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Interim upgrade to m-itx

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  • 10-06-2018 10:09pm
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    jozi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭


    I'm hoping to get myself a Dancase C4 SFX once they are released and build a mitx machine to last me as long as my current pc has, if not longer. Right now I'm having some issues despite a fresh windows install and Lightroom is running quite slowly, it's time to do a partial upgrade.

    I have at present as follows which will be upgraded
    AMD Athlone II X3 440 + Cooler
    8GB ram
    Nvidia 8800 GTX (to be upgraded later)

    Samsung 850 ssd & some 2tb / 3tb drives (to be kept until I can afford a M2 drive + smaller discs)
    Corsair psu which should be ok until I go mitx.

    It's been awhile since I've upgraded, as can be seen above, I can only do the CPU, Mobo, Ram and cooler for now. The Gpu will probably be a bottle neck until I can get a 1050 or 1060, neither Revit or lightroom rely to heavily on the pgu and should be ok for the moment!

    A quick bit of googling and look on Scan.co.uk (is this still a good place to buy?) and I have this
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: Scythe - BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B 45.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($68.89 @ Newegg Marketplace)
    Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix H370-I Gaming Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.27 @ Amazon)
    Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2933 Memory ($184.98 @ Newegg)
    Total: $685.13
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-10 17:03 EDT-0400

    How does this look? Can I do better? I chose this motherboard as it has a digital out which I'll use on my receiver (my creative live sb xfi elite prob will be missed). I don't see myself overclocking at any point however I do want a fast cpu, I'm willing to sacrifice a little speed for the lower tdp cpu above. For cooling the Dancase has limited height, I may use the same cooler (if compatible) or go water when that happens, for now I just want to to be as inaudible as possible.

    I think thats about it, how does the above look? Can it be improved, price reduced?


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