New Thorzone Mjolnir build, Advice from Experience with this case?

bolter3 · July 7, 2022

Budget (including currency): $500 USD (excluding case, which I already have)

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Air sims, X-Plane, DCS

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I plan on using Linus's "Budget Build" Youtube video as a guideline along with the component size information on Thorzone's website.

Has anyone here used the Thorzone Mjolnir case for a build, and how did it go? I'm hoping it went well, I'd hate to have to start bending sheet metal out of the way just to get connectors to insert all the way into their ports! Also, I saw the top GPU bracket on the Mjolnir case wouldn't fit in some instances so it couldn't be used, but I'm not clear if it's the physical size of the GPU that was causing the problem?

I THOUGHT THE REVIEWS OF THE 6600 ON YOUTUBE WEREN'T VERY IMPRESSED WITH IT, IIRC seems like I remember the AMD 5600-5700XT GPU was actually just as good performance-wise; I know the 6600 is a relatively new GPU, but new, from my experience, isn't always better. Seems to me AMD just wanted to get something on the market to keep from losing more market share, or am I way off on this?

Edited July 7, 2022 by bolter3
added more info.

dizmo · July 8, 2022

It's a well designed case, however it is a very small ITX enclosure. Anything not fitting really comes down to you not picking the proper components or installation method. Just take it slow and go through the appropriate steps and you'll be fine.

The 6600 is a very entry level card, and has performance in accordance with that.

Middcore · July 8, 2022

It seems like you got kind of confused and copied and pasted the same stuff both here and in the thread about the recent LTT budget PC videos. I'm going to assume your comments about the RX 6600 weren't actually meant to be posted here.

Your choice of case means you are locked in to a mini-ITX board and SFX power supply, which is a fairly serious oof on your limited budget. It's really not feasible to make a viable small form factor PC for your planned usage for such a small amount. Even cutting corners on things like storage, we'll be close to $500 without a graphics card:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($105.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690I AORUS ULTRA LITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard ($150.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V550 SFX GOLD 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($114.99 @ B&H)
Total: $481.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-07 21:40 EDT-0400

(Note the Z690 board is here because it's actually cheaper than the few mini-ITX B660 boards available.)

You would still need to spend ~$200 on top of this on a used GPU like a GTX 2060, 5600 XT, etc. to have a decent experience in the games you want to play.

So my recommendation is: either return your tiny case and gain access to the savings that comes with more mainstream components, or expand your budget.