nr200p SFF Build

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IIRC Ryzen 4 isn't expected until Q4 2022.

[Youn]

bah, that isn't really going to work.. guess, I need to either.. find a 1151 motherboard or replace motherboard and cpu with probably a newer one. 

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So, hmm, 1151 (300 series) boards is just too expensive at the moment. It looks like this build will end up different. 

 

I have an Asus H97-I board for the i7-4790k sitting on the shelf. I think I will leave the i7-9700f in it's original case. Change pretty much the cooling completely in that case using parts from this build. Put the H97-i in this case with spare m.2 drive (1 TB). This means I will get my primary system up and the secondary system will still be useful.  

 

I will let that wait for a few months to see what shows up on the market. 

[Youn]

Hey, have an update. Apparently found a Z390-i Gigabyte board for decently cheap. I tested my wife's old i7-8700K and it works along with my i7-9700f. So, the project can continue!

 

I have started assembly of the parts and discovered I have to rearrange some items. This is a very tight fit and wouldn't advise someone do it without being able to look at the parts first. But, what the heck let's continue!

 

 

The hub is to consolidate all the fans in one place along with the rgb. There is a front panel that goes over this once I fill the system. I added the fill port at this location. 

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Currently the cpu waterblock is pulling that pump down.. once in place it should level out some. 

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So, yeah, when I said a tight fit... here is the memory slot. If a board has the memory slot any closer to the edge.. I would have to either remove the fan corners or not fit it. 

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[Youn]

Well, I have it together and need to make sure it's stable. 

 

I did have to put a penny in the middle front of my video card to space it off of the other fans. Oddly, in this configuration, the card runs pretty cool.

 

 

 

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[Youn]

hmm, ok, this loop is not easy to get the air out of...

 

[Youn]

So, I have found the distro block servers as an Air Trap... as the bubbles pass through the fill section. They sometimes go up into the fill area. This is good for slowly bleeding the system. 

 

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[Youn]

Squeezed 50ml more into the system. Quite a few of those bubbles are now gone. The bottom line still has a bunch though, I am hoping over next few hours it will push those into the full fill chamber. 

 

[Youn]

Anyone wondering the entire system is pretty much whisper silent. 

[Youn]

Still running a bit hot.. 

 

 

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[Youn]

Reseated the CPU. It apparently wasn't touching the cpu at all.