Budget Gaming PC build with Rosewill Ranger-M Mini Tower (Sapphire HD 7870 & FX-6300 & 78LMT-USB3)

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Published 2014-01-13
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Core Components (no harddrive):
CPU: AMD FX-6300 (from Microcenter)
GPU: Sapphire HD7870 GHz Edition OC 2GB GDDR5
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (4x2) DDR3 1600 Mhz
CL9 BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 (Rev 5.0)
Case: Roswill Ranger-M
PSU: Corsair CX600M

Storage:
HDD: TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 7200 RPM
32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
SSD: Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III

Cooling:
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 101a
CPU Cooler Fans: Cooler Master Blade Master 80
Sleeve Bearing 80mm PWM Cooling Fan(x2)
Front Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo 120 POM Bearing 120mm Blue LED PWM
Rear Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 92
PWM Fan Splitter: Silverstone Tek Sleeved PWM
Fan Splitter Cable (CPF01)
Model No. SST-CPF01
Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver 5 (3.5g)

Misc:
Blu-Ray: LG 14x Internal Blu-ray Burner WH14NS40
OS: Windows 7 Pro (Dell OEM)
Wireless: TP-LINK 300MBPS WIRELESS PCI ADAPTOR
(TLWN851ND) 802.1b/g/n

Price as shown in video: $857.46

See better case pics from official site:
www.rosewill.com/products/1872/ProductDetail_Overv…[e970d81ec5eb4b4a9c0fed08e14c6d40].jpg

CM Hyper 101a review:
www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-Hype…

Can't find an HD7870? R9 270 is best equivalent to HD7870:
us.hardware.info/reviews/4976/7/amd-radeon-r9-270-…
www.custompcreview.com/reviews/msi-r9-270-gaming-2…

SATA II vs. SATA III boot time:
www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sata-6gbps-performanc…

All Comments (21)
  • I just purchased this case, Going to complete a small gamer build. Nice job on this. You did the case justice and then some.....
  • Im also teying to make a build like this except it 100 dollars less and its for 2006 games like flight simulator x
  • @MrManKunt
    Nice build man! How are mini towers with temperatures btw? better or not?
  • @yambo59
    Nice build-!  I love this little Ranger-M case I just built one myself last month.  It has great minimalist looks and can be made to cool well  if configured right.  I made things difficult for myself by using an Arctic Freezer 7 pro CPU cooler I already had that was a bit big/thick, so the build had to be in a specific order. The Arctic coolers have proprietary deep fans and the tower on this one has deep fins as well - but that's not the cases fault micro ATX cases are just a little harder to work in.  But I needed the small case size and I am very pleased with my build,. Just a note to anyone needing to know, like most small cases not much room for cable management but be sure to make use of the space above the power supply and above the dvd rom, every inch of cable space is gold and using those areas really helps, and use a modular supply if possible.   I actually have the previous version of this same  Gigabyte motherboard with a Phenom II quad core and Sapphire HD7770 video card so nothing special but I like how the build came out in such a small budget case.
  • @pizzacrumz1777
    Would 4 regular sized ram sticks on a matx board fit in this thing? Also would the Hyper 212 EVO tower style heatsink fit this without the side case touching it?
  • @gurjotbajwa1583
    Hello! I ordered a hyper tx3, do you think it will fit in the case? It has the same installation as the tx3 just 92mm pwm fan. Please respond.w
  • @LordMitac
    Hey buddy I just put my pc together, being on a budget, I noticed you bought a Dell Windows 7 Oem, is that like a reinstallation disk? I guess you can install it in any computer?
  • @gurjotbajwa1583
    Hi, I am planning on buying a 101a.. Is it required to add a back plate, or is the install just putting on the clips and then twisting the lever?
  • @gurjotbajwa1583
    Hi! I have the same case and motherboard! I also ahve the fx4300, and a gtx 650ti ssc 2gb gddr5. I am having an issue where my fans are running at 100% all the time. How did you fix this? Also, there is only one 3 pin on the motherboard, so how did you plug them in? I used a 3 pin splitter. Did you use molex? I also have cx430 watt by corsair. Help would be appreciated.
  • @RippedFall
    does the case come with motherboard screws?
  • @sandbox242
    how long is that graphics card? will an asus direct cu II card fit in the case? it's 11 inches long
  • @trexxit
    Would this board look pretty inside a 350D window with a h100i cooler? :3
  • @OnyxTrolls
    How do I take the front off of this case??
  • @tbm7301
    How do you take the front panel off of it. I can't figure it out.
  • @LordMitac
    Hey buddy I just put my pc together, being on a budget, I noticed you bought a Dell Windows 7 Oem, is that like a reinstallation disk? I guess you can install it in any computer?