High end SFF Build

Lynxy · May 29, 2023

Budget (including currency): ~2100€

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: A bit of everything. FPS Games, Simulators, AAA (Ray Tracing is nice but not a priority), Photo/Video editing, 3D modeling (Nothing super demanding)

Other details: My monitors are a combination of high refresh rate 1440p and 60hz 4k and my old pc is running a i7 6700k and a gtx980 and the only components I might want to take with me are two sata SSDs but they are low capacity so its not a big deal if they won't be included. An OS and peripherals don't need to be considered I want to build a SFF system because I will move a lot in the next years and some of those moves might be international so I want something compact to save space in my apartment and to make moving easier. I came up with this build and I would appreciate any input!

CPU: Ryzen 5 7600x

Motherboard: MSI MPG B650I EDGE WIFI Mini ITX
Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36

SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4

GPU: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB

PSU: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+

Case: Fractal Design Ridge

Total: 2102.80€ (ex. shipping)

PC Part Picker: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/M9DQTn

Many thanks in advance!

Lynxy

filpo · May 29, 2023

Just now, Lynxy said:

CPU: Ryzen 5 7600x

Motherboard: MSI MPG B650I EDGE WIFI Mini ITX
Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36

SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4

GPU: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB

PSU: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+

Case: Fractal Design Ridge

Total: 2102.80€ (ex. shipping)

for an SFF system a non x ryzen chip would be more suited as they are easier to cool

I would get this build

This has lower latency ram (important for AM5) and a 7600 non x as its easier to cool and doesn't lose much performance

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/HzmWW4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor (€231.99 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S 55.44 CFM CPU Cooler (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI MPG B650I EDGE WIFI Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard (€242.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€137.89 @ Alternate)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€112.89 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card (€1047.99 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Fractal Design Ridge Mini ITX Tower Case (€129.95 @ ARLT)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (€156.26 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €2129.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-29 11:44 CEST+0200

ChrisLoudon · May 29, 2023

56 minutes ago, Lynxy said:

I would appreciate any input!

Hi buddy,

The parts list looks pretty good but as filpo mentioned, it might be a tricky beast to cool.

Have you considered looking at different ITX sized cases? The Fractal Ridge is very thin so will limit your cooling options to low profile air coolers only.

SSUPD Meshlicious

TT Tower 100

Fractal Torrent Nano

Just 3 other options (above) that might be better suited given they can all accommodate beefier air coolers / aio's / custom loops AND fit full atx PSUs.

I have a SFF build in a Tower 100 and love it. Very versatile for a small case with little to no visible cable / tube mess.

C