Recent content by Hatswitch

"Finals" taken, though I may be trying to wedge a thin 120mm radiator in the bottom fan location because. . .science? We'll see, I don't need it but it'd certainly be fun to try. Because I may have more to do, I've kept cable organization to a minimum on the graphics card side. Overall...

So with all the craziness going around, I found myself with a fair bit of free time on my hands to tackles some projects around the house. I proceeded to contemplate how to avoid doing those projects and instead focused on migrating my trusty Fractal Design Define Nano S to a smaller case...

I took the i7-860 from a 2010 HP slim and found an Intel ITX motherboard on Ebay, slapped a zotac loud AF GTX 970 (I wish I would have just opted for a reference card, oh well), added some crappy paracord sleeved cables and thought "hey it looks neato." I then got tired of the noise and moved...

More space for a WC loop for me. Stock coolers are tolerable, but I prefer silence. And yes, swapping the fan and voiding the warranty is an option, just gotta find the narrow fan that fits, like the Noctua NF-A9x14 fan with a pin reduction (This is just what I've read, haven't tried it yet)...

In general, you don't need that much overhead to be safe with PSU wattage. Future upgrades might dig into the reserve there but the biggest reason that I have seen is to reduce the load on the PSU to ensure temps and noise are well within the reasonable range (for me, the latter is the more...

Ophion EVO ALS. Same case just brushed aluminum sides. And cheaper.

Yeah, it's a bit of a no-name, even in the SFF world, and no doubt comes with its fair share of warts. As an update, I swapped out the fittings, added another 120mm radiator to the exhaust and a new pump top to square away some of the sizing issues I'd had, as well as give it a less tone-deaf...

Update time. First off, I love the case, it's simple and works well. Like any turd sandwich, though, there needs to be the turds. As I mentioned, I wish the metal was a slightly thicker gauge, as it would add some rigidity and make the whole process a lot less frustrating when it comes to...

Looks good so far. I had looked at the Nano S but went for the smaller guy for my build, but goodness they give you some room for the water cooling gear. As far as the graphics card length issue, you may have to do a workaround, as the Nano S clearance is 315mm with front fans installed...

The D14 pretty much covers any ITX board completely, and I do like the look. Would need to shave down the heat pipes but definitely workable. Basically a truncated Nano S, without the depth to support reference graphics card, 25mm fan, and 30mm x 240mm rad up front. Also about 60% the volume...

Hello SFFers, Long-time lurker, first-time poster here. While by sheer technicality the Riotoro is NOT a SFF case (20.7 liters or so), I couldn't find a case that met all of my desires and I didn't have the time or patience to scratch build my own (though I sure as heck did have a plan). I...