Inquiries about a mini-ITX Haswell build

I did lots of research on cases. I don't want to have a clumsy/bulky box. Rather a relatively slim tower.

I'm not really in need of an SSD at the moment.

 

My main reasons for this post were;

-actually to see if people have any experience with that one EVGA Hadron Air case

-get suggestions on motherboards

-get feedback on GPU choice for CAD

 

Again, I have to be able to carry it around in a bag or something similar, like really "carying", with a shoulder strap or something alike.

My dear dark-pigmented esquire, I thank you for your lustfulliceness.

Thine pudh opinions have been catered and taken into account, heardlice, me trow that I can not abide thy cwide as it is clæne fyren and wickedness of imbecility.

Man hath already bespoken me of acquiring meself a behausing from Far Eastern handicrafts by the name Lian Li. This would be a misbigotten brainchild upon I will not consent as it does not jibe my intended implementation. It does not correspondent with my previously stated purpose.

I shall anbidian for cyrms and stories of other mægds and maids.


Thy green water containing giant berry has been accepted into my estate and now resides on my head, just like your epic Biblical portrayals depict. 

May God guide you with His light and mercy.

Sincerely, Amir IV of Wales.

 

 

I come to you as a fellow enlightened individual of the great giant berry to give you my full consent to go the path you choose and may no human nor god best upon you in your search.

You shall have my blessing and may rivers from the columns of Venus and giant berry stream in your honor. You have my blessing my friend and may the powers of the giant berry aid you in your search.

Yours sincerely

GetzTheGoldfish of the giant berry

Get the Asus ROG Impact. That Z87 board is the ONLY one to purchase within the mini-ITX world nowadays, because it is just THAT good. Plus it has really nice built-in wifi, a satisfactory audio card and good power management. It also looks beastly. I like Patriot Viper 3 RAM, but that is just my preference. Since that case does in fact possess a side window, I would buy whatever color-corresponding RAM is on sale at the time. Or black RAM. Black is always a faithful friend. It honestly doesn't matter which brand of GPU you go with, although you do frequently get more bang for your buck with AMD cards from any brand. Just make sure that you go with a decent aftermarket cooler. MSI has really nice ones for their lineup, as does Asus and even Gigabyte. If you place some washers behind the bolts when you mount the handle, it should hold fairly well (I also recommend a lock-washer to prevent the nut from backing off.)