I have spent a couple hundred hours researching and I am making less progress than I would like, so I am going to make a log out of it and hopefully can get some opinions along the way. I much appreciate what I have received in terms of feedback so far, it is making my life way easier!
#Here is what I have so far:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CCr67P) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CCr67P/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $370.80
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s) | $78.00
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170iprogaming) | $196.00
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2400c14r) | $103.00
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-dt01aca300) | $100.00
**Case** | [Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcanode304bl) | $92.26
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs650afbag1us) | $129.82 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1069.88**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-02-27 05:52 EST-0500 |
Goals:
1. Small form factor that is portable (will be travelling with the case internationally), can fit in carry on luggage ideally, with minimal disassembly.
2. High performance parts protected and cooled sufficiently, a concern with I7 6700k+GPU in mini-ITX form.
3. Stay under $1,300
4. Perform adequately with cpu-intensive tasks, multi-task heavily without any slowdowns, and accept a proper GPU
5. Ideally fit > 100 GB m.2 SSD in, a PSQL read/write database is nearly always being used and this would be a proper upgrade I believe.
#Here is what I have so far:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CCr67P) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CCr67P/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $370.80
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s) | $78.00
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170iprogaming) | $196.00
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2400c14r) | $103.00
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-dt01aca300) | $100.00
**Case** | [Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcanode304bl) | $92.26
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs650afbag1us) | $129.82 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1069.88**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-02-27 05:52 EST-0500 |
Goals:
1. Small form factor that is portable (will be travelling with the case internationally), can fit in carry on luggage ideally, with minimal disassembly.
2. High performance parts protected and cooled sufficiently, a concern with I7 6700k+GPU in mini-ITX form.
3. Stay under $1,300
4. Perform adequately with cpu-intensive tasks, multi-task heavily without any slowdowns, and accept a proper GPU
5. Ideally fit > 100 GB m.2 SSD in, a PSQL read/write database is nearly always being used and this would be a proper upgrade I believe.