Opinions on my part list?

Ok this should suit my needs right? Literally all I do is fallout 4, TF2 and Netflix

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sVxkYr

It should be a bit better than my current rig in performance terms. I don't need "balls to the wall" performance I just need something that'll run decent lol. Later I'll switch the black for the blue drive
 
Intel_man said:
Don't be stupid and buy a proper size board.

That's as nice as I'll word it.
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I understand but as I said before there weren't any micro atx boards with built-in wifi. If I can save the costs of a wifi card by getting a micro itx board WITH built in then shouldn't I?
 
The VCR King said:
I understand but as I said before there weren't any micro atx boards with built-in wifi. If I can save the costs of a wifi card by getting a micro itx board WITH built in then shouldn't I?
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Because you lose a bunch of pcie slots over ATX, 2 dimm slots, and possibly sata ports among other things.

Just buy a mid tower ATX. mATX cases aren't that much smaller than mid towers. You're not going to save much space.

You either go full mITX or you get ATX. mATX sucks.
 
I would also go with at least a 500 or 550 watt psu, will help if you upgrade video card later.
 
I'd only go mini ITX if I had a super small mITX case to put it in. Otherwise as Intel was indicating that a lot of mid tower ATX that accept a full size board are pretty compact (such as the Fractal Define C, which is only about 8% larger than the one you listed :cool: ) and offer you a lot more expandability for not much extra tower height. Ultimately you get a more complete computer without both limiting yourself and paying a premium price for mITX components.

Obviously your call, however.
 
beers said:
I'd only go mini ITX if I had a super small mITX case to put it in. Otherwise as Intel was indicating that a lot of mid tower ATX that accept a full size board are pretty compact (such as the Fractal Define C, which is only about 8% larger than the one you listed :cool: ) and offer you a lot more expandability for not much extra tower height. Ultimately you get a more complete computer without both limiting yourself and paying a premium price for mITX components.

Obviously your call, however.
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I'll still tinker around a bit with the PCPP.

In the meantime, how would the performance of my current list PC compare to my current rig?
 
I tweaked the microatx list a bit more, and so far here is what I've come up with:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyCalvinWilliams/saved/P6D2RB

Besides the whole "mini-ITX in a micro-ATX" case thing, wouldn't this be a pretty decent build performance-wise if it became a "reality"?

I mean, as long as it performs equally or better than my current PC I'll be happy.

I'm just wanting to do a new build since I have the funds and the Beast is on borrowed time.
 
I took the time and did a LOT of research on compatibility and speeds and all that stuff and I think I finally got a decent build list:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyCalvinWilliams/saved/P6D2RB

Additional notes about this revision, I chose the 3GB 1060 card because I don't play any games where 6gb would do me any good, heck I rarely play Fo4 now and I barely use all of the 2GB on my 6950 playing TF2.

Also I chose a non modular PSU to save money because I'm not bothering with a modular unit if my case has no side window.
 
The VCR King said:
I chose the 3GB 1060 card because I don't play any games where 6gb would do me any good, heck I rarely play Fo4 now and I barely use all of the 2GB on my 6950 playing TF2.
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That's not the reason why the 6gb version of the 1060 is recommended. Vram consumption also does not give you a good picture of performance demand.

The 6gb version physically has more CUDA cores which means it's a faster card in general, even when vram usage is not being fully consumed.

On top of all that, I'd get a 2x8gb configuration instead of a 4x4gb layout. There's really no reason to occupy all four slots at such low density ram.
 
Intel_man said:
That's not the reason why the 6gb version of the 1060 is recommended. Vram consumption also does not give you a good picture of performance demand.

The 6gb version physically has more CUDA cores which means it's a faster card in general, even when vram usage is not being fully consumed.

On top of all that, I'd get a 2x8gb configuration instead of a 4x4gb layout. There's really no reason to occupy all four slots at such low density ram.
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1. I understand but I almost exclusively play TF2 and Need for Speed, I don't really need "balls to the wall" performance GPU-wise. As I said before my little Radeon 6950 2GB is already more than enough so a 1060 3GB will fit me fine.

2. I prefer 4x4 so I can run dual-channel. Plus the cost difference is pretty much negligible.
 
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