mITX Gaming Build.

Found out that multitronic had much more MiniITX to offer than i though (was in mobo/LGA 1150 category instead of MiniITX..). i'm hoping to make a manufacturer match with mobo/gpu (and color)... which of these is best you think?

ASUS:
-Asus Z97i-Plus (143,47€)
-Asus R9 280 DC2T (173,31€)

Gigabyte:
-Gigabyte Z97N Gaming 5 (134,60€)
-Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC 2GB (186,21€)
OR
-Gigabyte R9 280 OC 3GB (184,59€)
 
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I think the MSI one, or gigabyte with the 280 are good options.Twin Froze V allows for a lot of overclocking, plus its factory overclocked. However, the 280 at stock is more powerful, and it has more VRAM for down the line
 
Edited the post because I saw later that it was matx instead of mitx.. Unfortunately MT doesn't have any mitx boards from msi (gaming series).. Could send them an email asking if they're gonna stock up of 'em sometime soon.. Really like the looks on the board..
Or then I could change to a matx case maybe... But got plans for the prodigy

Edit: found MSI Z97I GAMING AC Intel Z97 LGA 1150 mini-van for 156,90e in another webbshop here, worth the price?
 
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I'd suggest going with an matx case. There are some really nice ones out there.

If not, just go with the gigabyte one, its cheaper and looks nice too
 
Gonna go with the Gigabyte GA-Z97N Gaming 5 mobo, what's a good gpu with it:
-MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr OC 2GB [181,37€]
-Gigabyte R9 280 WindForce 3GB OC [184,59€]
-Gigabyte GTX 760 OC 2GB Rev 2.0 [186,21€]
-Asus R9 280 DC2T 3GB [171,11€]
 
Updated parts list (with prices):
Case: BitFenix Prodigy [79,76€]
Mobo: Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 [134,60€]
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 AE [61,21€]
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T40 [33,79€]
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3GB [184,59€]
PSU: Crosair CX600 (re-use)
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Performance 8GB (2x4) [70,89€]
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB [92,66€]
HDD: WD Black 500GB + Seagate Momentus 500GB (re-use)

Total: 657,50€
 
How about the x31? Been thinking on it... But gonna think on watercooling for cpu (gonna go with a aio if wc)..
Gonna look what the prices are at the point I'm gonna buy the cooler... Atm my economy isn't looking good.. But soon I get a "raise" (~8,50e/day)
 
I would recommend not buying a cooler right now, wait a bit, then buy a really nice one like the

NZXT Kraken x61
Corsair H100i
Cooler Master Seidon 240m

These are the nice ones out there on the market, as well as some cheaper corsairs
 
Thinking about buying a new keyboard while building a gaming pc (will probably take a long time to get it done, but still). Im using a dell office keyboard at (you can insert a I'd card or something to it, lol).. Any good somewhat cheap gaming keyboards out there? Would like one with cherry mx keys.. And back lighting.. Might order first parts in the beginning of next year..
Uh oh...
And a new monitor, been looking at Asus vx238h.. Any good? For the monitor 21-24"
 
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Heku said:
And a new monitor, been looking at Asus vx238h.. Any good? For the monitor 21-24"
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I went with the Asus vx248h. Very happy with mine so far. Its the second one I have owned. Gave the first one to my grandparents when there dell quit. Both are going strong.
 
Price Update:
Case: BitFenix Prodigy [77,33€] (Green, for some reason cheaper than other colors)
Mobo: Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 [137,02€]
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 AE [57,18€]
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T40 [33,79€] (still looking at coolers..)
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3GB [196,69€] (out of stock)
PSU: Crosair CX600 (re-use)
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Performance 8GB (2x4) [71,69€] (found Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP (VeryLowProfile i think), could maybe be good to get a good cpu cooler (clearance issue))
SSD: Crucial MX100 126GB [62,01€] (258gb->128gb, have 1tb in other internal storage, so this should be enough)
HDD: WD Black 500GB + Seagate Momentus 500GB (re-use)

Total: 635,71€
 
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Just ordered:
Case: BitFenix Prodigy [Green]
Mobo: Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 M-ITX
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 [Boxed]

Total price: ~270€

Gonna order rest of the parts next year..
There might still be changes in the un-ordered parts..
 
Parts arrived on Friday, but my dad didn't have time to get them.. And next weekend I won't get home so I'll be home 23.12... Told my dad to wrap them in Xmas paper so it'll be more fun :)
 
Thoughts:
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo (from another site for 35€)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 760 2GB Rev 2.0 (WindForce 3X) [203,95€]
PSU: Seasonic M12II-620 EVO (Fully-Modular for good cable management) [80,57€]
RAM: Re-use the old ones [8gb 1333MHz]
SSD: Crucial MX100 128GB [62,01€]
HDD: WD Black 500GB + Seagate Momentus 500GB (re-use)
 
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