Please forgive me, of the many things I’ve forgotten…this is…one of them. I could’ve sworn there used to be an updated rolling sticky with 3-4 (maybe more?) build suggestions from ‘meh’ to ‘super ultra mega I can’t afford space kraken’ posted and maintained by people way smarter than I am, somewhere on the main page/sidebar of PCMR.

I’ve got a ~6 year old mini-ITX AMD build that I’m hoping to replace with something similar, and I’d used those suggestions last time with great success. I’m hoping to build something that’ll last another 6 years. If anyone has any idea what the heck I’m talking about, I’d appreaciate you pointing me the right direction.
Thanks in advance!

  • corvid@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    There’s always Logical Increments, but I disagree with a lot of their pairings. You don’t NEED a 13900K to run a 4090, a 7800X3D will do just fine, and their usefulness for Mini-ITX is limited.

    I’m not aware of any similar sites or guides for Mini-ITX, and that’s as a Mini-ITX enthusiast myself. It’d be difficult to translate since different cases require different parts. The best I’ve found is browsing people’s builds in PC Part Picker for whichever case you want to build in.

    Some examples, here’s some builds for the Tower 200, the Dan C4, or the Fractal Design Terra

    • Kidplayer_666@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Note: Gamers Nexus just did a video on the Terra, it has some important caveats regarding that specific case

    • wallybeavis@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I think this is what I used last time! Thank you!!! The UI seems very familar, and IIRC this is how I figured out the GTX1060 could fit in the Thermaltake Snow. I can’t believe I forgot pcpartpicker

    • HidingCat@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Ugh, went to look at the site, and you’re right. This obsession with “avoiding bottlenecks” is stupid. The goal should always be to maximise FPS with the budget on hand. If that means a slightly bottlenecked pairing, go for it.