A console looking PC

[Me-Professional]

Hello,

I want to build a console looking PC, I found that case and I guess its suitable for to be console looking its called Lian Li PC-Q19

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112434#top

The specs that I want to build would offer me the opourtinuity to play most games on high/ultra "well not sure"

Intel® Core™ i7-4790K Processor
(8M Cache, up to 4.4 GHz)

Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Blue

Seagate 2TB Desktop SSHD SATA
6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive

Mother board : G1.Sniper Z97 <--- not sure about it

and Nvidia GV-N75TOC-2GI (Please suggest me something better if possible on the same price)


I am afraid of buying all of these and not being able to install them on this case because its sort of slim and I am afraid that Case will not be able to fit VGA CARD...

Can anyone verifies it for me ? thanks and sorry for my English.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You're certainly not going to playing games on high or ultra with a GTX 750 TI. If you want to play current games on high or ultra, you'd best be looking for a mini-ITX version of the GTX 970, R9 290x or higher. Plus, that's a full height card and probably won't fit that case. I'll check the case specs to see what size cards it accommodates.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Actually the specs for that case says it supports a dual slot full height card, so I guess it does. It's definitely going to need a short CPU cooler, 80mm tall or less, and a mini-ITX board though.

You'll need to spend about 200 bucks and up for a graphics card that will give you high settings on the majority of games, aside from the most demanding, or about 300 bucks and up for a card that will max out most games at 1080p.

If 140.00 is the most you can invest in a graphics card at this time, this will perform slightly better than that 750 TI:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 21:51 EDT-0400

 

[Me-Professional]

Thanks darkbreeze, So you confirm it can run a full height card (the VGA you mean or what ?) and Yes, but where I could find mini-ITX board so that one I wrote can't be used or what ?

Yea I have to get better GPU

 

[Darkbreeze]

Are you planning on overclocking the CPU?

 

[Me-Professional]

In near future yes, thats why I will get the "k" version

 

[Darkbreeze]

What's your budget for the motherboard? Exactly WHICH G.1 sniper board were you looking at? There are several.

 

[Me-Professional]

that one is what I mean : http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4952 its the z97
You could say almost 155$ or sort of..

sorry i am a little noop

 

[Wolfshadw]

That's a full ATX form factor motherboard. That case will only accept motherboards of the Mini-ITX form factor.

-Wolf sends

 

[Me-Professional]

Is there any alternative of it with the same power,performance and look ?

 

[Wolfshadw]

A motherboard does not have power, per se. Performance should be identical to any other Z97 motherboard. It has the same socket type and the same (or very similar) chip sets. If you're dead set on that case, there's not much more you can do with it anyway. As for looks, you won't be able to see it once the case is closed.

Here's my recommended build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C1 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.37 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Lian Li PC-Q19B Black ($124.99)
Total: $1320.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 22:58 EDT-0400

-Wolf sends

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yep, the ASUS Z97-I is what I was going to suggest, that or the Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 reviewed here:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/08/11/gigabyte-ga-z97n-gaming-5-review/8

 

[Darkbreeze]

If you want a bit more room for component selection, you might consider a different case. There a ton of very good cases out. If you have your heart set on that one, then you're kind of stuck with what will fit. If space is the determining factor, there as some other good cases that are also small-ish but have a bit more room for larger configurations and hardware. Nothing wrong with what you've selected though if that's what you're after. Lian Li is a well respected and long time case manufacturer. A bit too old school in many ways and definitely too proud of their wares for me though.

 

[Me-Professional]

If you want a bit more room for component selection, you might consider a different case. There a ton of very good cases out. If you have your heart set on that one, then you're kind of stuck with what will fit. If space is the determining factor, there as some other good cases that are also small-ish but have a bit more room for larger configurations and hardware. Nothing wrong with what you've selected though if that's what you're after. Lian Li is a well respected and long time case manufacturer. A bit too old school in many ways and definitely too proud of their wares for me though.

Can you consider me some better case, I was just looking to build a sort of console looking PC that's why I found this a good one for me I am not wanting that GA-Z97N it has 2 RAM slots and I am looking for 4 RAM slots motherboard (possible?) , I know its hard with that case its too thin, thanks for Wolfshadw too

 

[Darkbreeze]

All mini-ITX boards have only two RAM slots. Is there some reason you need more? Any gaming machine has more RAM than it's ever likely to use for the next several years with 2 8GB modules installed. Four slots for a total of 32GB would be a complete waste of resources that would never get used unless you were running professional video rendering, 3D, CAD, virtual machines or similar high end applications. Even with only 16GB you'd have as much as you could be likely to use if you were multitasking with an open game, recording the game, streaming the game and Skype open as well. IF you want 4 DIMM slots you'd need a micro-ATX or ATX motherboard, which will definitely not fit a mini-ITX case. There are however some pretty fair cube cases and a variety of tower cases that will accommodate those motherboards.

 

[Me-Professional]

Thank you

 

[Darkbreeze]

No problem and good luck.