Hi All, this is my first time posting here. I've been a notebook user since 2002 and have recently sold my Asus G60 as I do not really use it. My last experience building a PC was 13 years ago! I still have a Macbook Pro but lately I have been thinking of going back to building a PC, specifically a SFF PC. I am very interested in the Corsair Carbide Air240 but I can't seem to find the case in LowYat, can anybody show me where I can find it?

Also, although I am now a Manager, I am a designer by trade so I still do play around with Photoshop and Illustrator and may look to go back into gaming in the future. Is it possible for me to build a PC first without the graphic card and add it at a later date? The build I am currently thinking of is this:

• Corsair Carbide Air240
• Intel Core i7 4790
• ASUS Z97M-PLUS
• 8GB KINGSTON D3 HYPER FURY
• SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB
• ASUS GTX960 2GB (Future)

What is the estimated cost of this build and is there anything else I am missing? It has been a while since I've been in the PC mindset . Your help would be very much appreciated!

Scirwode

This post has been edited by Scirwode: Feb 16 2015, 05:40 PM

Indeed, I haven't been able to find it around LowYat. Thing is, I like the case because it fits in with my Minimalism attitude . What's the difference if I go with a Xeon CPU and motherboard? Technically, I haven't been using 3D software since I came out of school 10 years ago, but I am thinking of getting back in the groove with Blender, hence the high powered build! Use to remember to render a 9 second scene in Lightwave took 3 days on my Pentium 4 1GB desktop build and I had to put a fan on it just to make it sure it didn't melt .

Are ASUS products more expensive than comparable brands? I've trusted ASUS for a while as it's been bullet proof for me but if there are comparable brands out there that will do the job better, I'm all for it.

However, I just realised that I need a WiFi card as the Z97M-Plus doesn't seem to have one. Any recommendations? Another thing I'm mulling is upgrading from a 960 to 970, but I've heard there's an issue with the RAM, so is it good for now?

Scirwode

This post has been edited by Scirwode: Mar 1 2015, 03:28 AM