I have made this m-atx build, is it any good??

[Rammy]

I'm so bored of this nonsense.

Post one picture of this issue?

I just posted THREE!

I do not see any poin to buy 200 mobo if you can buy lot cheaper one to do the job.

1149 Kr. - Gigabye Z87N-Wifi
1250Kr - ASRock Z87E-ITX
1350Kr - Asus Z87I-Pro
Approximately $30(USD) between the cheapest and the most expensive. All three are around $200USD (approx 185, 200, 215).

Sure Gigabyte is cheap. But it is good. It do have two lan ports and wifi + bluetooth.

Yup, it's great value in the right sitation, nobody is arguing with that fact. What I am arguing with is that if you want to fit an air cooler, it's a poor choice due to CPU socket location. Simple as that.

Asus do not have two lan ports and it is lot more expensive.

It's not a "lot" more expensive, given the potential it brings, and the ASRock is a good option too.

And if OP maker is OC to 4.2GHz he do not need OC mobo. He can go with Xeon 1230V3. cheaper and better choice. If yo uOC then better look OC to 4.5-4.8GHz.
4.2 is not giving much benefit.

That's just jibberish.

If there is issue yo ucan buy Corsair H80 or H100 cooler and it is not issue anymore.

I think bigger is better. CM 212 EVO looks so tiny and it is louder.
Macho was originally made for passive cooling. So no need for fan. If you do not OC much.
But if you want to OC more. Then you need fan. haha

So...you won't spend an extra $30 on a motherboard, but are happy to encourage spending an extra $80-100 on a CPU cooler?

 

[itzrichard]

So what is the end conclusion?

 

[itzrichard]

I remade a list which includes

http://www.komplett.no/k/cart.aspx

Cpu:Intel core I7 4770k

Cpu cooler: Noctua NH-D14

I choose this because thermalright doesn't exist in Norway.

Motherboard: Asus maximus vi impact

Ram: Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600 mhz 16gb black series

Graphics card: Zotac Gefroce Gtx 780 3gb AMP!

SSD: Kingston hyperX 3K 240gb

SSD: Kingston hyperX 3K 240gb

Hard drive: Seagate barracuda 2tb

Power supply: Corsair CX600, 600W

Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Mini-itx black

Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit

Monitor: Asus P278Q 27-LED

Total price: 3370$ 20.758,00kr

Any good??? Reply as soon as possible.

 

[GhislainG]

It's good and similar to this build: http://www.brianvoo.com/asus-z87i-pro-nh-d14-prodigy/

 

[Rammy]

Your link won't work for us as it's just your cart.

Overall, it's pretty decent, but it's pretty expensive.
If you want to save money -
Maximus Impact -> Asus Z87I-Pro
Noctua NH-D14 -> Hyper 212 Evo, Phanteks PC-T12, Noctua NH-U12

Two 240GB SSDs seems excessive, but if you have a use for them then sure I guess.
I'd also go for the Samsung EVO drives instead (similar prices)

Also, the PSU is a bit confusing. Earlier you mentioned the Corsair CS range, which come in 550 and 650W varieties. I'm assuming the one you picked is the CX600, which isn't as good.

 

[itzrichard]

I have updatet the list with the corsair cs650m 650w and reduced the nummer of ssd's to 1.
Is this a good stup for gaming(Like lol on High settings and cs) and video editing of gameplay? Can this setup run multiple programs at the same time??
One more thing, will everything fit i. This little case??

 

[Rammy]

Yeah it's a monster, it'll eat more or less anything you can throw at it.

The Noctua cooler will fit but it's very snug so if you want some more room to play around with, then any of the 120mm fan coolers I mentioned earlier will give you more space.

 

[itzrichard]

Is the Noctua NH-u12 AS good AS the Noctua NH-D14??

 

[Rammy]

No. It's a smaller version, with a single heatsink section and two 120mm fans on the NH-U12P (rather than one 140mm and one 120mm on the D14) and one 120mm fan on the NH-U12S (a bit like the Hyper 212).
They are still pretty good though, and it should be quite a bit easier to install, as well as being cheaper.
It's up to you really.

