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There are so many different reasons this could be happening. Different graphics quality settings? Different resolution? Overclocks? Cooling? I could name more. Play around with the settings in warzone and see if you’ve got something sucking up performance. Anti Aliasing settings often cause massive variations in performance. Just a starting point.

AIO refers to a liquid cooling system. Do you mean the cooler included with your cpu? That might be too tall for some cases but you’ll have to check on that. The best general advice I can give is to look at the cooler height specifications of the case and get the biggest one that will fit. I also suggest looking at optimum tech on YouTube. He does lots of small builds and gives a lot of information about height specifications.

What are you currently using to cool?

Ooh that might be the one to go for. Looks like it fits quite a bit.

Yeah it’s usually something you have to plan from the beginning. I have a lot of fun squeezing components into small spaces though!

Slimming the computer down to series x size is quite a tall order (just noticed you nixed the series x specification) . Have you seen the NZXT H1? That is the closest in size and form factor to the series x. It comes with a power supply and cpu cooler already. Though your ram might be too tall to fit in that case. Does your graphics card have 3 fans? If it’s the gigabyte card I’m currently looking at you’ll have a tough time fitting that into a small case. The NZXT H210 will fit everything you have besides the motherboard. It might fit in your pelican though.

Well getting rid of a bunch of the rgb features will certainly save you some money. The NZXT H510 Elite is a cool looking case but a little pricey. It does come with two rgb fans upfront already. The 120mm and 140mm denotes the size of the fans (120mm is 120 millimeters and 140mm is 140 millimeters in diameter). I believe the H510 Elite supports a 120mm rear fan and 140mm top fan so you should be good there. You will have to double check on NZXTs website. If you want to stick strictly within your budget I say get rid of everything rgb and try to find a better deal on that RTX 2060. I recommend switching to a standard H510 case, getting rid of the extra fans, swapping the ram to Corsair Vengeance, and upgrading the power supply. Try to squeeze 80plus gold into your budget.

Yeah you’ll need to switch to a mini itx mobo if you want something that’s actually really small. What’s the exact model of your gpu? You might also be limited there. Also I’m guessing your psu is a standard atx size? Most small form factor cases want the smaller sfx psu. You can check out my older post to see a really small system but something similar to mine would require quite a few component swaps.

I like the white aesthetic! Only thing that jumps out to me is the cpu. You don’t want ryzen 5000? The 3700x isn’t bad but you will see a performance boost if you get the 5800x. It’ll cost more but I think it’s worth it. There are probably benchmarks online comparing these cpus directly. also that gpu is quite pricey even given the current market. I know you want something white but you might wanna wait on that one. I personally wouldn’t spend more than $900 on the 3070 and even that feels like highway robbery to me.

Not bad at all. I would say you could upgrade your ram a bit. 3000mhz is only 5 bucks more and you’ll see a noticeable improvement

If I were you I’d do a completely fresh install of windows. Did you get the windows key from the seller? If you did or you have your own key lying around I say dban all of the drives and start fresh.

These cards are at complete opposite ends of the performance spectrum. If you’re able to buy an RTX 3080, buy one, then upgrade the rest of your computer along with it. If you have absolutely no desire to upgrade your whole system the 1050ti is all your current system will really be good for (I’m guessing since you only listed your mobo). For the PSU question it completely depends on what card you get. A 1050ti most likely does not need a PSU connector but you’ll have to check the specific model you’re looking at. A 3080 absolutely will need multiple PSU connections but you should know whether or not your current PSU can even handle a 3080 in the first place.

You are correct that under the hood these are both 3060ti’s, but they are NOT the same card. Gigabyte is selling their EAGLE card at msrp. Very few companies are selling any of their cards at that price so maybe they are trying to look like the “gamer friendly” company. However, the GAMING OC PRO offers features like a beefier heat sink, factory overclock and maybe some other “gamer” focused features. Gigabyte believes that these extra features are worth an extra $220. Due to the current gpu market they are correct. People will buy the more expensive card even though it offers upgrades that probably aren’t worth the extra money. Because of how hard it is to find a card these things are being sold at whatever these gpu companies think they can get away with. It’s just the way things are right now.

