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Wasn't talking about your board in particular, just stating it was possible . AFAIK it uses  the same Pitcairn GPU (AMD is actually calling it Curacao but it's the same thing) as in the 7870 Ghz Edition. You can easily check that with GPU-z.

Oh what the fuck, it is a Pitcairn GPU, 28nm. It is significantly OC'ed out of the box though, 1120mhz Base clock and 1400mhz Memory clock.

Why will you be doing a full liquid cooling loop in the future if you can't overclock the cpu?

Nice clean build btw!

Thank you! Same reason I bought a CPU cooler for my locked CPU, quiet cooling.

Although, there are no full cover waterblocks for the damned R9 270X....

There is usually slightly less oc headroom on the r9 since they are the exact same chips, in fact you should be able to run them in crossfire.

..... Can't run crossfire on an mITX board haha. Also the 270X chip I believe is a Tahiti LE, meaning basically a 7930.

A slight overclock would have given you the same performance, but yeah $10 isn't much, if the cooler is similar I'd probably have done the same. 

But then if I overclocked the R9, it'd still be better.

Oh the Sapphire's cooler on my old 7870 is much better than the cooler on the Asus. I fucking hate this DCUII Design, it's awful and loud.

It says 20% quieter on the box, I only imagine they mean 20% quieter than a Boeing 747.

hell yeah, I have a Cherry brown shine II as well (blue backlit and white keycaps)

Nice!

Looks really nice and clean for a prodigy build. Also, couldn't you find a 7870 for a lower price (since it's the same thing)?

I could, but why? It was like a $10 price difference for a 10%-15% slower card.

I like it Man looks great 

Many thanks!

Looks sick!

that a Shine 2 there? :rolleyes:

Shine II indeed! Its so lovely to use, Cherry MX Browns

Dat depth of field. Any reason you didn't go for the new Phenom M case?

F/2.0 lens.

Not availabe in NZ until late Novemeber, plus I love the look of the Prodigy!

Yeah, the clearance with the power supply is so small that the PCIe harness would not fit and I had to use molex adapters. Not to mention trying to cable manage the 24 pin.

Oh its ridiculous how little space there is for cables.

R9 270X  :wub:

<3 Its a lovely card.

looks nice!

Why thank you!

Everything looks great...

except the mouse... 

Its my testing mouse, the DeathAdder 2012 I have sometimes doesn't like to play nice with UEFI.

Well, I just sold this build..... Haha.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/65066-mitx-prodigy-i5-4570-and-an-r9-270x-first-r7r9-build-on-ltt/

Check out my new one!

So I built a computer back in December 2012, and my goal with that PC was silence. I wanted it as quiet as possible, and spent a lot of money doing so over a long period of time.

Heres the Build Log and photos in an Imgur Album

One of my friends actually offered to buy my build 2 days ago, and for not much less than I payed for it, so I decided to take him up on the offer and build a new system, one which suited me better and in my favourite case, the Prodigy. I kept my 2 SSD's and sold him the rest of my build. I still need to fix up the cable management, but I can't be bothered at the moment. Prices don't reflect what I payed for, I spent around $1300NZD on new parts. I also got the NH-U12s on a locked processor because I do not like the stock coolers one bit, and the U12s is a fantastic cooler.

Here are some photos, the rest of  the album is here

RAM Choice: Single channel because of price at time of buying, am aiming to get another 8GB DIMM in the near future, a dual RAM kit was around $30 more.

CPU Choice: I went with what suited me. My old rig had a 3570k that I didn't even overclock, because I wanted to future proof at the time. I went with a more suitable 4570 and an H87 mobo.

Case Choice: My reasoning behind mITX is because I fell into BAPC trap of "Get ATX its future proof", and bought beyond what I needed. Don't need a 2nd GPU because I'm fine with basically a 7870. Don't need a soundcard as I have a Fiio E10. Disclaimer this case, while looking nice, is a fucking awful building experience. Beyond ridiculous.

Cooler choice: I went with Noctua for CPU Cooling because I had a good experience with them on my last build, its a nice quality heatsink that doesn't break the budget and is really quiet. I'm well aware its on a locked processor, but the stock heatsink is a joke, it barely keeps the chip cool and it's loud as all buggery.

GPU Choice: Just as I was about to buy a 7870, my local retailer listed the R9 270x on their website, put in a pre-order and shipped 2 days before official release. Not bad. Also the same price as the 7870, so no loss there.

Future plans include,
 

• Adding a Window
• Adding an NZXT Hue
• Possibly more SSD's
• Watercooling in March next year, Full loop.

What are the temps like with the noctuas? Build looks good mate!

I never really cared about temps when I was building this. Silence was the objective. CPU was around 30-35c idle and 50c-ish while gaming. GPU 20-25c while idle, 60c while gaming.

I love the noctua fans they are awsome

They are really nice! I do love the colouring.

Very clean and pretty.

+1 for the Noctuas

Cheers Noctua's are great.

so sexy. I wish I had a rig as good as this. And to think I considered my rig "mid-ranged"

7870 and 3570k is pretty midrange! Like a high low-end build.

Love them noctuas

As do I, they're great.

love it

Cheers

really sexy build, im planning on getting some noise foam and noctua stuff to make my rig quiet

The noise foam, really makes a difference, it's really good. Noctua stuff is also insanely quiet.

