Here's the system I'm currently building. I have a Microcenter right next door to my house so I am literally within a stones throw of the best Intel processor deals you can get. How does this hardware look? I already have some of the parts, mostly the case, motherboard, processor, and the hard drives. I was just wondering if it looks like that graphics card isn't going to fit? I had an ASUS GTX 660 OC and it fit just fine in there, but I know the ASUS is a lot smaller than the 770. Any thoughts?
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: EVGA ACX mITX 46.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Microcenter) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($189.99 @ Amazon) Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($127.90 @ Staples) Storage: Western Digital 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($186.95 @ B&H) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($328.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($159.99 @ NCIX US) Monitor: HP ZR2740w 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($449.00 @ B&H) Total: $1932.78
Damn the specs sound really good. Post some pictures when you are done!
About your graphics card it should be fine, I saw a video with a GTX Titan in it and that is 267mm the Asus GTX 660 is 260mm, You might be cutting it very close with that 770 which is 272mm.
I don't see anything wrong with the build. However, there are some things you could change.
1. Getting a Samsung 840 instead of the OCZ:
Samsung 840 evo is one of the fastest and cheapest SSDs on the market and Samsung makes really high quality SSDs. OCZ has a high failure rate, but if you want it. Don't feel pressured.
Non-ROG board:
The Maximus in an ROG board, and while its awesome its not the best value for the dollar. I would advise getting just a normal z87 ITX board. Because with a 4670k your not really using maxed out parts, almost though. And ROG board are expensive and made for the people with lots of money to spend.
I wound up ditching the Hadron since I wanted to eventually be able to use a watercooling loop so I got a Bitfenix Prodigy. I already had the OCZ Vertex 4 and the 3TB WD so that was just added into the build. Also, the reason I went for the ASUS ROG board is that I got it for a steal ($150) with a Microcenter Employee discount. I ditched the 16GB of RAM and went with 8GB of Corsair Vengeance Red/Black to match the color theme of the build. The system is up and running right now with just the stock fans (waiting on the UPS truck) and I'm getting 40C idle on the CPU, and 37 idle on the GPU with 52C full load @ stock clock on the CPU and 69C full load on the GPU. I'm satisfied with it for right now until I get some more time to custom sleeve the PSU that I bought. (TX750M, since it was the only 750 I could find at Microcenter that would fit) The only complaint I have is that the GTX 770 is so freaking big that it blocks any view of the board, lol. I knew that going into it though, so I am going to custom mod the front with a clear perspex acrylic window. I'll start posting a build log once I tear it all down and do all the modding. I just need to learn how to custom sleeve PSU cables and I'll be all set.
You can WC with a hadron.. I've seen it done. But all in all sounds decent.
Why did you get a 750w PSU when you won't be CF/SLI... at most your computer will pull like 500 maybe 550w... So a 600-650w would be more than ample.. you could probably get away with a 550w.. but good luck on the custom window mod.. I've done a few and have fun doing them every time :)
Wound up with the Bitfenix Prodigy since I want to WC, thanks for the suggestion. Also, I got the HP monitor for $399 @ Microcenter. :) Thanks for the suggestions though, oh and also, I already had the hard drives from a previous build, haven't replaced them yet. When I do, I will look into the ones you've suggested.
Believe it or not, I did it to future proof the build to an extent. I didn't want to buy a 500/600 watt PSU since in the future I might get tired of the mITX build and want to go full ATX and SLI the GTX 770. I figured why buy a PSU twice, might not make a lot of sense now that I am thinking about it, but it was in my head at the time when I was standing in the store. :) Thanks for the suggestion, of course.