2022 ITX PC Configuration Guide

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With the explosive growth of CPU and graphics card power consumption, the current ITX players are getting harder and harder, and the discontinuation of Ncase M1 is a blow to the ITX industry. The good news is that there are many innovative ITX designs in recent years. Among them, SSUPD Meshlicious has set off the trend of vertical chassis. With better heat dissipation and smaller footprint, it has replaced Ncase M1 as the king of ITX. stance.

This article provides you with some reference based on the author's not many years of ITX assembly experience. Regarding the purchase of ITX motherboards, please refer to the previous publication:

• AMD B550ITX Buying Guide https://reurl.cc/e3x00L
• INTEL LGA1200 Selection Guide https://reurl.cc/QLd11o
• INTEL LGA1700 Selection Guide https://reurl.cc/Dy9NNd

The first is the unpretentious mid-level game console

The CPU recommends the I5-12400F, and the I5-12500 can be considered if the price difference is not large. The K version is not necessary, and the performance cannot be suppressed by the heat dissipation.

The only motherboard to recommend ASRock H670M-ITX/ax, although this motherboard looks quite poor, but it has everything, WIFI6E + 2.5G network card + dual PCIE4.0 M.2.

The memory and SSD parts are usually recommended at least 32G/1T. Now the price of M.2 SSD is quite low, and two M.2s with full motherboard are enough for most people. The current ITX case has a 3.5-inch hard drive. Disc space is approximately equal to none.

• I5-12400F
• H670M-ITX/ax
• 32G memory
• 1TB SSD
• about 17000

Next is the case, the current popular ITX case price is about 3000~4000, SSUPD Meshlicious, LIAN LI Q58, A4-H2O, PHANTEKS EVOLV SHIFT 2, PHANTEKS EVOLV SHIFT XT. The lower prices include Cool Mom's NR200(P), SilverStone's SUGO series, and Phanteks P200A. Qiao Sibo A4 is no longer recommended, it is too difficult to install and the heat dissipation is too poor.

There are quite a lot of choices for SFX power supplies. Because SFX power supplies need to reach full watts in a small volume, the materials used are not too bad. The average price of 650W is about 3,500 yuan. For the top, the Corsair SF750 can be considered. The platinum conversion rate and braided wire are actually quite conscientious. .

In addition, almost all of these casings use 240 water cooling (although the I5-12400F can be used for down blowing), and the average price is about 3,000 yuan. It is recommended to choose the cold head buckle with high flexibility, such as the wind chaser 240MPH.

The case + power supply + water cooling will cost another 10,000 yuan, plus the previous rough estimate of 27,000 yuan, the rest of the budget can be placed on the graphics card.

Basically, this I5 configuration with 3080 is not a problem. The calculation method is the total budget of -27000, the remaining money is piled up on the graphics card, or RGB is added.

For ITX menus below 30,000, we can only consider I5-10400F/I5-11400F+ cheap MSI H510I PRO WIFI, which can be about 3,000 yuan cheaper than I5-12400F+H670M. Of course, the performance has also shrunk a lot, and there is room for future upgrades. very small.

I think the previous two solutions are too boring and can go straight to the DDR5 combination. I recommend I7+MSI Z690I UNIFY, D5 is the only designated ITX motherboard. At present, the price of D5 has been a little loose, and those with strength can be considered.

The author's configuration logic is to first decide the parts other than the graphics card, and finally choose the graphics card according to the budget. For example, if you have a budget of 6.6W, you can also use the ordinary configuration + RTX3080.

If you think the above CP value is too low, and you want a small size, you can consider M-ATX chassis, such as FSP CST350, SilverStone ALTA G1M, and M-ATX plus ATX power supply is also a good choice.