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Mini-ITX Build

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I decided to dump my giant tower and go small. I didn't want to compromise performance and I wanted near silent idle operation. It actually came out really well and idles with zero fans spinning, yes zero. The loudest thing at idle is my pump or HDD depending on if the drive is idle or not. Opinions suggestions and questions are welcome.

 

https://imgur.com/a/acCxU

 

Specs are:

Thermal Take V1 case,

Seasonic x-750 PSU,

Gigabyte z170n Gaming 5 main board,

Intel 6600k CPU,

EVGA GTX 980 SC GPU,

Corsair H-60 CPU Cooler,

Samsung 850 EVO 256GB SSD,

Western Digital 1TB Black HDD,

Western Digital 250GB Blue HDD,

1 220 MM TT case fan,

1 120 MM Corsair Cooler fan.

My Build:https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/795406-mini-itx-build/   PSU TIER LIST

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits." - Albert Einstein

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." - Issac Asimov

"Headward, free now to rise." - Principal Vagina

 

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Built my GFs mom her new pc in the white version of that case, it's a cute cube.

 

 

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I didn't like the case restricting access to the SSD so.

 

http://imgur.com/a/vBlPd

 

And my masterful cable management.

 

http://imgur.com/a/aj3ce

 

My Build:https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/795406-mini-itx-build/   PSU TIER LIST

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits." - Albert Einstein

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." - Issac Asimov

"Headward, free now to rise." - Principal Vagina

 

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I recently built my first mini-itx rig also. I used the same case, which seems to defy everything I thought I knew about cooling, but now I love it. I used wimpy parts left over from other builds, so it's not a performer, but just with the stock fan it's doing fine. It's so quiet I have to look at the LED's to see if it's running. Cable management is difficult, but I'm sure that's true with any small case. My biggest problem is not having anywhere to put a DVD drive (Dremel trigger finger begins twitching), but I mostly use this one for web browsing etc. Great job!

Best Excuses:

        #1(simple) "Well, I never liked that stupid thing anyway!"

        #2(complex) "Obviously there was a flaw in the material, probably due to the inadvertent introduction of contaminants during the manufacturing process."

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10 hours ago, MadModder said:

(Dremel trigger finger begins twitching), but I mostly use this one for web browsing etc. Great job!

You see my last post? I could have got it in but I wanted to open it up so it would have some air flow.

My Build:https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/795406-mini-itx-build/   PSU TIER LIST

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits." - Albert Einstein

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." - Issac Asimov

"Headward, free now to rise." - Principal Vagina

 

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