Simple SG-05 AIO ITX Build

[Scheer]

So this will be another rebuild of a computer for my son to play minecraft on.

 

The build went pretty well, I've done a few other ITX builds and this case was no more difficult even being quite a bit smaller than most to fit an AIO and decent sized GPU. The only issue I have right now is that the power supply fan is not working. It will spin a few turns upon powering off, so I'm afraid the fan is working and the controller is what is broken. Unfortunately I did not test this before hand and have already chopped a few wires off... so I doubt they are going to warranty it for me. I'll give them a call and see, but will likely end up buying a new 80mm x 15mm fan to try out, as I've hear this PSU is quite loud.

 

SPECS:

Gigabyte H61-USB3

Intel i3-2100t

Sapphire 7790

2x2GB Mushkin Silverline

Silverstone 300w SFX

Coolermaster 120V

Silverstone SG-05

 

I couldn't pass up the Coolermaster 120V for $50 from Amazon, and was actually very surprised with the build quality of it and ease of installation.

 

 

I'm sure that it really doesn't matter, but the backplate is MUCH more robust than what Corsair provides with their AIO kits.

 

 

The two downsides to Coolermaster's system I found was the force applied to the CPU is based on the back of the motherboard, where-as Corsairs is from the front. This means you will be applying different amounts of force depending on the thickness of the motherboards PCB rather than the set distance using Corsair's method. The other downside is that Coolermaster for some reason decided to go with slotted nuts...

 

 

 

 

To fit the radiator in the case, you need to either leave the ODD/HDD tray out, or do a bit of modification to it. As I wanted to use it for cable management I decided to drill out the rivets holding the two pieces together, trashed the HDD part of the mount, and bent a tab back strait for clearance.

 

 

 

 

 

When installing the radiator I found my biggest gripe with this case, the fan filter. In order to remove it you must take off the case cover, then pry up 6 tabs that hold the front panel on, then flex it out of its mount. I'm sure they could have come up with a way to remove it without all the hassle. 

 

 

The AIO just barely fits 

 

 

 

Front panel connectors sleeved.

 

 

Power supply installed and cables ran. The USB3 cable was tucked out of the way until I get an adapter for it. Despite the -USB3 suffix of the motherboards model... this motherboard does not have a 3.0 header on it. I have a 2.0 to 3.0 adapter somewhere, but haven't been able to find it yet.

 

 

And after a quick bit of cable management, here it is completed.

 

 

 

And finally, here it is playing some Minecraft.

 

[MrSuperb]

that isn't a 7990, right?

also this looks like the 450 watt version

[Scheer]

that isn't a 7990, right?

also this looks like the 450 watt version

 

Whoops, typo. 7790.

 

It is the 300w version, but yes it does look similar to the 450w. This only has one 6 pin EPS connector on it tho.

[Lucian22]

Nice job on the cables ! Looks like a really sweet small system.

[Scheer]

Got a new PSU for it, one that actually works. 

 

I ended up chopping off several connectors as I don't plan on the PSU leaving this build, leaving it with only one each sata and molex plugs. The 4+4 CPU power was split and half of it sleeved, along with the sata cable. Removing all the unnecessary connectors really helped with cable management.

 

I may sleeve the 6 pin connector at some point, but the 24 pin will be left alone as there isn't enough room to neatly fish 24 cables side by side down to the motherboard.

 

 

[Me1z]

You might want to flip around the fan on the radiator, the way it is currently positioned it will suck all the hot air from the radiator back into the case. You are better off venting the hot air out and having no intake than pulling in more heat and having no exhaust. I've actually done some tests on airflow and fan positioning, and I've found that one fan venting hot air cools more efficiently than that same fan pulling in cool air instead.

[Scheer]

You might want to flip around the fan on the radiator, the way it is currently positioned it will suck all the hot air from the radiator back into the case. You are better off venting the hot air out and having no intake than pulling in more heat and having no exhaust. I've actually done some tests on airflow and fan positioning, and I've found that one fan venting hot air cools more efficiently than that same fan pulling in cool air instead.

 

I though about it, but I'd rather have the positive pressure in the case than to pull all the dust in from the back of the desk that will likely not be cleaned. This weekend I will be doing a quick stress test and will watch the system temps to see if it needs to be changed.

 

its a "t" processor, so it really doesn't produce any heat, typically it is about 10 degrees F above ambient. I only bought the AIO to eliminate a fan.

[Carter]

Dude, ive wanted to do this build for years, its the best itx case imo, stupidly small yet runs cool with an AIO - Awesome

[Scheer]

Dude, ive wanted to do this build for years, its the best itx case imo, stupidly small yet runs cool with an AIO - Awesome

 

May also want to look at the FT-03 Mini, it is larger but has a smaller footprint on your desk and looks 10x better, the fan filter is also easy to remove. I only went with this as I already have an FT-03 Mini and wanted to mix it up a bit. Also, I didn't want to spend $100 on a case for a four year old.