Finished my 1st SFF Build

[aeffertz]

 

 

Case: Cougar QBX

Mobo: ASUS Maximus VI Impact
CPU: i5-4690k OC to 4.7 GHz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 AIO w/ Prolima thin 120mm fan
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance
GPU: MSI Gaming X GTX 1080 Ti
SSD: PNY 250GB
HDD: WD 1TB
PSU: Enermax Revolution SFX 550W w/ custom sleeved cables.

Wanted a small 4k gaming box. Pretty stoked with how it turned out! Making the cables was tedious as hell but make a huge difference in this tiny case, looks and airflow equally! I want to ditch the HDD and get a 1TB SSD and replace the current SSD with an m.2 drive. 

 

8288 in Fire Strike: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/31490967?

[kelvinhall05]

Sexy, SFF FTW!

[jake765111]

9 minutes ago, aeffertz said:

 

 

Case: Cougar QBX

Mobo: ASUS Maximus VI Impact
CPU: i5-4690k OC to 4.7 GHz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 AIO w/ Prolima thin 120mm fan
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance
GPU: MSI Gaming X GTX 1080 Ti
SSD: PNY 250GB
HDD: WD 1TB
PSU: Enermax Revolution SFX 550W w/ custom sleeved cables.

Wanted a small 4k gaming box. Pretty stoked with how it turned out! Making the cables was tedious as hell but make a huge difference in this tiny case, looks and airflow equally! I want to ditch the HDD and get a 1TB SSD and replace the current SSD with an m.2 drive. 

 

8288 in Fire Strike: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/31490967?

Damnnnn!!!

[Mira Yurizaki]

> "Good luck fitting a decent AIO water cooler in a SFF case"

> OP: "Hold my beer"

 

... Sorry, first thing I thought of when seeing the pictures. It looks sexy as hell.

[aeffertz]

Yeah, it wasn’t easy and I had to modify the case a bit to fit a radiator above the mobo and to fit the massive MSI 1080 ti. 

 

Both the CPU and GPU run around the 60-70° range under load. I wish the mobo didn’t have the massive vrm heatsink, to be honest. It blocks about a third of the radiator. 

 

 

[LaserLion]

Inspiring!

[filippalfi]

Wow, nice! 

[_Hustler_One_]

#speechless

 

It's simply a handsome build! Really well executed!

I can just stare at it whole day admiring..

 

I'm also working on QBX build currently, migrating from ITX tower.

I will do my best to get the best fit without taking any compromise with beefy air cooler in it. This will be my first and the most challenging build..

 

I was thinking to use that same PSU, but I got information about the Enermax Revolution SFX is not a good unit, but that side brand lettering gives it a really nice additional aesthetics which is one of the reason I want to use this PSU.

 

What do you think about that PSU so far you are using it?

[aeffertz]

On 5/5/2019 at 8:33 AM, _Hustler_One_ said:

#speechless

 

It's simply a handsome build! Really well executed!

I can just stare at it whole day admiring..

 

I'm also working on QBX build currently, migrating from ITX tower.

I will do my best to get the best fit without taking any compromise with beefy air cooler in it. This will be my first and the most challenging build..

 

I was thinking to use that same PSU, but I got information about the Enermax Revolution SFX is not a good unit, but that side brand lettering gives it a really nice additional aesthetics which is one of the reason I want to use this PSU.

 

What do you think about that PSU so far you are using it?

Thank you! So far the PSU has been perfectly fine, no issues. I even have a pretty decent overclock on the GPU and CPU.

[Ben17]

On 12/21/2018 at 9:52 PM, aeffertz said:

 

Looks good

[vaustin89]

sorry for reviving this thread, but how on earth did you place the 1080ti in there? I have the same case planning on getting a newer graphics card for my RVZ02 build and chucking my 1070ti gaming x on the QBX case.

[Mbowen]

Hey man, you killed it with the wiring. Way to be!

[K4izoku]

Thanks for the inspiration on this.. I owe you a pint of beer, bro!!.. You're a champion!! :D
 

Hakintosh Build:
- Mobo: Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Wifi LGA1151 INTEL GEN 9
- Proc: Intel Core I7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up To 4.9 GHz
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB 2x16GB DDR4 3200MHz
- GPU: XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX + OC Edition 8GB
- Nvme: SSD WD Blue SN550 M.2 Pcie Gen3 Nvme 2280 500GB
- SSD: 1Tb Kingston
- Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 Water Cooler
- PSU: Enermax Revolution SFX 80 Gold 550W
- Case: COUGAR QBX - Ultra-Compact Pro Gaming Mini-ITX Case
- Bluetooth: Orico BTA-403 USB Reciever
- WiFi: TPLINK TL-WN725N USB

 

[robmara999]

New to the forum but both the OP and K4izoku are killing it! Very impressive and inspirational.

 

 

[O-R1C3]

Hello, I am planning on building with this case and using an AIO specifically the Corsair H60 as well. I just wanted to know, if you need to use a SFX PSU to have that aio on the top because personally I don't want the AIO hanging on the side panel.

Cheers!

[robmara999]

hello O-R1C3,

  The OP used a SFX PSU and did a great job mounting a his H60 AIO over the CPU (see pic above). I would definitely recommend a SFX in the QBX to give you plenty of room to work. IMHO the side panel blocks the view of a job well done.