Trying to make a small gaming rig for portable use

[bacon4life]

I won't go into too much detail, but I will be moving a lot and living in small confined spaces. So instead of lugging around my 30 lbs desktop, I was going to build myself a new gaming rig to take with me.

Here is what I got so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WkKw2R

I do want this thing to last awhile, such as 4+ years, so feel free to change anything on it. I would like to keep the budget under 2,000 (USD) please.

Thanks!

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($166.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($499.89 @ B&H)
Case: Silverstone - RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($188.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1918.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 22:17 EDT-0400


Should be a bit better for you. The HDD creates a decent amount of heat and blocks airflow. That ram is guaranteed to be Samsung bdie which gives you the best shot at actually reaching 3200 (or faster) I'm not 100% sure that cooler would fit in that case we'll. Either way a downdraft cooler in the middle of the board is better for overall airflow. That's why I swapped in the 1600