The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC Archive

  • By Ari Altman
  • Updated March 24, 2020

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Welcome to the archives! This is where we list out all of our previous builds, so you can easily see how components and prices have changed over time. Because the prices listed here are old, don't expect to see the same prices available when you click on the links - in fact, some of these products may not be available anymore.

One goal of this archive is to show when you're getting more for your money over time, but beware - you certainly can't count on that!

Back to the $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build

The $1,500 High-End Mini-ITX Gaming PC - April 2020

Total Cost: $1509.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X ($299.00)
  2. Motherboard ASRock B450 Gaming-ITX/AC ($129.00)
  3. Video Card ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mini 8GB ($500.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 Black ($84.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB NVMe ($130.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 White ($54.00)
  7. Fan ARCTIC F14 PWM 140mm Fan ($9.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($105.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($10.00)
  10. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($139.00)
  12. The Ultimate HTPC Lapboard Corsair K63 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Lapboard ($169.00)
  13. The Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Logitech G703 Lightspeed w/Hero 16K ($80.00)
  14. The Bargain 144Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitor Acer XF270HU ($329.00)

The $1,500 High-End Mini-ITX Gaming PC - January 2020

Total Cost: $1493.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X ($325.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro WiFi ($120.00)
  3. Video Card ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mini 8GB ($500.00)
  4. Memory Crucial 2x8GB Ballistix DDR4-3200 Black ($75.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB NVMe ($110.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($52.00)
  7. Fan Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm PWM ($14.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($103.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($10.00)
  10. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($134.00)
  12. The Ultimate HTPC Lapboard Corsair K63 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Lapboard ($169.00)
  13. The Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Logitech G703 Lightspeed w/Hero 16K ($80.00)
  14. The Bargain 144Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitor Acer XF270HU ($300.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC - December 2019

Total Cost: $1466.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 ($190.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte X570 I AORUS Pro WiFi ($219.00)
  3. Video Card ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mini 8GB ($500.00)
  4. Memory Crucial 2x8GB Ballistix DDR4-3200 Black ($75.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe ($120.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($52.00)
  7. Fan Noctua NF-P12 redux-1300 PWM ($14.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($102.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($10.00)
  10. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($134.00)
  12. The Ultimate HTPC Lapboard Corsair K63 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Lapboard ($160.00)
  13. The Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Logitech G703 Lightspeed w/Hero 16K ($80.00)
  14. The Bargain 144Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitor Acer XF270HU ($399.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC - October 2019

Total Cost: $1496.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X ($235.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte X570 I AORUS Pro WiFi ($220.00)
  3. Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Black Gaming 8GB ($500.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 Black ($75.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Crucial P1 1TB NVMe ($100.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($58.00)
  7. Fan Noctua NF-P12 redux-1300 PWM ($14.00)
  8. Power Supply EVGA Supernova 550 GM ($103.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($10.00)
  10. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($131.00)
  12. The Ultimate HTPC Lapboard Corsair K63 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Lapboard ($160.00)
  13. The Ultimate Wireless Gaming Mouse Logitech G703 Lightspeed ($74.00)
  14. The Bargain 144Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitor Acer XF270HU ($380.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC - August 2019

Total Cost: $1475.00

  1. CPU Intel Core i7-9700K ($359.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 I AORUS Pro WiFi ($177.00)
  3. Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB ($400.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 Black ($82.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Intel SSD 660p 1TB PCIe ($95.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($58.00)
  7. Fan Noctua NF-P12 redux-1300 PWM ($14.00)
  8. Power Supply EVGA Supernova 550 GM ($110.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($10.00)
  10. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($120.00)
  12. The Ultimate HTPC Lapboard Corsair K63 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Lapboard ($160.00)
  13. The Ultimate Wireless Gaming Mouse Logitech G703 Lightspeed ($70.00)
  14. The Bargain 144Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitor Acer XF270HU ($380.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC - June 2019

Total Cost: $1462.00

  1. CPU Intel Core i5-9600K ($255.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 I AORUS Pro WiFi ($165.00)
  3. Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black 8GB ($480.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 Black ($80.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Crucial P1 1TB NVMe ($120.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($58.00)
  7. Fan Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM ($14.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($103.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($12.00)
  10. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($125.00)
  12. The Ultimate HTPC Lapboard Corsair K63 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Lapboard ($160.00)
  13. The Ultimate Wireless Gaming Mouse Logitech G703 Lightspeed ($83.00)
  14. The Bargain 144Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitor Acer XF270HU ($377.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC - March 2019

Total Cost: $1494.00

  1. CPU Intel Core i5-9600K ($270.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 I AORUS Pro WiFi ($165.00)
  3. Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black 8GB ($490.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 ($110.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Crucial P1 500GB ($80.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($58.00)
  7. Fan Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM ($14.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($102.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($11.00)
  10. CPU Cooler SilverStone NT06-PRO-V2 ($60.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($129.00)
  12. Solid-State Drive Crucial P1 1TB NVMe ($150.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC - January 2019

Total Cost: $1478.00

  1. CPU Intel Core i5-9600K ($260.00)
  2. Motherboard ASRock Z390M-ITX/AC ($140.00)
  3. Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black 8GB ($500.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 ($130.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 ($68.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($58.00)
  7. Fan Arctic F12 PWM 120mm Fan ($9.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($103.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($11.00)
  10. CPU Cooler SilverStone NT06-PRO-V2 ($60.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($139.00)
  12. Hard Drive Seagate FireCuda 2TB Hybrid Hard Drive ($95.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC - December 2018

Total Cost: $1502.00

  1. CPU Intel Core i5-9600K ($278.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 I AORUS Pro WiFi ($156.00)
  3. Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black 8GB ($500.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 ($130.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 ($73.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($44.00)
  7. Fan Arctic F12 PWM 120mm Fan ($9.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($102.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($11.00)
  10. CPU Cooler SilverStone NT06-PRO-V2 ($60.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($139.00)
  12. Hard Drive Seagate FireCuda 2TB Hybrid Hard Drive ($95.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build - June 2018

Total Cost: $1511.00

  1. CPU Intel Core i5-8600K ($239.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte Z370N WIFI ($150.00)
  3. Video Card MSI GTX 1070 TI Aero 8G ($480.00)
  4. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 ($190.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive Western Digital Blue 3D 500GB M.2 ($110.00)
  6. Case Silverstone SG13 ($51.00)
  7. Fan Arctic F12 PWM 120mm Fan ($9.00)
  8. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($105.00)
  9. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($11.00)
  10. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Flash Drive ($116.00)
  12. Hard Drive Seagate FireCuda 2TB Hybrid Hard Drive ($94.00)

The $1,500 Ultra-Compact Mini-ITX PC - January 2018

Total Cost: $1516.00

  1. The Ultra-Compact Gamer MSI Trident 3 VR7RD-202US ($1500.00)
  2. CPU Intel Core i5-8600K ($257.00)
  3. Motherboard Gigabyte Z370N WIFI ($160.00)
  4. Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Turbo ($450.00)
  5. Memory Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 White ($190.00)
  6. Solid-State Drive Western Digital Blue 3D 500GB 2.5" ($140.00)
  7. Case Silverstone SG13 ($40.00)
  8. Fan Arctic F12 PWM 120mm Fan ($9.00)
  9. Power Supply SilverStone SST-SX500-G ($105.00)
  10. Adapter SilverStone RL-PP08B Bracket ($5.00)
  11. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  12. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Download ($110.00)
  13. Hard Drive Seagate FireCuda 2TB Hybrid Hard Drive ($95.00)