iMagic pi Cylindrical mini itx build

[Kanobox]

might need a bit of advice with this funky build. (its mainly for LOL,Dota, and MMO usage along with streaming video to a 1080p screen)

 

I was looking around for a weird case when I saw this case: http://bbs.danawa.com/view?boardSeq=28&listSeq=3059643

 

 

(ps. its not a mac pro )

There is basically no English information on this case 

 

And it took me a while to find a Korean online store that ships international. (just got it in hand today)

 

case Information:

uses sfx power supply (using my old silverstone 300w)

mini itx

fan fan only be up to 60mm tall

Single slot Low profile slot for expansion Not Longer than 180mm

 

default:one 120mm fan on top, one 120mm fan on the bottom (both 25mm thick)

 

going to use my old asrock itx board + g3258 that I had laying around.

 

But now comes the tricky situation of picking what to put in as the Video card.

(its Already pretty tight with the 25mm thick fan installed on top and has to meet the low profile requirement)

 

So atm what I was able to come up with was:

leave fans as-is. Use intel hd graphics from g3258 (too weak for my taste)

or

Replace top fan with a (15mm or 12mm) 120mm fan. And use a r7 250 or radeon 7750 or 740gt

or

Remove top fan. and use a 750ti. (might run too hot with only 1 case fan?)

 

couldn't find any Low Profile 750ti that were pure single slot sized. They were always "false" single slot sized, as the heatsink essentially made it 2-slot thick. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127836&cm_re=750ti_msi-_-14-127-836-_-Product

 

Do you guys think a Single fan would be enough to cool a g3258 + 750ti?

or should I just use a weaker card with 2 fans to keep cooling adequate?

 

(else Any nice single slot low profile video cards i might not know about?/other advice)

 

thanks~

[The_Stig]

Single-slot low profile cards are are non-existent (at least for gaming) You can either have low profile or single slot, not both

[Kanobox]

yeah it does seem to be one of those situations.

 

 

atm I'm eyeing either of these two models.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127836

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131480&cm_re=powercolor_7750_low_profile-_-14-131-480-_-Product

 

Atm, I'm leaning towards the 7750, But the extra power from the 750ti is very tempting

 

 

Come to think about it I think I should've posted this question in either the gpu or Planning Forum category

[Gr0egercesg]

yeah it does seem to be one of those situations.

 

 

atm I'm eyeing either of these two models.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127836

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131480&cm_re=powercolor_7750_low_profile-_-14-131-480-_-Product

 

Atm, I'm leaning towards the 7750, But the extra power from the 750ti is very tempting

 

 

Come to think about it I think I should've posted this question in either the gpu or Planning Forum category

 

Nothing to contribute here, but

Don't forget to follow your topics and quote people when replying to them

 

@The_Stig

 

Cool Project tho, goodluck

[Sydley]

Just curious, I've seen these on ebay but the customs brokerage fees scare me. How much did you pay?