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Mid tower:
Rosewill Cullinan on Amazon: http://geni.us/h8r3qI 
Antec HCG 620W on Amazon: http://geni.us/dlfOs 
Intel Core i7 8700K on Amazon: http://geni.us/6zjA
Deepcool Captain 120EX on Amazon: http://geni.us/gpWAADD
ASUS Strix Z370-H Gaming on Amazon: http://geni.us/Uqrf
Corsair Vengeance 32GB Corsair DDR4 on Amazon: http://geni.us/mXOK
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders on Amazon: http://geni.us/ATBF
Corsair 480GB MP500 on Amazon: http://geni.us/aQu4cK
Seagate 2TB Barracuda on Amazon: http://geni.us/A1uv6

 

Buy Corsair One on Amazon: http://geni.us/m3AES2

 

DIY SFF:
Corsair Obsidian 250D on Newegg: http://geni.us/Wauh8MJ 
Corsair RM650X on Newegg: http://geni.us/TQAJ
Intel Core i7 8700K on Amazon: http://geni.us/6zjA
Corsair H60 on Amazon: http://geni.us/gVZpr
MSI Z370I GAMING PRO on Amazon: http://geni.us/wbfAN
Corsair Vengeance 32GB Corsair DDR4 on Amazon: http://geni.us/mXOK
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders on Amazon: http://geni.us/ATBF
Corsair 480GB MP500 on Amazon: http://geni.us/aQu4cK
Seagate 2TB Barracuda on Amazon: http://geni.us/A1uv6

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I've always been a big fan of the 250D. Kind of odd that it hasn't seen any form of a refresh is ~4 years.

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22 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

mATX is the winning formfactor anyway. small PC, or lots of expandability? why not both!

any new mATX board good for overclocking?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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full towers are the best, once you get one every other case starts looking like a toy

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14 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

full towers are the best, once you get one every other case starts looking like a toy

damm right we are starting the full tower master race xD 

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20 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

any new mATX board good for overclocking?

depends on what kind of board you're looking for. Intel or AMD, and what chipset?

anyway, this brand new X299 board has lots of phases and active VRM cooling, so it;s definitely a beast for overclocking:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12886/evga-x299-micro2-a-refresh-of-the-x299-micro

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Just now, RollinLower said:

depends on what kind of board you're looking for. Intel or AMD, and what chipset?

anyway, this brand new X299 board has lots of phases and active VRM cooling, so it;s definitely a beast for overclocking:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12886/evga-x299-micro2-a-refresh-of-the-x299-micro

Z370 and X470 maybe? I struggle to find good options to recommend there.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Nice video, though one point of critique: "analysing particle collisions" requires more than 128 GB of RAM ;)xD

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I purchased a Corsair One last year to replace my ancient Full Tower "In Win Dragon Rider" I built in 2011.  I have to say that I am very impressed with the Corsair One's performance and, it is just so quiet with the single fan.  It also saves so much space on my desktop.  So much so I decided to "go big" with a 34" Ultrawide monitor.

 

Maybe I'll resurrect the Full Tower in the future but, for now I'm happy with my plucky little "trash can" PC.

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Its a pretty basic question to answer.

 

Do you require a small pc whether it be for looks, or actual requirements for living in a van, carrying around.

If you require more stuff on the mobo then go atx or e-atx, its not that hard to figure out, so why make a video about it.

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If you want a all in one unit (like me) this includes a Blu-Ray player you'll need to go at least mid, but depending on the setup you wish to go for you'll need the full size.

 

My overseer is a good example of a ok > good looking full tower case with full functionality. It might not exactly fit under a table/desk but imo that would be a shame to do (plus you'd choke the air flow).

 

Unless I quit gaming or otherwise no longer require the use of any GPU/BR player/massive amounts of drive space/any other reason, I'm sticking to my large lovely beasts, sorry. That and computer cases are one of the few things I love being unrealistically big, next case will be a self built :P

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1 hour ago, Egg-Roll said:

one of the few things I love being unrealistically big

 

Can you enlighten us as to what’s the other thing you want to have unrealistically big? ;-)

 

... that’s what she said...

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I believe this is just another "Filler" video, plus I just saw a posting on the right hand side of the forum on a video titled, "Why Max Quit" - Well that is really between the employer and Max, unless she gave you the ok, just another example of a shallow video.

