New Case, PSU and Graphic Card Recommendations

Waris137

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I'm looking to switch my SFF pc desktop to a bigger case so I can fit a new graphic card and a new PSU since my current case can only fit low-profile cards and slim line PSU's (my current pwers up to 220W). A mid tower case would be great but I don't know if I should buy a mid tower case with a PSU already built in or buy them separately? If you could through some recommendations on a new case, psu and graphic card i would be very grateful.

I've never build a PC before so this is my first attempt at it!

My current budget is of 200-250$ for a new case,psu and graphic card.
 
Solution
For €107, you can get this GTX 750, which will give you very similar performance to the 260x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card (€107.91 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€42.07 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€54.81 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €204.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 18:56 CEST+0200
I wouldn't buy a case that comes with a PSU. They are usually low quality. Here is a build that is a little over budget. But it would be a very sweet setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-DREAMER4-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $269.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:22 EDT-0400
 
Here would be a build that is closer to your budget. I just used a less expensive case to cut cost.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $242.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 12:26 EDT-0400

I personally think that the Apevia Dreamer4 case that I listed in the first build is a very awesome case. It looks great, and functions very well also.
 
I can't order most of these because I live in Italy and most of these websites don't ship to Italy except Amazon and their prices there exceed my budget. Thanks for posting anyway!
 


You're welcome. Give me one minute and I will have parts that are available in Italy. I'm assuming your budget is €200.
 
Here are the parts I would recommend in your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card (€120.46 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€42.07 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€43.25 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €205.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 18:40 CEST+0200

But I would try to up your budget a little and go with a 270 or 270x GPU if you can.
 


Yes, 200€. :)
 
Something like this would be very nice, if you can afford it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (€172.86 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€42.07 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€43.25 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €258.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 18:42 CEST+0200
 




I'd like to keep the cost of the graphic card under 100€ plus I prefer nvidia over amd.
 


You will get better performance for the price with AMD cards. But here would be your NVidia build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card (€97.98 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€42.07 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€43.25 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €183.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 18:49 CEST+0200
 
For €107, you can get this GTX 750, which will give you very similar performance to the 260x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card (€107.91 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€42.07 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€54.81 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €204.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 18:56 CEST+0200
 
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I think I'll go for this configuration. Thanks a lot for your help!
 


You're very welcome. That is a great deal on that GTX 770. Good luck with your build, and happy gaming.