mITX Skylake Build

[theyeti87]

Hello all,

I'm interested in building a small form factor skylake system for the purpose of steam machine/HTPC/portable powerhouse.

Parts that will be reused are:
-Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
-650W EVGA P2 PSU
-Monitor, mouse, keyboard
-Maybe the GTX660 I currently use

I would like this to be a fairly modest upgrade to my i7-950 system, but not break the bank.

I think I'd prefer to go with an i5-6600 or 6500.

I do not wish to overclock this platform.

mITX is the desired form factor.

Games I most typically play are League of Legends, Overwatch, WoW, Starcraft 2, as well as various Steam titles and old console titles run through emulation.

Any input is greatly appreciated/

 

[sadams04]

Upgrade the GPU as you see fit. The case will fit "long" GPUs and your PSU is plenty big enough...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $468.34

 

[theyeti87]

Upgrade the GPU as you see fit. The case will fit "long" GPUs and your PSU is plenty big enough...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $468.34

Thanks for the reply.

Are there any other motherboards you might suggest? I'm partial to Asus and Gigabyte, would consider MSI.

 

[sadams04]

Are there any other motherboards you might suggest? I'm partial to Asus and Gigabyte, would consider MSI.

Your options for a non-overclocking Skylake build are fairly limited with the ITX form factor. Check out the link below for ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI options. Note that this included H110, B150 and H170 chipsets... The Gigabyte I originally recommended has built-in WiFi and BT.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#f=8&sort=a8&page=1&m=8,18&c=112,113,111

 

[why_wolf]

shout out for the Fractal Design Node 202 for the case. It's a bit bigger than the Xbox One but with an internal PSU so really their the same size. As far as I have been able to find this is as small as you can go and still fit in a full sized GPU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352059