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Need Advice On Parts For A New ITXBuild

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  • 13-03-2019 6:17pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 16


    hey guys
    i am after receiving a cpu from a friend of mine for a low cost (i9 7940x-BUILD BELOW) and i am looking to order parts ASAP , the only problem is i game on my PS4/Xbox One for most titles and will only use this rig for the odd Strategy Games (Football Manager) which will run on 5 stars with the onboard GPU , and some photoshopping,so i am looking for advice on a GPU (NOTE* cant be longer than 330mm) for this build and also a good 27 inch 4k gaming monitor.

    CASE: Streacon DA2
    PSU:Silverstone SFX800
    MB:ASRock X299E -ITX
    CPU: i9 7940x
    MEM:Corsair Vengeance 64GB SODimm 2666
    AIO: Kraken X62
    SSD:Samsung Evo 970 500GB


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  • Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    i9-7940X doesn't have an iGPU so I'm not sure where you're thinking of Football Manager running.

    I'm confused, your friend sold you the CPU only?
    Which parts do you have already?

    Also the Streacom DA2 is frankly too small for build recommendations. If you received that, I'd sell it/give it back & get a larger case to more easily accomodate a gaming rig.

    Finally, what's your overall budget?


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bzVdvmb4jCohQz0xPN1_3cLXCPvMkPmIPv28D7Cr7s8/edit#gid=1094936222

    Guide from r/sffpc

    Anyway, i9-7940X at 165W TDP is simply not recommended for a SFF PC.

    Go micro-ATX at the very least.


  • Registered Users Posts: 16 Techlit


    cheers mate , i just have the cpu , think i might sell it on Adverts


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Good choice.

    You'd be grand with a 9600K / 9700K i5-8400, or Ryzen + cheap GPU to be honest.


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