Building an ITX gaming rig

[Wrathen]

My mom is big into MMOs and wants to build a new rig for the game Wildstar. ( Link to system requirements ). She will be moving the system around quiet a bit between her home, her RV, and my house. She has a monitor, optical drive, and 2TB external storage drive. She feel in love with the with the CoolerMaster Elite 130.

So I havent ever build an ITX system before. So here is what I came up with. She is trying to stay right around the $1000-1100 range. Any opinions are welcome I would prefer shopping only at Newegg & Amazon.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7VWMwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7VWMwP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7VWMwP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($158.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($146.51 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1028.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-03 14:49 EDT-0400)

*edit: I was wanting a i5 4570 but for some reason it wasnt on the list for me to pick when I made the computer.

 

[BleedingEdgeTek]

You don't need overclocking for what she's going to be doing. She can get the same performance for $800 that will last for MMOs for a very long time. (kept to Amazon and Newegg)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: SilenX EFZ-100HA2 58.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.05 @ Amazon)
Total: $827.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-03 15:21 EDT-0400)

 

[sadams04]

You are on the right track... My thoughts are below.

CPU Cooler & MB - No need for a CPU cooler or Z77/87/97 motherboard if you are not overclocking. The board below has WiFi and BT built in.
MEM - The Vengeance modules are fine, but are overpriced and the tall heat spreaders are not necessary. The Ares modules below will perform better having a lower latency rating.
SSD - The EVO is fine as is the M500.
GPU - Was able to squeeze in a GTX 770
PSU - No CS line from Corsair. Stick with Antec, XFX or Seasonic.
Optical - Added a BD-RW

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1020.01

 

[Wrathen]

Thanks a ton sadams04 I think I might go with your build minus the 2nd HD and just use the 2TB we have.