What to do with big PC?

[QuantumBit]

I recently built my first PC and I noticed the case is too big for where its going, the last resort is buying a bigger desk, but I was wondering if I could sell it, but the to problems are

 

1. If I sell it (it cost $827 to build without OS) to a non-tech/gaming person, I'm pretty sure they won't need a GTX 1060 6GB (I guess I would sell it for 1K?)

2. If I do try sell it to a tech savvy person, I wouldn't make any profit, I'd probably end up losing some or making very little.

 

 

Any thoughts?

[toasty6776]

You could just sell the case and transplant the PC into a smaller case.

[QuantumBit]

1 minute ago, toasty6776 said:

You could just sell the case and transplant the PC into a smaller case.

The problem is the MOBO is mATX (Glad I didn't go for a ATX), and isn't mATX just a shorter form of ATX cases?

[toasty6776]

1 minute ago, QuantumBit said:

The problem is the MOBO is mATX (Glad I didn't go for a ATX), and isn't mATX just a shorter form of ATX cases?

You're correct. If you really want to scale down, you'll need an ITX board.

[79wjd]

5 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

The problem is the MOBO is mATX (Glad I didn't go for a ATX), and isn't mATX just a shorter form of ATX cases?

Yeah, but an mATX case would be smaller than an S340. mATX cases also come in all shapes and sizes. A Fractal Design Node 804, for example, might be small enough, or something like a Cooler Master N200. 

[paddy-stone]

There are plenty of mATX cases that are way smaller than that s340. I agree with the suggestion for one of the fractal node cases... or go with a different cube case maybe. What is the desktop size that it has to fit into ideally?

[QuantumBit]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

There are plenty of mATX cases that are way smaller than that s340. I agree with the suggestion for one of the fractal node cases... or go with a different cube case maybe. What is the desktop size that it has to fit into ideally?

Length and height don't matter, the problem is the computer we bought 8 years ago is 3" thin, and our desk also includes a printer, so around 6" width, which I know is probably really little to have a asus 1060 dual in.

[QuantumBit]

I found a case (Silverstone RVZ02B) It meets my needs, problem is I would need take apart my PC, sell the case and PSU, and rebuild it.

[paddy-stone]

2 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

Length and height don't matter, the problem is the computer we bought 8 years ago is 3" thin, and our desk also includes a printer, so around 6" width, which I know is probably really little to have a asus 1060 dual in.

Wow, only 6" width to work with... that's a big mistake you made there with the case then

 

IMO you would probably be better off getting a bigger desk at this point.. if not it is going to cost you big time. You are looking at either having to get a slim case, which will limit the cooling available and possibly graphics cards too, but you could get a riser cable to sort that out with a bit of tinkering.

I seriously would just look at either re-arranging your desk layout if possible, or changing the desk completely... I was never happy with the desk choices out there that were affordable, so I ended up building my own.

 

[edit] Just saw your post above... why do you have to sell the PSU?... but anyway a case change is no big deal, just do it a bit at a time to get your cable management correct and double check everything.

[QuantumBit]

2 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Wow, only 6" width to work with... that's a big mistake you made there with the case then

 

IMO you would probably be better off getting a bigger desk at this point.. if not it is going to cost you big time. You are looking at either having to get a slim case, which will limit the cooling available and possibly graphics cards too, but you could get a riser cable to sort that out with a bit of tinkering.

I seriously would just look at either re-arranging your desk layout if possible, or changing the desk completely... I was never happy with the desk choices out there that were affordable, so I ended up building my own.

 

[edit] Just saw your post above... why do you have to sell the PSU?... but anyway a case change is no big deal, just do it a bit at a time to get your cable management correct and double check everything.

The case only supports SFX PSU's

[paddy-stone]

1 minute ago, QuantumBit said:

The case only supports SFX PSU's

Ahh I didn't even look at the model... that's an itx case mate, look again.

[QuantumBit]

2 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Wow, only 6" width to work with... that's a big mistake you made there with the case then

 

IMO you would probably be better off getting a bigger desk at this point.. if not it is going to cost you big time. You are looking at either having to get a slim case, which will limit the cooling available and possibly graphics cards too, but you could get a riser cable to sort that out with a bit of tinkering.

I seriously would just look at either re-arranging your desk layout if possible, or changing the desk completely... I was never happy with the desk choices out there that were affordable, so I ended up building my own.

 

[edit] Just saw your post above... why do you have to sell the PSU?... but anyway a case change is no big deal, just do it a bit at a time to get your cable management correct and double check everything.

I might as well just buy the new desk, because the desk I'm using is starting to show its age.

[QuantumBit]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

Ahh I didn't even look at the model... that's an itx case mate, look again.

Darnit.

[paddy-stone]

Rule of thumb, if it only supports sfx PSU then it's not going to support m-ATX mobos

[jonnylaw13]

im in sort of the same situation, ive never had room on my desk for everything, currently my case is on a file cabinet next to the desk, but shortly here i am buying a new desk as i absolutely hate the desk i have now, good ole hindsight 

[asand1]

6 hours ago, QuantumBit said:

The problem is the MOBO is mATX (Glad I didn't go for a ATX), and isn't mATX just a shorter form of ATX cases?

That doesnt tell us anything about the size of the case and desk. What case and mobo do you have?