I would not waste money on one of these mini PCs.
$1825 Build
ht tps://pcpartpicker.com/list/92wGC6
| Component |
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Price |
| CPU |
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor |
258.99 |
| CPU Cooler |
Corsair iCUE H60x RGB ELITE 47.73 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler |
79.99 |
| Motherboard |
Gigabyte Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard |
279.99 |
| Memory |
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory |
42.99 |
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| Storage |
Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive |
52.99 |
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| Video Card |
Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card |
799.99 |
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| Case |
Thermaltake The Tower 100 Mini ITX Tower Case |
89.99 |
| Power Supply |
Thermaltake Toughpower GF2 ARGB 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply |
99.99 |
| Operating System |
Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit |
119.98 |
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1824.91 |
I will not recommend 120mm AIO for 12700K. Thats barely enough.
Many air coolers laughs at 120mm AIO. Like Thermalright Frost Commander 140.
Two coolers… and why is that motherboard so expensive for ddr4? Lots of questions from the person who recommended that build.
Because mini itx is always a comprise somewhere
If OP’s budget is in the 2k ball park (I obviously didn’t read the entire thread). I would have gone with the following.
Most people don’t overclock in an itx build anyways and most cpu aren’t going to push much higher for overclocking so a b660i would suffice, can probably drop the K sku for something a slightly cheaper sku as well. The Lian Li/Dan H2O is a much smaller case and provides much better cooling. Spending a 2k budget and getting 16gb of ram is just silly.
PCPartPicker Part List: ht tps://pcpartpicker.com/list/H6nkMb
CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor ($258.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100x RGB ELITE 47.73 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard ($199.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory ($118.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($839.99 @ GameStop)
Case: Lian Li A4-H20 A4 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($154.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: Corsair SF750 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($178.03 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($119.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $2023.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-02 20:15 EST-0500
Personally mini itx is too many compromises for a full fat build. I would just go standard ATX for 99% of users, especially if you place the PC under your desk anyway itx isn’t saving you any space
Agreed. itx builds are for the sick and self hating like me.
I’ve done it once, but it was a lower power build.
i5-4570, 8GB DDR3-1600, GTX 750ti
In a cooler Master mini itx case
Its convenient. Move it for Lanparty.
Got ITX tax for some of the parts.
Started with Cooler Master AIO… thought I replaced it… but it added a 2nd AIO… Fixed. Now well below $2k, could probably upgrade more ram, or maybe larger SSD.
Choose a 120 because ITX case… may not be enough to OC, but OP was about to buy that Mini PC thing, so I’m guessing 120mm AIO will suffice.
As for mobo, PCPartpicker didn’t have a lot of options with prices… That was mid priced for a Z690 board.
Went mini ITX because OP was initially interested in that mini pc thing… so I figured smaller form factor was important.
Easy enough to downgrade to a lower power CPU.
I built a i7 4790K ITX Z97 Mobo in a Cooler Master RC-130 back in the day for my kids. I think i put an old GTX 660ti I had laying around. But that case could have taken a 980ti.
120mm AIO, still running like a champ. Tight build, cable management was not pretty. But once you close it up, you can’t see it.
Depends greatly on the itx cases. They’ve become more popular over the years.
In terms of volume with the case chosen, I’d go with something like the asus ap201. 33L vs the 31L of the TT 100. Can fit upwards to 360mm radiators or huge beefy coolers such as the D15. Can foot matx motherboards and full size psu as well.
If OP were to dive into the itx rabbit hole, then the NR200 and Lian Li/Dan Case h2o are the most popular ones.
Though I forgot about the NZXT H1. Comes with psu/aio/case. Sometimes it goes on sale for $200 and its extremely easy to build in.
Sorry rant over.
The biggest question is…does OP even want to build a computer or know someone/store that will build it for them? If OP doesn’t want to build it, they can see if NZXT BLD are still doing NZXT H1 builds.
Depends on CPU. CPUs these days demands much more cooling than 4790K. 120mm is barely enough. There are ITX that can fit big coolers as well.
Mine was a locked i5, so stock intel cooler worked fine for that. It was this case:
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I think I saw Optimumtech do a few modern builds with a 120mm AIO - kind of like the “well it’s all we could fit”. But as I said earlier, it was always a compromise. Undervolting was mandatory.
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Yeah, same case I used. Good case. i7 4790k still plays wow at acceptable level, even with the 660ti.
Limited to a 120mm radiator that Thermaltake case may not be best choice for a beginner, but it has flexibility to accommodate a custom loop, so you could go with a 60mm x 120mm radiator, which would give you same surface area as a 240mm radiator. So, if a 120mm AIO is not up to the task, you still have options, just not in a $2k budget.
I have no experience with the Termaltake case, and it may be hot garbage, I was really just throwing up a sub $2k build, and it was one of first itx cases i found that would accommodate a 4070ti. I really just wanted to show the OP the potential a $2k build has, even in a smaller form factor.