).

2nd go for a 280x. Not much more than a 760 and performance is far better than a 760.

PSU is fine but don't expect to overclock everything to their limits with that lower wattage power supply. All about the volts when you overclock. That will determine how many watts are actually being pulled.
 
you would be able to get a normal sized graphics card in there, all but the very biggest ones, you would have to remove the mechanical hd racks but is possible. just use the ssd trays in the off side door panel and job done. :)
 
chrismjurd said:
you would be able to get a normal sized graphics card in there, all but the very biggest ones, you would have to remove the mechanical hd racks but is possible. just use the ssd trays in the off side door panel and job done. :)
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Erhm, pretty sure you can fit an HD 7990 in the Prodigy. You will have to remove the top HDD cage but it still leaves him with room for 2 drives in the bottom drive cage.

Oh, and you can fit an H100i in the Prodigy, which is only around €15,- more so you might as well do that.
 
after a quick check it seems you can get the beast that is a 7990 in it, wowzer, what cant you get in it :) what a case. :D
 
A suggestion, instead of the expensive ssd you could get a 1 or 2 TB sshd. I'm not sure what this groups consensus is on these, but I find they offer performance close to a ssd for access of os files and also have high capacity and are cheaper.
 
Surfie said:
A suggestion, instead of the expensive ssd you could get a 1 or 2 TB sshd. I'm not sure what this groups consensus is on these, but I find they offer performance close to a ssd for access of os files and also have high capacity and are cheaper.
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He has the money so mine as well make use of it. Besides ssds are far faster than a sshd.
 
NeverBackDown said:
He has the money so mine as well make use of it. Besides ssds are far faster than a sshd.
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Well, sure he has the budget, but shouldn't he be made aware of all options available to him? A chance to save money shouldn't be ignored just because he had budget for it....

Edit: ssds are faster, sure. They are also more expensive and require more maintenance. Mechanical hard drives are cheaper and offer lots of storage and need less maintenance. Sshds are the middle ground in my opinion, and I find them quite good in general.
 
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If you are going for "high value" don't get a pure power. Go for a straight power, since dark power pro won't fit I guess. Pure Power is not a bad PSU, but it's beQuiet's lowest tier.
You should double check on the Dimensions though. Sometimes (but not as a generall rule) with the Prodigy it makes sense to use a psu without cable management, because it ads to the length of the unit cause of the connectors.

Greetings from Kiel ;)
 
Surfie said:
Well, sure he has the budget, but shouldn't he be made aware of all options available to him? A chance to save money shouldn't be ignored just because he had budget for it....

Edit: ssds are faster, sure. They are also more expensive and require more maintenance. Mechanical hard drives are cheaper and offer lots of storage and need less maintenance. Sshds are the middle ground in my opinion, and I find them quite good in general.
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Ya true. I am actually getting my brother a 1tb SShd for xmas. It's only for storage and a limited number of games, which is the reason why i decided to give him that then spend another 400$ for a 500gb ssd. If it was me i would have spent that extra $400 simply because i only use ssds(personal preference) and space will never be an issue for me.
 
Thanks!

Thanks for your suggestions, guys! I finally decided on going with the SSD's as data storage and got a 7990! I also changed the PSU for a 600W bequiet Straight Power (non-modular)!

I guess a build-log will follow soon :)
 
With a dual-GPU card like the 7990 you're going to need some more power than that tbh. A good quality 750 Watt unit should do.

AMD website:
- 750W (or greater) power supply with two 150W 8-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended
- 1000W (or greater) power supply with four 150W 8-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology in dual mode.

NOTE: Minimum recommended system power supply wattage is based on the specific graphics card and the typical power requirements of other system components. Your system may require more or less power. OEM and other pre-assembled PCs may have different power requirements.
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A Corsair AX760 would be perfect, but it doesn't *need* to be. As long as the PSU is a maximum of 160mm long and of good quality.
 
Thanks!

Oh, thanks for the heads-up!
I'm going to get an AXi760 then :) It matches with the H100i and also works with Corsair Link, which is a nice additional feature!
 
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