super small render node concept

[tryhard techy1169]

about 2 weeks ago i came up with the idea to use mini-itx as a way to make small, powerful, efficient and affordable render nodes for a network render farm. the use case is for adobe aftereffects or whatever else you would use a small network render farm for. as hard as i tried i could not keep the price under $1000 (usd) here is the parts list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fYTPMp

 

i really wanted to fit this all in a node 202 but sadly it doesn't have the rad support and might not fit both it and the 950. also for some reason http://pcpartpicker.com doesn't have the node 202 listed at all.

 

i would love to hear your thoughts on this and see if anyone can come up with something smaller and just as powerful.

 

sidenote: i know i could have gone with a low profile air cooler but i personally can't stand the idea of not water cooling anything more than a core i5.

 

sidenote 2: it would appear i mispoke, there is room for dual 120mm fans in the node 202 but i am still unsure that i could fit the gtx 950 and the h55. if anyone knows for sure please let me know.

[HKZeroFive]

Wrong link. You want to use the permalink at the top of the build page.

[tryhard techy1169]

thanks zero, i will keep that in mind for the future.