SFF build help

[strykerg8]

Approximate Purchase Date: next 5-10 days

Budget Range: $400-$750

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, multimedia

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Case, powersupply, ram, CPU cooler, motherboard (reusing GPU, CPU, hard drives)

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: Dual 23 inch 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I would like this build to be as quiet as possible

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Lack of room for a DT tower. It is also Very noisy for my liking. I am dead set on getting the Silverstone FT03 mini case listed below after seeing one in person.




Does this build seem like everything will work out perfectly? I am re-using my 560ti, i5-2500k, 120gb crucial SSD, and 500gb HDD for now. I will be upgrading to a 660ti in the near future.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lu6d

If anyone has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Someone Somewhere]

You may have problems fitting a 560Ti in that case. Can you see if your card fits in it?

I'd be looking at a 7950 instead of 660Ti as it generally beats it.

I'm not sure how well that ASRock board will OC.

 

[excella1221]

It could fit, but you have exactly a 1" clearance space. Good luck with that.

The 7850 outperforms the 560 Ti at a lower price, fyi.

 

[jmsellars1]

He already has the 560Ti and it should fit in the case.

I don't think the H60 is going to be very quiet, something like the Scythe Shuriken might be better.

EDIT: Also, that case is a lot cheaper here:

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Aluminum-Tower-Computer-FT03B-MINI/dp/B0085S33XK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351352551&sr=8-1&keywords=ft03+mini

 

[ScrewySqrl]

here's my tweaking: a 3570K instead of 2500K, an H100 (the H60 is worse than asir cooling at the same price), and a GTX 660

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.24 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Corsair Force Series GT 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($209.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone SST-FT03B-MINI (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($151.39 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1049.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

[jmsellars1]

You're going to struggle to fit the H100 and an ATX PSU in that case, I know it's not possible without modding. Even with modding I'm not sure if you can.