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Dallon426
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I've been looking at some cases.  Streacom fanless chasis.

I've got an 

ASROCK Z270 GAMING ITX/AC

I7 7700k

16GB CORSAIR DDR4

1 ssd 

1 hd 3.5 (this can be turned external)

I use USB to power midi instruments and that's pretty much it

Soundcard is a motion 828x using thunderbolt

 

Graphics is on the cpu as I'm no gamer

I'm a music producer and record in real-time and use vst instruments

 

I've been looking for an ultra portable sff PC that is a powerful lil beast.  

 

Will my system run too hot?

Will an external brick PSU be sufficient as well?

 

I saw a video of a guy running a nuc fully expanded and it was a solid machine.  However I don't think the cpu in a nuc will be strong enough for my needs.  Maybe I'm incorrect in that assumption though.

Any ideas/advice is great.  Thanks

 

 

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You would need to get the biggest tower heatsink you can. nhd15. Id recommend underclocking aswell. 

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If you want fanless and mildly overclocked, you'll need a large cuboid air cooler.

 

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Just now, ARikozuM said:

If you want fanless and mildly overclocked, you'll need a large cuboid air cooler and a PSU set to exhaust case air. 

How would a PSU exhaust if it doesn't have a fan?

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dude i don't know why you would'nt want fans, just get some silent ones and limit their rpm to wathever level of noise you can tolerate, even a fan running at 200 rpm will be way better than none.

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2 minutes ago, Imbellis said:

How would a PSU exhaust if it doesn't have a fan?

THere are psu that have no fan. You just have to have it facingup with the grill. Corsair rm line I believe is fanless and Be Quiet ones as well

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8 minutes ago, Dallon426 said:

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I saw a video of a guy running a nuc fully expanded and it was a solid machine.  However I don't think the cpu in a nuc will be strong enough for my needs.  Maybe I'm incorrect in that assumption though.

Any ideas/advice is great.  Thanks

 

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I think a NUC may work.

This NUC has a 6770HQ.With a CPUB score of 9703 (compared to the 7700k's 12,112).

I think a NUC may be a valid choice.

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Why would you need an I7 7700k if you're not gaming?

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  • GPU
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    Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 
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2 minutes ago, tp95112 said:

THere are psu that have no fan. You just have to have it facingup with the grill. Corsair rm line I believe is fanless and Be Quiet ones as well

Yes, there are many PSUs that don't have fans; however, there's no way to use one as an exhaust (compared to an open side-panel or grill).

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1 minute ago, Imbellis said:

Yes, there are many PSUs that don't have fans; however, there's no way to use one as an exhaust (compared to an open side-panel or grill).

Sorry I was reading the original post,which was edited

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Could you make a viable setup that was fanless yes, should you no. It would cost you significantly more and would be fat and heavy as hell

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I was looking into PSUs and I didn't even know these existed.  

 

 

 

Also these as well

 

 

 

I just figured get a fast CPU so I can do all the things I want without any problems.  I have been learning a bit as I'm going and I think something small like a nuc is perfect or using other very small cases. Such as this

 

 

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I would think you're better off with a NUC for your usecase.

  • CPU
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  • RAM
    2x16GB DDR4 Crucial ECC @2166MHz
  • GPU
    XFX R9 Nano 4GB HBM @1000MHz
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    Silverstone Sugo SG-13
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    Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 
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That CPU is something I wouldn't want in such usecase. It really needs beefy cooler.

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Don't use a 7700k, that will be complete overkill if all you are doing is midi things. 

 

Also I think it would be a good idea to get a older graphics card or a fan less one that sips power like a GTX 1030 or a used 750TI even if you are not a gamer. I saw that you had a ITX motherboard so I assume you have a small case so a large heatsink is not a option for you. A intel NUC should be more than enough if all you are doing is audio things.

Please don't argue with me, I am just trying to help, or be helped. (we are all humans right?)

 

 

 

 

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I'm not doing only midi recordings.  I am also doing multi track recordings as well (with Audio in realtime)

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For a passive cooler, I'd recommend the Thermalright Grand Le Macho fanless.

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1 hour ago, QuantumElement said:

For a passive cooler, I'd recommend the Thermalright Grand Le Macho fanless.

That won't work for a SFF

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