Bitfenix Prodigy ITX Build

[Xaiux]

Hi everyone! I joined the forum for folding@home but wanted to show off my rig. It's less than a year old, and the first one I built for myself. I had built some others for friends before, but when I got one of those friend's old rigs as thanks I decided to finally go to town on my own desktop. I've done upgrades to every piece of the computer so the only piece left from that old is the case. If you have any questions feel free to ask!

SPECS:

CPU: Intel i9-9900K 5GHz

Cooler: Corsair H100i Pro

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z390-i

RAM: 32GB TridentZ RGB 3200MHz

Boot SSD: Samsung 970 Evo+ NVMe 1TB

SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 500GB

HDD: 1TB random laptop drive (To be replaced)

GPU: Asus ROG Strix 2070 OC

Case: Bitfenix Prodigy ITX with a custom clear side panel

PSU: Corsair TX750M

 

[DailyProcrastinator]

I love ITX builds, and modern motherboards can support pretty well everything an ATX board can. Looks great!

 

Feel free to also post your build in:

 

[Fraya]

i like this build, nice to see others have m-itx. 

 

what temps is the 9900K running at? i am thinking of upgrading from my i7 to the i9 CPU. 

 

thanks. 

[Xaiux]

14 minutes ago, Frayia said:

i like this build, nice to see others have m-itx.

 

what temps is the 9900K running at? i am thinking of upgrading from my i7 to the i9 CPU.

 

thanks.

Well when I'm at full load like folding, it'll be around 70-80C. That's with an overclock though, and I should upgrade the rear exhaust fan from 120mm to 140mm. I plan on more mods to it for better cooling when I have the time and money

[Fraya]

question can you cap the clocking if you don't want it to run at stock speed or such a high turbo? 

right now i have a i7- 8700 and i like the non K because it runs cooler, quiet etc, i was looking at a i9 9900 (non K) but it runs at lower speed than my i7 8700, so if i got a 9900K and was able to drop the speeds to keep it sure cool and quiet, do you think its possible?

i don't need to overclock. hence prefer the stock speeds.

 

[Xaiux]

11 hours ago, Frayia said:

question can you cap the clocking if you don't want it to run at stock speed or such a high turbo?

right now i have a i7- 8700 and i like the non K because it runs cooler, quiet etc, i was looking at a i9 9900 (non K) but it runs at lower speed than my i7 8700, so if i got a 9900K and was able to drop the speeds to keep it sure cool and quiet, do you think its possible?

i don't need to overclock. hence prefer the stock speeds.

 

Yeah for sure. I can use my motherboard's BIOS to control the overclock or lack thereof. 

[Fraya]

Thank you for the update, so its a no brainer, go for the i9 9900K 

if i can clock it back to same as my i7 8700 stock settings i would be happy because i am basically getting extra cores and threads and a bit more peak power on the turbo.

but it will idle and run super cool and quiet like the 8700 does. 

 

 

[Xaiux]

8 hours ago, Frayia said:

Thank you for the update, so its a no brainer, go for the i9 9900K

if i can clock it back to same as my i7 8700 stock settings i would be happy because i am basically getting extra cores and threads and a bit more peak power on the turbo.

but it will idle and run super cool and quiet like the 8700 does.

 

 

I would say money wise that's not very worth it if you only game. The 9900K is the fastest pure gaming CPU, yes, but not by a crazy amount

[Xaiux]

I think this is okay rules wise to revive a build thread for updates. I swapped cases to a white Nvidia special edition case I found for sale, and I found better looking thumbscrews for the side panel. I also found a custom made front panel for the Prodigy (from coldzero.eu) which dropped temps by about 10C, as well as the step up to a Corsair ML140 for my exhaust fan. I did contact a local glass company to see if I could get a piece of tempered glass made up, and I might do that yet but I'd need to use some standoffs. As for hardware upgrades, I swapped some drives to using a second 1TB M.2 SSD, and a 2TB HDD. Next on the list is a GPU upgrade, but anything thicker than this 2070, or basically 2 slots, will require a cutout of the case or switching to a full custom loop. Or I go for an AIO GPU like an EVGA hybrid or Gigabyte Waterforce. I'm also thinking of a reference 3080 but I'm not sure how it would look. 

Anyways, enough rambling, here are some pics!

Thanks for looking!

 

[Xaiux]

I found a great deal on an EVGA 2080 Super Hybrid locally and made the upgrade! I also spent today swapping it to a Corsair ML120 fan, and I added an RGB Strip inside the shroud. This is probably the last upgrade for a while since anything significant from here would cost a lot. Here are the pics! And yes I like purple  

[Xaiux]

Well, small update here. I ordered a piece of tempered glass from a local company a number of months ago, but I didn't measure close enough and the holes in the resulting piece were not quite right. It was expensive enough I shelved the piece instead of trying again, but then a friend of mine got into 3D printing. It took a few tries, but he printed some small adapters that also function as standoffs for additional GPU breathing room. I ended up using rubber washers from the unused HDD cages with this case to secure the glass safely. I'm very happy with the end result! 

[Xaiux]

Hi guys, been a while. A lot has happened since my last post, including moving twice, but my computer has had two major changes. The GPU, and because of that, the case also got changed. I got an EVGA 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid and because it has a 240mm rad, I needed to get a bigger case. I loved the Prodigy, but I ended up switching to a Lian Li O11 Air Mini in white. This GPU is horizontal now because the shroud is solid black so I can't do the RGB strip mod I did on the 2080S, and mounted vertically (which this case can do) this GPU wouldn't look great. Also, with this GPU, I upgraded my PSU to a Corsair HX1000. I'm considering going to AM5 and Zen 4 3D in the future. We'll see if there's a 7900X3D. I'll likely go Micro-ATX in the future as well. Here are pics! 

[RealBACONATOR2]

Love the colors. Do the lights ever bother you?

[Xaiux]

On 11/18/2022 at 9:26 PM, RealBACONATOR2 said:

Love the colors. Do the lights ever bother you?

Not really. I shut it off every night because it’s in my bedroom.