Help with SFF Gaming/Work/Media Build

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Uthred

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Currently started a PhD and the computers available in the research lab are a piece of shit. I cant really afford a sufficiently powerful laptop and I dont want to haul a full sized rig in and out so I was thinking of throwing together a SFF build to suit my needs. The machine will be used primarily for 3dsmax and Photoshop, of secondary importance is gaming/media (for downtime of course ;) and finally general productivity.

Budget: ~€700 (Ireland)
Main Use: Gaming (3.5), HD Media Playback i.e. 10bit 720 & 1080p (4) 3D work (5), General Usage (2.5). Rate importance on a 1-5 scale. (5 Being highest)
Monitor Resolution: What resolution will you be playing your games at? 1920x1200 Are you going to upgrade later? No Are you buying a new monitor? No
Looking to reuse any parts?: i7 2600K (currently my desktop PSU, going to upgrade my desktop to an i7 3770)
When will you build?: Sometime in the next month or so
Will you be overclocking?: No

Build

Case: Lian Li PC-Q08B
PSU: Antec TruePower New TP-550
CPU: i7 2600K
RAM: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit
MB: ASRock H77M-ITX Motherboard
GPU: XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 HD-687A-ZHFC Graphics Card 1 GB PCI-e
HD: Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 6GBps 64GB & Seagate ST31000524AS 3.5 inch Barracuda 1TB GB 7200rpm SATA Drive with 32MB Buffer
 
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Uthred

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Sep 26, 2012
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Thanks for the Silverstone suggestion, I think I will go with that instead. The 6870 was chosen because it was a) cheap and b) relatively short, Im open to other suggestions there though (to be honest I'd prefer to go with an Nvidia card)
 
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Silverforce11

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Check sig. Packing a lot of power in a very small case.

Also, new radeons perform very well in 3dsmax and photoshop. Get a 7850 if you want a good cheap card thats small.
 
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Well for around $100 the 6870 is the best option, don't spend much more than that though ($180 gets a 7850). Nvidia doesn't really have anything interesting at that price point right now...I think they've priced themselves out of anything under $350.

If you don't mind used, a GTX 560ti around $100 should be comparable to the 6870. I've seen good deals on the 4xx series but its probably to hot/power hungry for that case.
 
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Uthred

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The SG05 would seem to be the most economical option, but I really like the look of the SG07. Didnt realise there was such a performance difference between the 64 & 128 GB HD's. Given the relatively small price differential it seems foolish not to go with the 128GB one.
 
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Silverforce11

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SG06 is very good looking and essentially the same size/internals as the SG05. Get the one with 450W PSU, its a very good unit. They are both able to fit cards up to 10.5 inches.
 
EliteRetard

EliteRetard

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Silverstone makes good PSUs, even their 450w should be plenty for this system. One thing I will mention about the SG07, it doesn't look to have USB3 front ports, if that matters to you. SG05/06 may take 10" cards, but only if the power connectors are on top (not back)...so its not just size to worry about (you gotta be able to plug them in). SG07 takes up to 12" cards with the plugs on top (bigger case than 05/06).

As somebody else mentioned, if you are going to spend up a little more then 7850/7870 ($180-200) would be a good card to get.

Example (these particular cards may not fit, check vs the case you get):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161404
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161405
 
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