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1 hour ago, Canada EH said:

I believe this is just another "Filler" video, plus I just saw a posting on the right hand side of the forum on a video titled, "Why Max Quit" - Well that is really between the employer and Max, unless she gave you the ok, just another example of a shallow video.

As someone who has done paint/prep and such work that video was painful to watch, even tho it was for nails. They should stick to their day jobs :P But I do agree the title even with permission is not a good one.

 

1 hour ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

Can you enlighten us as to what’s the other thing you want to have unrealistically big? ;-)

 

... that’s what she said...

Thank you for that. Sadly, I don't fancy any objects going inside me unless for medical reasons ;)

 

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Not just looking for negative things here, but you did forget the biggest point in the corsair one roundup near then end: Customization. The reason I will never buy one like that is because it is so hard to change out parts, it voids the warranty most of the time, and not all parts can be changed out, if at all. 

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I like the mid-tower ATX form factor, personally.

 

I don't yet have a need for a full-tower, so for the time being, my S340 is all I need to contain my rig. One of the main reasons I prefer mid tower, is that it doesn't limit you nearly as much as mATX mid tower in terms of expandability, and everything is less cramped. Also, mid tower ATX cases can hold more drives :)

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35 minutes ago, mpt50 said:

Not just looking for negative things here, but you did forget the biggest point in the corsair one roundup near then end: Customization. The reason I will never buy one like that is because it is so hard to change out parts, it voids the warranty most of the time, and not all parts can be changed out, if at all. 

They actually made a video talking about opening and customizing the Corsair One a year ago.  

 

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57 minutes ago, Egg-Roll said:

video

It just goes to show you what they are about. I am just saying.

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I literally have a Phanteks Shift (non X) With Ryzen 1700 and a B350-I MBO. Why?   I don't need anything else.

image.png.0ea1133b4761a008bfa4baaae7f87ae7.png (not my PC, from the net)

It looks beautiful, works normal. A 120 AiO is enough and silent with noctua fans.  I could even get a 1080Ti hydro for the other 120mm mounting point and that would be it. (when the prices come down hopefully around next "black friday".

 

 

 

I've bought this cheap case for my NAS and now I have all the storage needs and then some. 

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/pcs/pc-cases/51527/sharkoon-t9-value-review

Sharkoon T9 Value

 

9 x 5.25 bays gives you a ton of 3.5" or 2.5" hot swap bays like this combo:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SilverStone-SST-FS305B-Aluminium-Trayless-Backplane/dp/B019HE69FO/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1524015012&sr=8-14&keywords=3.5%2Bhot%2Bswap%2B5.25&th=1

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and

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SilverStone-SST-FS305B-Aluminium-Trayless-Backplane/dp/B019LS5UFG/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1524015012&sr=8-14&keywords=3.5%2Bhot%2Bswap%2B5.25&th=1

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And it's stuck away "in the cellar".

 

 

I've been buying full and/or midi towers for 20 years now and every single time they go unused (PCI wise). Since switching to mATX and mini-ITX, I'm not missing anything really.  SLI and Crossfire are dead basically (have they ever been alive except on Voodoo cards? :) ) 

 

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do you call FULL TOWER PC's big?

i have a "SUPER TOWER" PC case

http://www.thermaltake.co.nz/product/Chassis/fulltower/Mozarttx/ve1000sna.html 

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I'm not a fan of small form factor PC's because I really like hardline watercooling and those are usually more accommodating. Need not only space for the reservoir and tubing but also - and foremost - for radiators. 

 

That being said, if you don't live alone that might as well be a contributing factor to the choice you make if other tennants don't really enjoy looking at a big tower on display.

 

My significant other would've probably been happier if I made something small in a black box but it is what it is - I managed to convince her that the tower isn't going anywhere but sacrifices had to be made :D

CPU: i7 6950X  |  Motherboard: Asus Rampage V ed. 10  |  RAM: 32 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum Special Edition 3200 MHz (CL14)  |  GPUs: 2x Asus GTX 1080ti SLI 

Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 1 TB M.2 NVME  |  PSU: In Win SIV 1065W 

Cooling: Custom LC 2 x 360mm EK Radiators | EK D5 Pump | EK 250 Reservoir | EK RVE10 Monoblock | EK GPU Blocks & Backplates | Alphacool Fittings & Connectors | Alphacool Glass Tubing

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