 

[itzrichard]

Will it fit with the asus maximus vi impact????
Do i need Thermal paste with the Noctua NH-D14??

 

[Rammy]

I'm assuming you mean the NH-D14? Yeah it's listed as compatible. Noctua has excellent compatibility lists where you can check motherboard compatibility.

 

[itzrichard]

Thermal paste??

 

[itzrichard]

Do i need Thermal paste??

 

[GhislainG]

Thermal paste is included with the cooler.

 

[Karadjgne]

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor 2,679-
CPU Cooler: NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler 765-
Motherboard: Asus Z87I-Pro Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard 1,349-
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory VLP K 1,068-
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk 1,068-
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 699-
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card 3,795-
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case 745-
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply 849-
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) 849-
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor 4,295-
Total: 18,161-

All prices from komplett.no

I'd also get a 200mm fan as intake

 

[itzrichard]

What fan do you recommend??

 

[Karadjgne]

from your list of 3 places, your choice is Antec Big Boy or CoolerMaster MegaFlow. The Antec si plain black but has mounting issues, the 2 CM's are red or blue LED, neither would look right in your case. Given those options, I'd do 2x120mm Noctua NF-S12A as intake and keep your exhaust fan, or even replace it with another Noctua. You decide with noise levels. The Noctua's are 195- each, but well worth the small extra cost over some of the other fans. Also from komplett.no

 

[Karadjgne]

There are quite a few builders who have use the Antec big Boy in the Prodigy, 225- from expresspc.no .There is a video on you-tube of a build using an antec, his build looks great, hope when you get done yours looks good too. He bought extension cables to get rid of all those colored cables and made them black. Nice and neat,

Good luck with your build, any further questions.. Toms is always here

 

[Rammy]

If you are struggling to find a 200/230mm fan you like (the selection in pretty much every country is very limited) then there isn't much harm in going for a quality 140mm. It is much better positioned than the standard single 120mm intake (centred) and will still move a decent amount of air and enable you to keep the ODD bay.
The Noctua NF-A15/NF-A14 would be good, but you'll have a lot of choices compared to 200mm+.

 

[itzrichard]

There are 3 different fans.
1.Noctua NF-S12A PWM
2.Noctua NF-S12A ULN
3.Noctua NF-S12A FLX

Which Should i get???

 

[Rammy]

PWM = Pulse width modulation, a method of fan control. This means it'll come with a 4pin fan connector.
FLX = Standard 3pin fan connector.
ULN = Low speed/noise, standard 3pin fan connector.
The Asus Z87I-Pro has motherboard headers for 4 fans (including CPU cooler), all of the 4pin, so you can use any of them.

If you are happy to remove the optical drive, then go for two 120mm fans, but be aware that you might run out of motherboard headers depending on your setup. The PWM would probably be preferable, but there is no issue with using the FLX ones either.

I'd go with a single AF-15 PWM or AF-14 PWM though, as they mean you can keep the optical drive bay installed (should you want to use it) and are cheaper.

 

[itzrichard]

I was looking at futurelooks on youtube and said that if you remove the optical drive you could install the Bitfenix spectre pro 230mm.
Is that an option?

 

[Rammy]

You can install a 230/200/140/120 with the optical drive in place.
If you remove it, you can install two 120mm.

The issue with 230/200mm fans is that there isn't a huge selection. You have Bitfenix Spectre/Spectre Pro, NZXT and the Antec or Coolermaster ones Karadjgne mentioned.
I personally use a Bitfenix Spectre Pro 200mm (optical drive bay still in place).

 

[Karadjgne]

OP gave earlier in this post a list of 3 stores he used to get parts through. I searched (yes I had to do the translations lol) and found just those 3 fans. For some reason, Scandinavian countries are slightly lacking in choices, which is rough. However, "SmartPants 8" High" (the translation of Norwegian->English for Noctua haha) are fortunately cheaper... no export costs, import fees.

On a side note, OP, if you do go with the Antec BigBoy, there are several videos on YouTube, and also several "How to" specifically for the Bitfenix Prodigy. Watch them.

 

[itzrichard]

Will the Asus Maximus vi impact fit 3 Noctua NF-S12A PWM including the cpu Cooler????