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my ITX gaming rig

I have bitfexix prodigy build
Specs:
Intel i5 3570k @4.4 ghz
8GB kingston hyper x ram
asus p8z77i deluxe motherboard
cosair H80 liquid cooler
XFX HD6870 gpu @970mhz (now replaced with EVGA GTX 770) https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/42542-rig-upgrade-august-2013/
120GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD
500GB seagate HDD
Cosair gs600 PSU

Keyboard is cyborg v7
mouse is r.a.t. 5

the pc cost around £900 to build

Pictures are below:

Start by putting in my cpu and ram into the motherboard
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Then the CPU cooler(the intel one is just for testing)
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Then i put in the GPU and conected the ssd and hdd and connect all the wires for everything (i put it into my old pc case for testing and it looks kinda funny an ITX mb in a EATX case )
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then i attached my H80 to test some overclocks i settled on 4.4GHZ
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then after i decided everything was working I put it all into my new case the Bitfenix prodigy
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its very cramped inside but it all fits perfect (hardest thing to get in was the PSU)
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Here is shot from the outside
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And finaly the shot of my gaming setup (i dont have room for a desk so i have my keyboard and mouse on a piece of wood and an old case side panel ghetto but works)
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In the future i plan to custom watercool it, but atm just waiting on next gen gpu (possibly gtx770)

Here is some screenshots of temps i'm getting

CPU:

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GPU:

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Thanks for reading any questions please feel free to PM ne

My PC specs are CPU: 6700k @4.7Ghz Ram: 16GB Corsair RGB Pro GPU: RTX 2070  PSU: RM650 CPU cooler: corsair H150 Case: corsair Motherboard: ASUS Z270 Pro SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 EVOand SK Hynix 1TB

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lookes good but why did you go with a 6870 by not  a 7870 by msi or asus or fxf 

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lookes good but why did you go with a 6870 by not  a 7870 by msi or asus or fxf 

it was left over from my previous build and it still plays alot of games on high/ultra like far cry 3 tomb raider bioshock gta 4

Also i only payed £129 for it

My PC specs are CPU: 6700k @4.7Ghz Ram: 16GB Corsair RGB Pro GPU: RTX 2070  PSU: RM650 CPU cooler: corsair H150 Case: corsair Motherboard: ASUS Z270 Pro SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 EVOand SK Hynix 1TB

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Looks good, very nice.

Thanks i worked hard on it especily the cable management

My PC specs are CPU: 6700k @4.7Ghz Ram: 16GB Corsair RGB Pro GPU: RTX 2070  PSU: RM650 CPU cooler: corsair H150 Case: corsair Motherboard: ASUS Z270 Pro SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 EVOand SK Hynix 1TB

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Looks great!

Thanks

My PC specs are CPU: 6700k @4.7Ghz Ram: 16GB Corsair RGB Pro GPU: RTX 2070  PSU: RM650 CPU cooler: corsair H150 Case: corsair Motherboard: ASUS Z270 Pro SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 EVOand SK Hynix 1TB

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