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Very small Haswell Mini-ITX build with dedicated GPU

The Crazed Child

Well, this isn't really a build log, because I didn't have the time to document the building process of it. But I just wanted to show everyone anyway.
 
The specs:
 
-Intel Core i5 4440. 4 cores, 3.10Ghz.
-ASrock B85M-ITX.
-4GB Corsair XMS RAM. 1600Mhz.
-EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC. 1GB GDDR5, 1071Mhz core clock.
-Seagate Laptop Thin 500GB SSHD. 5400rpm with a 8GB NAND cache.
-Corsair VS450 PSU
 
And, lastly, the whole system is contained in a Cubitek Mini Center. Many of you will be familiar with their Mini Cube but this one is even smaller, and less-known.
 
The backstory:
 
Well, I have been looking for an ultra-small Mini-ITX case for months to no avail. I have considered cases such as the Bitfenix Prodigy (too big, almost same size as my Antec 300), the Silverstone FT03B-MINI (too tall), the Lian Li PC-Q11, which, I must say, I almost bought, as well as the Cubitek Mini Cube, which I strongly considered after Linus put a GTX Titan into it, which astounded me, to be honest. After months of searching, I finally found the case of my needs-the Mini Center. And the rest is history, lol...
 
 
This is after I took the side panel off. Apologies for the low res, I had to take pictures with my video camera. You probably can't be able to see it, but the non-modular PSU meant there was a mess of unused cables stuffed inside the case. No cable management in this case.

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The front at an angle
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As you can tell I LOVE case badges
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The back, with IO panel, graphics card, and PSU. All packed together.
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Graphics card and SSHD. I have so little Steam games that I only need 500GB.
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Another nice piccy.
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Size comparison, up against my Antec 300. This really shows the size difference.
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Well, I forgot to add, I also added a handle to the top of the case for portability, so it's not included with the case. Pretty cool, huh? Anyway this is my first ever build and I was happy that nothing wrong happened when it first POSTed. I always expect the worst when I shouldn't.

CPU: i7 2600 @ 4.2GHz  COOLING: NZXT Kraken X31 RAM: 4x2GB Corsair XMS3 @ 1600MHz MOBO: Gigabyte Z68-UD3-XP GPU: XFX R9 280X Double Dissipation SSD #1: 120GB OCZ Vertex 2  SSD #2: 240GB Corsair Force 3 HDD #1: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W CASE: NZXT H230
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz COOLING: Cooler Master Eclipse RAM: 4x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 800MHz MOBO: XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLi GPU: 2x ASUS GTX 560 DirectCU in SLi HDD #1: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM PSU: TBA CASE: Antec 300
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coolieos 

Specs

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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I like it! (and want it, although I would probably go with a short 760)

Are you running the Intel Cooler?

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Love the handle, it's a great touch.

I love the idea of a tiny case build, I just have absolutely no use for it.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Wow, thanks for all the replies. Yes, I am indeed running the stock Intel cooler. I was thinking of going with a low-profile Noctua cooler but I didn't have the money. Although, I might upgrade later.

CPU: i7 2600 @ 4.2GHz  COOLING: NZXT Kraken X31 RAM: 4x2GB Corsair XMS3 @ 1600MHz MOBO: Gigabyte Z68-UD3-XP GPU: XFX R9 280X Double Dissipation SSD #1: 120GB OCZ Vertex 2  SSD #2: 240GB Corsair Force 3 HDD #1: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W CASE: NZXT H230
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz COOLING: Cooler Master Eclipse RAM: 4x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 800MHz MOBO: XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLi GPU: 2x ASUS GTX 560 DirectCU in SLi HDD #1: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM PSU: TBA CASE: Antec 300
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Nice build, I would prob get more ram (like 8gb) but I do like the handle!

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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Very nice build, how's that 650 running for you? It should be pretty good since its the Ti SSC model.

i5-4570 I CM Hyper 212 Evo I Corsair XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 RAM I Asus H87M-Pro I MSI R9-280X Twin Frozr I
Plextor M5S 128GB SSD I WD Blue 500GB HDDVantec Voltra 550W I Antec GX700 Modded

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Wow nice build! Looks very small and compact :)

CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4  |  MOBO: MSI MPOWER Z77  |  CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4 GHz  |  CPU COOLER: NOCTUA NH-D15  |  GPU: EVGA GTX 770 SC |

PSU: CORSAIR AX860 W/ RED BRAIDED CABLES | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250 GB | HDD: WD BLACK 1 TB | FANS: 3x NOCTUA NF-A14 | MONITOR: HP W2371D

KEYBOARD: CM STORM QFR MX BLUES W/  PBT KEYCAPS  |  MOUSE: LOGITECH G502 | MIC: AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 | HEADPHONES: SENNHEISER HD 558

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