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At this point in time probably the Asus Z97i-Plus and I'm trying to tell myself, all i need is an i5, hard to do when you know theres a perfectly good i7 available. :)

what about an impact? 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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what about an impact? 

 

The Z97 Impact won't be available until September and i'm sick of waiting. Theres a few stories floating about now of people having all sorts of trouble getting their Devils Canyon cpu's to work on Z87 even after the bios flash. I don't want the hassle.

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I'm being inspired to do my own small form factor PC, and I had a question about the case. I know that it doesn't fit two 240 rads natively but can be achieved with some minor modding. Can I run a setup with a single 240 rad though? Or would I need an extra bit like another 240 or 180 in the front?

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I'm being inspired to do my own small form factor PC, and I had a question about the case. I know that it doesn't fit two 240 rads natively but can be achieved with some minor modding. Can I run a setup with a single 240 rad though? Or would I need an extra bit like another 240 or 180 in the front?

I know a 240 will fit in the roof with no modding, I'm not sure what other rads you could run natively.

I don't know if a 120 will go on the back with a 240 in the roof, and you lose your front hdd cages if you mount a rad there. You might fit a 120 in the front and be able to keep the lower 3 hdd cages.

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Nice build! I've gotta sub this to see how it turns out.

 

 

Great job so far! :)

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So I've been super slack the last couple of weeks but the excuse is I'm a broken down mechanic and a couple weeks ago i threw out my back and have been struggling ever since.

 

Hence I haven't even been to the garage. But i did finally manage to get a motherboard, so i spent today trying to finalise my wiring and finishing up some sleeving. All the while with a hot water bottle strapped to my old back.

 

No smart arse response needed from you young whipper-snappers.

 

*Shakes fist at cloud*

 

Here's what i picked up yesterday.

 

Asus Z97i Plus.

 

WD Black 2.5" 750Gb HDD.

 

Noctua TIM (exciting)

 

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I'm not going to bother with close ups, because we all know what a motherboard looks like, well some of us do..

 

But for those that have never handled an MITX board before, here's a size comparison (Yes I own a PS4)

 

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Welcome home..

 

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Starting to get crowded in here.

 

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Space is at a premium inside this thing, so I made my own Sata power cables.

 

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Bonus Pic.

 

Yep, that's my motherboard inside a gutted fat ps3 case...hmmm  ;)

 

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Anyway, hoping to pick up my CPU this week all going to plan, then i can start on the worm tubing  :P

 

Thanks for looking.

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I actually never understood how small M-ITX is. Looks good!

Case: Corsair Carbdie 330R Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Asus Z97-A CPU: AMD FX-6300 i5 4690K 3.5 GHZ + 212 EVO GPU: ASUS GTX 760 DirectCUII Ram: Corsair Vengeance LP 8gb (2x4gb) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M
Monitor: AOC Q2963pm 29'' 21:9 IPS Mouse: Mionix Naos 8200 Mousepad: Mionix Sargas 320 Headset: HyperX Cloud Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGBIKEA Headset/Headphone Holder
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@Bagmup petty console player :P but damn is that a nice looking mobo

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Great sleeving job!

 

I can't wait to see the rest of it. Oh, and also, that is one (small) great looking motherboard!  :o

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Gotta get me some Metal Gear somehow.  :lol:

actually how come you didn't msi's itx gaming mobo? looks better and has more features

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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actually how come you didn't msi's itx gaming mobo? looks better and has more features

 

Because it's $60 dearer and it's a dirty red/black combo. Fan Xpert for asus  :wub:

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Man, you should scrap the prodigy, just build something in the old fatty ps3 case instead :P

Still, the prodigy looks awesome so far, can't wait for more to come.

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Branwen (2015 build) - CPU: i7 4790K GPU:EVGA GTX 1070 SC PSU: XFX XTR 650W RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX fury Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPower MAX AC SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB + Crucial MX300 1TB  Case: Silverstone RV05 Cooler: Corsair H80i V2 Displays: AOC AGON AG241QG & BenQ BL2420PT Build log: link 

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seeing that mobo in the gutted fatty ps3 makes me want to see someone mod a ps3 case and put a PC in it with steam OS

 

 

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seeing that mobo in the gutted fatty ps3 makes me want to see someone mod a ps3 case and put a PC in it with steam OS

 

Don't worry, i'm thinking about it.

 

When the missus saw me putting the mobo in it she rolled her eyes haha

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Well now you gotta do it (SteamOS in PS3). I know I would like to see it. :D

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|"They got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.” ― Tupac Shakur  | "Half of writing history is hiding the truth" — Captain Malcolm Reynolds | "Museums are racist." — Michelle Obama | "Slap a word like "racist" or "nazi" on it and you'll have an army at your back." — MSM Logic | "A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another" — Jesus Christ | "I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it." — Jefferson Davis |

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seeing that mobo in the gutted fatty ps3 makes me want to see someone mod a ps3 case and put a PC in it with steam OS

I plan to do this to an XBOX original eventually.

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb

CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb

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ITS SO CUTE! Haha,

 

looks good mate, obviously they came through with their 'backorder'?

 

Yeah, i can't really complain, Umart was $10 cheaper than Pccg and i didn't have to pay postage because i could pick it up from one of their distribution warehouses. And they were open until 3pm on Saturday so i managed to pick it up Saturday arvo, so all good.

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Yeah, i can't really complain, Umart was $10 cheaper than Pccg and i didn't have to pay postage because i could pick it up from one of their distribution warehouses. And they were open until 3pm on Saturday so i managed to pick it up Saturday arvo, so all good.

Nice, I can pickup from PCCG on my way home from work if I order from there, sometimes their postage seems way to high ($17 for a keyboard I remember)

 

I'm currently staring down an mITX system as well, just for HTPC.

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Nice, I can pickup from PCCG on my way home from work if I order from there, sometimes their postage seems way to high ($17 for a keyboard I remember)

 

I'm currently staring down an mITX system as well, just for HTPC.

 

I saw that, i say do it, you cant waste that watercooled abomination that used to be a gtx 750 :P

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