Noctua + Windowed case is like deviding by zero! But this one actually looks nice.

Haha it was a risk! But it payed off, cheers

Where'd y'all come from anyway? Was I featured in Build Logs or something?

Homo is politically correct. What would you rather him say fags or gays. He was having fun get over it

Neither? It isn't "PC" either.

Oh so as long as he's having fun, its ok to insult people?

How am I a disgrace? People seem to agree with me. I never complain, I've been insulted about my race also, these are just words bro. I'm not willing to start a fight at 2:30 in the morning, but why must EVERYONE care what other people think? It's your life, ignore people who don't matter. If I'm one of those people, don't quote my posts. I'm fine with gays (homosexuals?) idk which you prefer to be called actually(sorry for my lack of knowledge ) but why do you care what other people think?  

Oh so because people agree with you, its ok?

I care because everyone here is jumping to defend Linus, when in fact, he was in the wrong.

Ok, well Linus isn't homophobic so fucking DEAL WITH IT!

Just because Linus isn't homophobic, doesn't mean it wasnt insulting.

If you were offended then never EVER go to the southern half of the U.S.

Oh so it's ok then? As long as I don't go to the south? Ridiculous.

I lucky live in New Zealand, where homophobia is frowned upon.

Why are people so soft now-a-days? Can't anyone be insulted anymore? People make fun of me for my hobbies, what clothes I wear, the way I talk, honestly. You know who you are, ignore the hate and just keep pushing forward bud 

Soft? Are you kidding? You're a disgrace.

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

I'm gay, and I was extremely offended by,

a) Linus sprouting "Homo" like it it was not offensive to gay people at all.

B) All the immature people justifying him doing so, and saying "I've got a gay friend, its cool".

"Homo" is a highly offensive word to someone who is actually gay. Because it is used in a malicious way to bully gay people. Even if it is not used in a malicious way, it still hurts.

I wudd say go for a be quiet psu and why go noctua fans for case that was waste there are plenty of case fans that are quiet like cougar or gelid or corsair enermax etc

Well if you read the build-log, I've already bought a new PSU, its a Corsair AX750w that I scored for $100NZD. Absolute bargain, and the fan doesn't even ramp up until 30-40% load.

Gelid, Cougar and Enermax I've tried and didnt like, they were too loud. Corsair fans are a complete joke, they push fuck-all air and are very loud. Noctua are expensive for a reason, they're the best.

wish the mobo was black other than the colour of that board it looks great nice job.

Thanks! Yeah, I built it in December last year, now it's nigh impossible to get my hands on a Z77 Board in New Zealand -.-

It's a very well balanced build, very sharp looking and very clean. The one downside I have of it, is the color of the motherboard, I find it eye scorching to look at. 

Thanks See above!

I'm thinking of downsizing to mATX or mITX, but it'll likely be in March next year, so I might do a complete rebuild!

What a lovely build! Has almost everything I love. And dat bokeh in those pictures

Thanks! I see your an R4 and Noctua enthusiast as well. Good taste!

Cheers ;D I plan on taking some more tonight in my studio, these were just update pics. Fun fact, the camera used was a Fuji X100

So I've added a Corsair 750W PSU, Overkill I know, but I got it for $100NZD, so it was an absolute steal!

I'm finally finished! This computer is incredibly quiet, I can literally have it on overnight in my bedroom. It is so quiet, you only know its on by the LED's. During gaming it's practically inaudible, the loudest component when gaming is the GPU. Honestly I'm so pleased with how this came out.

Silly review honestly, the R4 stock fans are beyond awful. At 12v they are unbearably loud. At 3v and 5v they are indeed audible and push so little air, they may as well not be on.

EDIT: You claim to be a silence freak, and claim the Fractal R2 fans are silent? You must be quiet deaf.

Here is what a properly optimised silent gaming rig looks like, short of going passive, this is as quiet as it gets. I only rarely get electrical noise from the PSU. Link for my build.

The iPhone wouldn't even exist if Microsoft didn't save Apple from Bankruptcy in 1997.

 

Just sayin.,...

If they didn't Laptops, Desktops and Mobile Phones would be light-years behind. Heck, "Smart-Phones" today would basically be BlackBerry's.

Apple exist for a reason, and are the 2nd most valuable technology company for a reason. Don't be another Apple-Hating nerd because its "cool".

Due to the weight design of the 4, it would most of the time fall and land on a corner instead of on a flat face. This means that the aluminium band around the outer shell can take the impact instead of something that is easily damaged like the screen or in the case of the One, the join between the ally and the screen.

I bought an HTC One after going by Linus's recommendation, and I used to own a 4S.

Its about 4 weeks old and I'm shit scared of dropping it. I treated my 4S liked shit and it lasted for over 18 months.

Razer Nostromo.

I used it 3-4 times and never used it again, sold it for half the cost to some other chump. Stupid purchase that added nothing to my gaming.

I love Razer products, but this was just such a let down. Enjoy my $100 Razer.

I think loudness is not the best benchmark to compare something as this is purely subjective and each individual will rate the loudness of something differently. 

Then why do websites measure the decibel level of each cooler?

The H100i is loud. Stupidly so. I went through 3 of them before I gave up and bought a Noctua NH-U12s for half the cost and same performance.

At work we get more than 10-20 RMA's of the H100i each week. It's insane.

Problems with the H100i are very common. RMA it and hope you get one of the "good" units.