Looking to do A Cube Build

[xxxjetta1]

Now i want to do a cube build but 2bh i have no idea what parts can fit in a cube build so i will need a full build put 2gether. My budget is 1k us dollars. I play on w 23" 1920x1080 monitors and do some lite streaming. No video editing at all. The games i play are d3 arma 3 wow ffxiv cs:go LoL GtaV and going to be BO3 i have my hd that i will use cause it is not even 1year old wht windos 10.

[xxxjetta1]

well i have built lots of cps and never had to get a new os so im fine there looking for someone to help do a system put together for me

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and is the skylark a big performance upgrade over the haswell?

[Remilia]

Skylake is about 4-5%~ increase performance per core and costs about 20-30% more for the K ones.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($253.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1004.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Btw there are more options with the case, obviously, i just gave you one option.

[xxxjetta1]

now when looking at the cubes is there any cubes that can fit a full size gpu and if so i see alot of peps recomend the 390 over nivida cards can i ask why? i always here better things about nivida cards and see alot of games that show off nividia. Me personaly have no pref.

[Kagthul]

almost all cube style cases can fit (most) full length GPUs. Most GPUs tend to be 11" or so, but some manufacturers have some that are bigger, but most cases, with a few exceptions, can almost always handle an 11" GPU.

Does it have to be a "cube" or you are just looking for "small"?

If you're just looking for small, i'd suggest the Silverstone RAVEN, Silverstone Fortress FT-03 (i think it's the 03, at least - mITX), Phantex Evolv ITX or the EVGA Hadron Air/Hydro.

All are console-sized cases that support full-length GPUs no problem.

For example, this is an older pic of my rig (i have since replaced the cooler with a lower-profile cooler which allowed me to clean up the cabling) - built into an EVGA Hadron Air. PS4 controller for scale.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1...EdKdnNpYmlVVk0

Rig is:

Gigabyte Z97N-WiFi mITX motherboard
Core i7 4790K @ 4.5Ghz (500Mhz overclock)
16GB of DDR3-1600 (Crucial Ballistix Low Profile)
EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0+
Seagate 2TB SSHD (32GB SSD/2TB platter)
included 500w 80+ Gold PSU

[Artorius]

Okay, considering that he mostly play games that are relatively light weight, this build will most likely do everything that you need. We coould still drop the graphic's card for a 380 but I guess the small price difference is worth it:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card ($204.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG11B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($76.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $698.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-07 23:12 EST-0500

"But but GTA V!!!" Fine, build with 390 that will handle heavy games better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG11B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($76.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $768.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-07 23:14 EST-0500

"But he also does streaming!!" Okay, i7 to give you HT which should help with streaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($352.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG11B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($76.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $926.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-07 23:43 EST-0500



I think we could safely go with a smaller case in this last one... Build with a Nano that you won't need but since we're talking about cubic cases =p:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($594.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG11B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($76.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1088.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-07 23:11 EST-0500

[Kagthul]

I think we could safely go with a smaller case in this last one... Build with a Nano that you won't need but since we're talking about cubic cases =p:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($594.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG11B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($76.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1088.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-07 23:11 EST-0500

... but you used the same (rather large, actually) case?

[Artorius]

... but you used the same (rather large, actually) case?

Yeah, that's way I said that we could go with a smaller case. I'm shit with case recommendations and couldn't think about anything to use =(

[Kagthul]

Im sorta waiting on the OP to weigh in on the "must be cube like" or "im really just looking for small" question.

Because a lot of the straight up cubes are bigger than they really need to be and other mITX cases are smaller (like the Hadron, Evolv ITX, RAVEN, etc), so before i recommend something i sorta need that answer.

[xxxjetta1]

so it does not have to be a cube just was curious as looking into them. I do need to build me a new pc due to the fact my 29 280x 3g sapp oc editon and 8320 have been acting up badly so i am upgrading. The case i have wanted for a while now is a lvl10 snow but the $200 tag on it throws me off every time. Now i will only be running 1 gpu and 1 hd and possible 1 ssd so there will not be alot of expansions going on there. I do not have a pref as to the type of tower but i do want to get something that is eye catchy due to the fact im going to be looking at it alot when i game. ZSomething that does have some nice ventilation to keep my stuff cool.

[Artorius]

i do want to get something that is eye catchy due to the fact im going to be looking at it alot when i game.

M8 you should be looking at the monitor/TV

[xxxjetta1]

well my tower is right next to me

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i still like stuff that looks nice

[Kagthul]

look at these and let me know what you think of them:

Phantex Evolv ITX:
http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ITX.html

EVGA Hadron Air:
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product...110-MA-1001-K1

Silverstone RAVEN:
http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/...&area=en&top=C
(specifically the RVZ-01 and RVZ-02 are the mITX cases. For size referrence, they are about the size of the Xbox One).

Thermaltake Core V1:
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/produc...?id=C_00002373

Silverstone Fortress FT-03 mITX:
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=291

To me, those are about the best you can get for small/price/performance.

There are some "cooler" looking small cases out there, but they are a LOT more expensive (Lian-Li has some great looking cases, but they are either expensive or SUPER tiny and need SFF PSUs and SFF GPUs and therefore cost a great deal more to build in).

[xxxjetta1]

i do like the core v1

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but looking at alot of these cubrs it does not look like most of em have a cd rom drive

[Kagthul]

Almost none of them, since you dont need one any more. I havent had one in one of my gaming rigs in... almost 10 years.

You can get a 20$ USB 3 external if you really think youll need one (you wont).

The Hadron Air and Fortress FT-03 have a spot for a slot-loading drive, but those are more expensive (~50$).

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A build in the Core v1:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($253.87 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet CPU Cooler ($38.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($315.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.36 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $952.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-08 22:37 EST-0500

Went with 1x8GB RAM DIMM in case you want to go to 16GB later, this way you wont have to throw away perfectly good RAM.

Left room for an SSD (i personally dont care about SSDs given the abysmal storage space/cost ratio) if you want one; in the alternative for about another 15$ you could go with a Hybrid drive.

despite what it says about discounts, etc, i have been purposefully shutting off the discount thing on PcPartpicker lately so you're seeing the up-front/real cost before MiRs. You may be able to get this cheaper.

[mrgreenthump]

but looking at alot of these cubrs it does not look like most of em have a cd rom drive

Something like Fractal Design Core 500 might work for you, although it's not an exact cube. Also as you said you would like something that looks nice, you should probably check out their Node line up. Most of them have an optical bay, but only a slim one.