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BitFenix Prodigy - Owner Experiences

Konasumi
By Konasumi
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Make sure you get as small psu as possible. Non-modular preferred. It's ok, is it easy to build in? Not really... I mean, it depends on what you're trying to put in there. When you start adding liquid cooling and sensors and a bunch of drives and such, it gets really quite cramped. Also, if you're getting a windowed side panel, make sure you get a blower style cooler. Because your gpu will be starved otherwise. I think some of them come with mesh where the gpu sits IIRC.

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70 bucks doesn't seem too bad.. Where I'm from with out tax and everything, I bought a used black Prodigy for about $73.

 

Great case, easy to build in. -But it's hard to make cables look good, since most PSU's come with pretty long cables, and half the lenght would be enough.

Just look how many prodigy builds there is on this forum.. Says it all really. :)

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If you're going to do custom water cooling it will definitely be a challenge, could take a significant bit of modding. Other than that it's a great case. A high end mITX mobo, most AIO's and even the tallest CPU air coolers will fit. Cable management will look great if you plan out the build well and keep as much space free as possible by for example removing the harddrive cages and mounting 2.5 inch storage solution's against the mobo platform. You can get some great airflow with a 200 or 230 mm fan in front intake, a rear 140mm and an AIO at the top.

Bert & Ernie before squirting spermie. 

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Oh, I am sorry. ITX.

I'm finding it pretty easy, the Prodigy is a giant of the itx world. I've made my own cables from scratch so cable management isn't a problem for me. Check out my log :D

Blood and Ice - Another Prodigy Build

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Make sure you get as small psu as possible. Non-modular preferred. It's ok, is it easy to build in? Not really... I mean, it depends on what you're trying to put in there. When you start adding liquid cooling and sensors and a bunch of drives and such, it gets really quite cramped. Also, if you're getting a windowed side panel, make sure you get a blower style cooler. Because your gpu will be starved otherwise. I think some of them come with mesh where the gpu sits IIRC.

 

Non-modular or modular preferred? I thought it was of good sense to get modular especially for ITX so you dont get the extra clutter

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Non-modular or modular preferred? I thought it was of good sense to get modular especially for ITX so you dont get the extra clutter

except if you get a psu that is modular, in the case of the prodigy (get it ;) ),you'll have quite the time trying to connect all the cables and then jam it into the slot. 

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except if you get a psu that is modular, in the case of the prodigy (get it ;) ),you'll have quite the time trying to connect all the cables and then jam it into the slot. 

 

I got it ;). But then you could just plug in the cables that you need beforehand instead of mounting the psu and then plugging in each cable as you go.

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I got it ;). But then you could just plug in the cables that you need beforehand instead of mounting the psu and then plugging in each cable as you go.

It's still a tight fit. Like you have to put your entire weight into the psu for it to screw in. If you can get a psu that is 140mm or so, you should be fine. But 160mm is pushing it way too much.

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It's still a tight fit. Like you have to put your entire weight into the psu for it to screw in. If you can get a psu that is 140mm or so, you should be fine. But 160mm is pushing it way too much.

 

Oh you meant the extra width due to the modular interface

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Happy with mine, had to mod the front mesh with additional DYI dust filtering as it accumulates dust like no other case I've had. Might be worth getting some front panel cable extensions as the default cable length to the front panel audio, buttons and lights are abysmal. (USB 3 is good length though) Unless your headers are on the right side they won't reach. Can't use my front audio for that reason, which doesn't matter to me as I have an external DAC anyway.

In case the moderators do not ban me as requested, this is a notice that I have left and am not coming back.

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