Hello,
I want to recycle my old pc into a mini itx pc for my brother as all it needs is a cpu and motherboard.
he wants to play games like battlefront, call of duty, battlefield at 1080p, 60fps.
Would a locked cpu like the i5 4590 be the best choice with a h97 board?
Also, paired with a 7950 boost dual x from sapphire and 8gb ddr3 would it be enough to get 60 fps in the games I have mentionned
Dunno if ITX is really going to be worth it
otherwise, just drop the GPU and RAM I suppose, as you already have the GPU and RAM?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Dr6zqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Dr6zqs/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($196.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $605.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 07:52 EST-0500
Well, he is going to uni in september so I guess I was mindful of size constraints in his room.
If i was going to go mini itx is there a motherboard you would recommend?
I believe some prices have changed, suppose the difference isn't much then
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RGQPjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RGQPjX/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($196.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $623.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 07:59 EST-0500
Cool, thanks for your help, would the core 500 be a good option for the case aswell?
I think the Elite 130 is a bit more compact, it's what I currently use, if you want the 240mm radiator support, the core 500 overall is a bit roomier as well.
Awesome, I will keep that in mind, thanks
R9-380 is basicly not realy a big step up from the 7950.
Infact they are allmost the same thing, only diffrence is that the 380 = Tonga and the 7950 is Tahiti.
It will not be worth it, to go upgrade to a R9-380 from a 7950 imo.
If you want a decent gpu upgrade, then something like a R9-390 or GTX970 would make more sense.