Sorry for no pic with a banana for scale! I haven't gone shopping in a while and didn't realize I was out. I will provide a banana for scale once I return to school.

I will be returning to school in person this semester and with the strict quarantine policies my institute is implementing, I realized my time spent partying will be at an all time low and gaming will be replacing most of my usual weekend plans. I decided to sell my MSI laptop and make a dedicated gaming rig for school. I go to a military college and the amount of space we have is incredibly limited (I have a small desk and a locker and that is it). I decided it would be fun to build the smallest pc i physically could, and settled on the K39 mini ITX case. It seemed to be a really good alternative to the more expensive and harder to find Velka 3. Unfortunately I was too excited to take pictures during the build process but I must say this was one of the most fun builds I have ever done (only being beat by my very first build when I was 13). Below are pictures of the finished product as well as some of the issues I ran into and unique quirks that this build entailed. The parts: K39 Mini ITX case Ryzen 5 3600 Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX Corsair Vengance DDR4 3600mhz cl18 Asus Phoenix OC GTX 1660 Super Silverstone FX350-G Flex ATX psu Noctua l9a-AM4 Noctua NF-A4x10 WD SN550 500gb SSD The Build: The build process was significantly easier than I expected, Though it did take some patience as tolerances were tight. The first thing I did was replace the power supply fan with a noctua 40mm. I never even tested what the OEM fan sounded like but the entirety of the internet has said its unbearably loud. The noctua has a very low hum and is near silent with the back of the case facing away from me. The remainder of the build went incredibly smoothly. I was originally going to go with a B450 mobo but the more budget oriented boards were out of stock and Micro Center had a $20 discount bundle with the cpu. I won't be taking advantage of any of the B550 features as the likelihood of upgrades to this computer are slim to none, but I don't really have any regrets going with this board. I was actually very surprised with how easy cable management was. The psu has molex and sata cables which are going unused and they were easy enough to tuck underneath the GPU. The 24 pin was a little tough to squeeze along the side of the ram and does cause a slight bulge with the side panel installed, however this is very minor and really only noticeable because I know its there. The largest issue I had was fitting the GPU into the case. There is a small lip on the side of the IO shield that the case didn't seem to account for. I had to use quite a bit of muscle to fit it in and now The shield is crammed into its spot so tight I fear damage to the GPU if I were to try to pull it out. Below is an image of the damage I have already caused by using pliers to jam the card into its spot. I have spent the past couple days playing around with this rig and I am unbelievably happy. It crushes any game at 1080p. It is so impressive to think that the frames are being pushed by a PC I can hold with one hand! There is one problem that I am a little disappointed with, and that's sound. BOY THIS THING IS LOUD. I knew going into this build that this was not doing to be a silent machine but I am still a little surprised with just how loud it can get. The l9a is a little louder than I expected from noctua but its sound profile is a smooth hum that I can tolerate. The GPU is significantly louder and more annoying than I expected. There may be something wrong with the fan bearings because at higher RPMs this thing cries like a toddler! With some undervolting and fan adjustments I have gotten the sound to tolerable levels while maintaining performance and thermals I am ok with. This card used to hit its thermal limit with 100% on the fan after a few minutes but now it likes to hang around the 78 degree mark with some jumps to 80 at 60-70% fan speed. On the point of thermals, The CPU idles a little warmer than I would like, sitting around the 55 degree mark with jumps into the 60s, But in game it rarely exceeds 70 degrees and the fan isn't yelling at me while doing this so I guess Ill just put up with the higher idle temps. I plan on updating this post once I get to school with my complete setup as well as the thermals that I experience. Our rooms have no AC and Virginia is still muggy and hot through September so we will see if this thing can handle the heat! I am very happy with my build and the total cost was only about $50 out of pocket as I was able to make a pretty penny off of the old laptop.