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Hey! I am looking into building a new mini gaming PC. My inspiration comes from Optimum tech. In his video's he builds in the NCASE M2. Now I don't need that case per se, but something around that size is what I would really like!

For now, I've made something around this configuration:

Mobo: ASUS ROG Strix B760-I GAMING WIFI
CPU: Intel Core i7-14700 Boxed
GPU: Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7
AIO CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J2836G32GX2-FX5
SSD: WD Black SN850X (met heatsink) 2TB
PSU: Corsair SF850 (2024)

So, does this look like a good and stable build? Would you recommend changing something?

And what case would work for this, besides the NCASE M2 ?
Would everything fit ?

Thanks!
 
theRTT said:
Hey! I am looking into building a new mini gaming PC. My inspiration comes from Optimum tech. In his video's he builds in the NCASE M2. Now I don't need that case per se, but something around that size is what I would really like!

For now, I've made something around this configuration:

Mobo: ASUS ROG Strix B760-I GAMING WIFI
CPU: Intel Core i7-14700 Boxed
GPU: Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7
AIO CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J2836G32GX2-FX5
SSD: WD Black SN850X (met heatsink) 2TB
PSU: Corsair SF850 (2024)

So, does this look like a good and stable build? Would you recommend changing something?

And what case would work for this, besides the NCASE M2 ?
Would everything fit ?

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It would fit but it would also be a hotbox and kill performance
 
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Obviously someone who is into those cases will give you better suggestions. The approximate configuration besides other things is to see ballpark budget(you didn't mention budget, country, preffered places to buy from)...the case there is just for pricing purpose.
Being 1hat 14 gen intel CPUs "have some issues",... and because of being newer/more energy efficient, more powerful e-cores arrow lake seems a better choice to me for intel system. Yes FPS might be lower but with latest "patches", that shoud be even less so.
If you are flexible on the case size, that's what the other two configurations are for.

approximate configuration:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i7-14700 2.1 GHz 20-Core Processor (€330.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB 69.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€79.90 @ Alternate)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B760-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard (€190.90 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL28 Memory (€273.39 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X w/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€172.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Video Card: Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€899.00 @ Alternate)
Case: Lian Li A4-H20 X4 Mini ITX Desktop Case (€150.85 @ Alternate)
Power Supply: Corsair SF850 (2024) 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (€198.98 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Total: €2297.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-18 15:17 CEST+0200

intel ultra 7 configuration:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor (€319.00 @ Amazon Netherlands)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€41.59 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z890M GAMING X Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard (€219.00 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€115.90 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Storage: Crucial T500 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€149.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Video Card: Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€899.00 @ Alternate)
Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€69.00 @ Megekko)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Focus GX V4 ATX 3 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€142.90 @ Alternate)
Total: €1956.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-18 15:22 CEST+0200

and with what some call the best gaming cpu:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor (€506.89 @ Amazon Netherlands)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (€41.59 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B850M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (€219.00 @ Azerty)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€114.90 @ Alternate)
Storage: Crucial T500 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€149.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Video Card: Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€899.00 @ Alternate)
Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€69.00 @ Megekko)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Focus GX V4 ATX 3 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€142.90 @ Alternate)
Total: €2143.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-18 15:24 CEST+0200
 
LordVile said:
It would fit but it would also be a hotbox and kill performance
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What would you consider being a hotbox and killing performance? If I see similar configurations the temperature is around 70 for the GPU and 65 for the cpu. Same thing I have right now with my current build. Not really that bad right?
 
My budget is around 2000.- may I go on with this! The cheaper the better of course, but it's not going to come down to a 100 price differance. I just want a silent mini PC. My current one is pretty loud, the GPU that is.

Thank you for your suggetions! They look great. Any other case recommendations?

What other CPU would you recommend if this one has issues?
 
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (€394.00 @ Azerty)
Motherboard: *ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard (€209.00 @ Azerty)
Memory: *G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€114.90 @ Alternate)
Video Card: *Gigabyte WINDFORCE SFF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€852.99 @ Paradigit)
Total: €1570.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-18 16:43 CEST+0200
 
I would avoid 14th gen. Intel apparently still hasn't fixed the CPU degradation issues.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (€394.00 @ Azerty)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 Liquid CPU Cooler (€113.69 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650I AX Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard (€158.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Memory: Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€189.90 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Storage: SK Hynix Platinum P41 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€148.44 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE SFF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€852.99 @ Paradigit)
Case: SSUPD Meshroom S w/PCIe 4.0 Riser ATX Mini Tower Case (€240.11 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€109.90 @ Azerty)
Total: €2208.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-18 16:48 CEST+0200
 
theRTT said:
My budget is around 2000.- may I go on with this! The cheaper the better of course, but it's not going to come down to a 100 price differance. I just want a silent mini PC. My current one is pretty loud, the GPU that is.

Thank you for your suggetions! They look great. Any other case recommendations?

What other CPU would you recommend if this one has issues?
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Usually you have to choose quiet operation or a mini PC and cannot get both. There are only about 3 cases that can fit what you want and the NCASE M2 is one of them. Another one is the NR200. I believe there are some lesser known cases out of smaller boutique case companies in China that I am unaware of as well.
 
logainofhades said:
I would avoid 14th gen. Intel apparently still hasn't fixed the CPU degradation issues.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (€394.00 @ Azerty)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 Liquid CPU Cooler (€113.69 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650I AX Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard (€158.99 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Memory: Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€189.90 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Storage: SK Hynix Platinum P41 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€148.44 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE SFF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€852.99 @ Paradigit)
Case: SSUPD Meshroom S w/PCIe 4.0 Riser ATX Mini Tower Case (€240.11 @ Amazon Netherlands)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€109.90 @ Azerty)
Total: €2208.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-18 16:48 CEST+0200
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I would look at 32GB set of RAM and use the savings for a board that supports PCIe 5.0 for the gpu.
 
theRTT said:
What would you consider being a hotbox and killing performance? If I see similar configurations the temperature is around 70 for the GPU and 65 for the cpu. Same thing I have right now with my current build. Not really that bad right?
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Depends why they are that temperature. You can always underplot cards and run them less aggressively for example
 
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