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billthedwarf
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Hi all,

 

I am going to be living in both Maryland and North Carolina over this next coming year and I want to build a pc that I will be able to take as a carry on. The case I have found is a Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX. I chose it because it is fairly small but it can fit my 280 mm radiator. according to Fractal, graphics cards longer than 170 mm long will not be compatible with PSU over 160 mm long. My PSU is 65 mm long and the gpu is 267 mm. Do you guys think I could get away with putting them both in? I willing to do some modding if I have too but I would rather not. 

I will not change the PSU or cooler because I have spent over $200 USD on them.

 

Edit: Forgot PC Part Picker link https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MbKxjc

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The power supply will definitely make it pretty stuffy in there, will probably block the gpu

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12 minutes ago, billthedwarf said:

Hi all,

 

I am going to be living in both Maryland and North Carolina over this next coming year and I want to build a pc that I will be able to take as a carry on. The case I have found is a Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX. I chose it because it is fairly small but it can fit my 280 mm radiator. according to Fractal, graphics cards longer than 170 mm long will not be compatible with PSU over 160 mm long. My PSU is 65 mm long and the gpu is 267 mm. Do you guys think I could get away with putting them both in? I willing to do some modding if I have too but I would rather not. 

I will not change the PSU or cooler because I have spent over $200 USD on them.

 

Edit: Forgot PC Part Picker link https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MbKxjc

 

check you pc part picker and your question is answered

CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ stock for now --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16Gb --- MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Formula --- GPU: MSI Gaming GTX 980ti --- PSU: Corsair AX860i  ---  Storage: Samsung 850 250gb(OS), 3x Western Digital Blue 3tb (one for game and programs, two for media), 3tb WD Green(somewhat backup) and a Crucial M550 120gb SSD (caching games and programs drive)  --- Case: Fractal Define R5 --- Cooler: Corsair H100i with Noctua 2000rpm, Industrial Fans --- OS: Windows 10 --- Monitor: Asus PB298q + AOC l2260SWD --- Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Red) Red LED's --- Audio: Audio Engine A2's (yes the originals), Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee Audio-Technica ATH-AD900x, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Ant Lion Mod Mic V4 --- Laptop: Dell XPS 9750 

 

 

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Just now, billthedwarf said:

I understand what the pc part picker says but i am wondering if i could get away with it since its only 5 cm

I would go for no. In mini itx mm's are the difference

 

CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ stock for now --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16Gb --- MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Formula --- GPU: MSI Gaming GTX 980ti --- PSU: Corsair AX860i  ---  Storage: Samsung 850 250gb(OS), 3x Western Digital Blue 3tb (one for game and programs, two for media), 3tb WD Green(somewhat backup) and a Crucial M550 120gb SSD (caching games and programs drive)  --- Case: Fractal Define R5 --- Cooler: Corsair H100i with Noctua 2000rpm, Industrial Fans --- OS: Windows 10 --- Monitor: Asus PB298q + AOC l2260SWD --- Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Red) Red LED's --- Audio: Audio Engine A2's (yes the originals), Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee Audio-Technica ATH-AD900x, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Ant Lion Mod Mic V4 --- Laptop: Dell XPS 9750 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, billthedwarf said:

I understand what the pc part picker says but i am wondering if i could get away with it since its only 5 cm

If you take a look at this video you will see why it is an issue  

 

CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ stock for now --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16Gb --- MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Formula --- GPU: MSI Gaming GTX 980ti --- PSU: Corsair AX860i  ---  Storage: Samsung 850 250gb(OS), 3x Western Digital Blue 3tb (one for game and programs, two for media), 3tb WD Green(somewhat backup) and a Crucial M550 120gb SSD (caching games and programs drive)  --- Case: Fractal Define R5 --- Cooler: Corsair H100i with Noctua 2000rpm, Industrial Fans --- OS: Windows 10 --- Monitor: Asus PB298q + AOC l2260SWD --- Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Red) Red LED's --- Audio: Audio Engine A2's (yes the originals), Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee Audio-Technica ATH-AD900x, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Ant Lion Mod Mic V4 --- Laptop: Dell XPS 9750 

 

 

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Just now, billthedwarf said:

do you think i could mod the case and put the psu out of the case by 5mm? i am willing to go pretty ghetto

 

 

it is possible. but why not look for a case that will work rather than hack up a new one

CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ stock for now --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16Gb --- MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Formula --- GPU: MSI Gaming GTX 980ti --- PSU: Corsair AX860i  ---  Storage: Samsung 850 250gb(OS), 3x Western Digital Blue 3tb (one for game and programs, two for media), 3tb WD Green(somewhat backup) and a Crucial M550 120gb SSD (caching games and programs drive)  --- Case: Fractal Define R5 --- Cooler: Corsair H100i with Noctua 2000rpm, Industrial Fans --- OS: Windows 10 --- Monitor: Asus PB298q + AOC l2260SWD --- Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Red) Red LED's --- Audio: Audio Engine A2's (yes the originals), Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee Audio-Technica ATH-AD900x, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Ant Lion Mod Mic V4 --- Laptop: Dell XPS 9750 

 

 

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1 minute ago, astrosheen said:

it is possible. but why not look for a case that will work rather than hack up a new one

I need a case about as small as that. It needs to be below Southwest's limit for carry-on bags plus space for an anne pro and a mouse. it also has to support a 280 mm rad. if you know of a case that can do that it would be great.

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