KiritoSteveCForm: Preferably portable or small with a portable form factor.PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Budget: 800
Usage of the PC (gaming, work, etc.): All possible uses.
Resolution that you're going to be playing at: 1920x1080
Are you going to overclock: Yes, to the max possible.
Are you going to use parts from your older PC?: Yes, 1 120gb ssd for the os.
Other thoughts:
Preferably using the new 4770k processors. Video card must be Nvidia GTX480 or better.
Using two monitors. Goal is to get over 300 frames in TF2.
Don't need keyboard, mouse, monitors, other accessories. Just the desktop.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($118.97 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.30 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.19 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($249.70 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $893.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-10 21:06 EDT-0400)
Best I could do since you said: Better than GTX 480 and overclocking.
Of course, you can use just your SSD and get the HDD out of there.
Thank you for the suggestions. I never knew that case existed! I'll definitely be getting most of those parts you recommended.