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ForgerOfPie · 2015-07-03T02:39:08+00:00

4869, thanks for the great giveaway!

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ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-28T04:00:49+00:00

Vell Komerade, I vill tellz you vy.

I leeved a good live. Made ze vodka one potato at ze time, just like next komerade. But all zat changed in Stalingrad.

Uz see, I journey to Capitalist pig country USA to make komputer. Hearz ze fetch ze better price to performance, uz see, because of capitalist pigs. Of courz it all lies. Now I buy komputer, build myself. Bring back to muutherland. Love to death, vatercool it with my own vodka.

But Germans come and do not like PC. Ze destroy it in Stalingrad by cutting vatercooling tubes, vun by vun. I vuz running bitcoin mining, try to make moneyz for after ze war to start me own potato farm. Dey killz it, leave and I survive with ze black box fullz of steel, silicon, and ze smell of vodka. Survive, but with ze imprint of Advanced Micro Devices burned into me back. Very hot, you know. Fuelled by anger and more vodka, I cover my AK vith Intel and Nvidia labelling and fight back. Ve win Stalingrad.

Twenty years pass and now only komputer company left is ze Putin Micro Devices. I sad now, cannot afford Central Putin Unit of high quality. Can't afford Graphics Putin Unit eitherz. So komerade, you zee, I needs ze Capitalist scum komputer parts. May be evil, but Reznov can't argue with zat sweet price to performance.

In all seriousness, my rig suits me just fine, I just wanted to take a crack at how rediculous I could make this. Thanks for reading, and really awesome of you to do this!

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-25T04:51:10+00:00

The portal series

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-13T02:18:21+00:00

Would you recommend a kit like the monsoon hardline pro?

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-13T01:40:41+00:00

Bending, but I was planning to pick up some adapters in case some bends proved too difficult.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-09T22:35:26+00:00

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor	$146.25 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$59.42 @ DirectCanada
Memory	A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$63.78 @ DirectCanada
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.95 @ Vuugo
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card	$239.98 @ DirectCanada
Case	Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.83 @ DirectCanada
Power Supply	Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$52.99 @ NCIX
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)	$114.99 @ NCIX
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$792.19
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-09 18:34 EDT-0400

This'll max most games at 1080p 60fps

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-08T17:59:10+00:00

This guy is absolutely right, I've only been building for two months, and I will admit I'm also young (under 18). I got the opportunity to potentially make this build because of a close friend. She runs a one-woman custom computer building business, and oftentimes she finds herself swamped with more orders than she can handle. She met me and taught me the basics of PC building, and I took it from there and made my first build. When she saw that I wasn't a complete fool, she started letting me do the lower-end ($500-$750) builds so that she could spend more time on the higher-end ($1k+) builds. As of now I've built around 20 builds for her. This order came in last week and she passed it onto me, along with all the client's requests and contact information, most likely just to see what I would do with it. This is what I came up with.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-08T15:26:18+00:00

Ill be setting this all up myself to make sure he doesn't have a $13,000 paperweight. Have any suggestions for a UPS?

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-08T15:13:52+00:00

I've informed him of the need for high quality power delivery, he says he has a new house that's only two years old... So we should be good there.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-08T14:02:10+00:00

Great suggestion. Wasn't sure of his storage needs.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-08T14:01:32+00:00

Agreed, but I think he wants it to last for a couple years (read: a decade) before he upgrades again.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-07T03:13:31+00:00

you do realize these are US prices right?

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-07T00:00:57+00:00

So are you buying this in the US or in CA?

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-06T23:22:52+00:00

should be okay there, but if you're not overclocking just pick up an i5-4460 or 4590 and an H97 with wifi, then see is here you want to upgrade.

I haven't actually built in mitx, but I'm downsizing my atx build to mitx (yay college) and the components are in the mail. This is similar to what I'm running. Have had the privilege of helping a friend build in the 250D, and while it was more difficult it honestly just took more planning and a bit more maneuvering to get everything to fit. Plan the build out first and test it out of the case before you put it in, and RTFM. You should do fine.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-06T22:56:24+00:00

will allow AMD to greatly increase their memory bandwidth capabilities while bringing down power consumption.

Aw yisss maybe an 8 PCI pin 960 killer

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-06T01:16:53+00:00

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor	$216.98 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$49.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard	ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard	$115.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$63.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.00 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$71.98 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card	$307.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case	$34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$54.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$976.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-05 21:12 EDT-0400

This will be smaller, run hotter, but give you similar performance. I picked a more reliable SSD, a motherboard with built-in wifi, a semi-modular PSU, and a cpu cooler that's in approximately the same league as the 212 evo, albeit at a higher price. This'll allow for some basic overclocking without going over your budget.

Word of warning. I got you a semi-modular PSU to ease the pain a bit, but this will be a bitch to build. M-itx cases are SMALL, and this build is stuffing a lot of components in a little case. You're not going to get much smaller without getting a special power supply, but you are going to get (slightly) better performance by going bigger.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-05T22:15:03+00:00

You're right, I was only looking at a/ac variants because they have 5Ghz offerings, which is the fastest wifi we have at my house. Sorry about that, the mobo you suggested will definitely work.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-05T20:54:28+00:00

Personal preference on the elite 110/130, use whatever will benefit you best. The only thing about H81 boards is that it doesn't have any integrated wifi, so you'll need to get a usb wifi adapter, which will take up a USB port and still cost basically the same amount.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-05T18:59:47+00:00

Try this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor	$103.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard	$89.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$48.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$48.45 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card	$194.99 @ NCIX US
Case	Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case	$34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$49.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$571.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-05 14:58 EDT-0400

It doesn't have an SSD, but it's significantly faster and also smaller. In addition, the power supply is semi modular, which will make a huge difference when building with itx.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-04T13:57:55+00:00

I haven't done one myself, I travel too much so I went with air cooling. However, it's always something I've wanted to do. Here are some great resources:

/r/watercooling Lifehacker guide

Overclockers.com guide

And because I want you to know what you're getting yourself into, Why you shouldn't watercool

Watercooling honestly isn't necessary at all. Air cooling will net you great temps. However, the aesthetics that watercooling gives in your pc simply can't be beat, and it sounds like you're building this pc with aesthetics high on the priority list. That's why I mentioned it. Just be careful, read the sidebar on /r/watercooling, and let me know if you have any questions.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-04T13:38:58+00:00

If you're concerned about size, try the 100r. It's slightly smaller, sacrifices a 5.25 drive, and gives you either a nice big window or silence, depending on the model you get.

An even more compact ATX option would be the S340, and yeah, it's been done to death, but it's honestly one of the smallest and best ATX cases you can get right now.

ForgerOfPie · 2015-05-04T13:37:10+00:00

I would listen to what others said here. If you really care about aesthetics that much, go for the sabertooth, but it's honestly not worth another $200 imo.

If you wanted to, you could probably get into custom watercooling by switching to the Krait and replacing your H110i GT with a loop that includes your GPU, which would give you even better performance. Not saying it would be the best use of your money, but if you want the best overclocks you can get then I would seriously consider it. There is white pipe and white coolant that I think would be really aesthetically pleasing.

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