Hey, long time lurker, been meaning to join for a while. Wanted to start off by thanking the community for providing a wealth of SFF information. Seriously, this forum is an amazing resource.
Special shout out to the compatibility threads, and the people designing/producing cases - thank you!
Special shout out to the compatibility threads, and the people designing/producing cases - thank you!
TLDR
ITX addict... either need help, or to be around like-minded people to ease the guilt Craving comes and goes - can go months without building a PC, then get the urge to make 2 or 3 at once. Recently:
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Long-ass life story
- Looked to upgrade my 10yr old PC (OG i7-920)[0] a couple of years ago. New job + bonus + single = money to burn, aimed high
- I was behind on current tech; spent months researching, ended up with a Ryzen 3950x E-ATX build[1]
Also had a spare CPU, wanted a VR build, and was on a healthy diet of Optimum Tech content (yes, he got me too) - Bought an NCASE off eBay, slowly got other components - mostly also from eBay - put everything together[2]
Process was frustrating, fiddly & profanity-filled. Told myself never again. - Turns out I lied, and ended up with a new hobby. Things kinda snowballed from there.
Put together PCs for a couple of friends[3], kept an eye on the market/eBay for components, accumulated cases. - Did a coupla builds over the last month or so[4][5] (photos above) and am looking to do another this weekend[6].
[0] The OG, build by the wonderful people at Cougar Extreme c2009.
[1] Main Desktop PC, first full build
[2] VR SFF (recently dismantled to rebuild)
[3] Thanks friends for the fun project. Great case.
[4] To run pfsense, replace ISP router. Full-fat CPU for VPN encryption & headroom to experiment
[5] ...I just wanted an excuse to mess around with Ryzen 4000 APUs
[6] Finally bagged a decent FlexPSU to bring this build together
CPU Intel i7-920
CPUC Hyper 212
GPU GTX 970 [EVGA]
PSU Corsair HX620
RAM 18 or 24Gb Corsair 1600Mhz
MB ASUS P6T Deluxe v2
Case Corsair CM690
[1] Main Desktop PC, first full build
CPU AMD 3950X
CPUC Noctua NH-D15
GPU RTX 2070 Super [EVGA FTW3 Ultra]
PSU Corsair HX1000 (ASUS Thor died on me)
RAM 32Gb Trident Neo 3600MHz
MB Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme (v1.0 - no thunderbolt *sadface*)
Case Phanteks Evolv X
[2] VR SFF (recently dismantled to rebuild)
CPU AMD 3950X
CPUC NZXT Kraken x52
GPU GTX 970 [EVGA] -> RTX 2080 Ti [ASUS ROG Strix OC] (thank you random French eBay seller)
PSU Corsair SF600 -> SF750
RAM 32Gb Trident Neo 3600MHz
MB ROG Crosshair VIII Impact
Case NCASE M1 v6.1
[3] Thanks friends for the fun project. Great case.
CPU AMD 3600X
CPUC NZXT Kraken x52
GPU RTX 2070 Super [MSI Gaming X Trio]
PSU Corsair SF600
RAM 16Gb Corsair LPX 3600MHz
MB ASUS ROG Strix B450I | Gigabyte Aorus X570I Pro
Case Silverstone RVZ03
[4] To run pfsense, replace ISP router. Full-fat CPU for VPN encryption & headroom to experiment
CPU AMD 3200G
CPUC Noctua NH-L9i with 3d printed top (thanks eBay seller)
GPU -
PSU Streacom ST-NANO160 nanoPSU
RAM 16Gb Corsair LPX 3200MHz (should downgrade to 8Gb)
MB MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC
Case Lone L5
[5] ...I just wanted an excuse to mess around with Ryzen 4000 APUs
CPU AMD 4650G
CPUC GELID Slim Silence AM4 (can't handle the heat, looking to replace)
GPU -
PSU TBD... bagged a G-unique 500W on eBay which seems like overkill. Maybe another ST-NANO.
RAM 16Gb Corsair LPX 3200MHz
MB ASUS ROG Strix X570I
Case Streacom F1C EVO
[6] Finally bagged a decent FlexPSU to bring this build together
CPU AMD 3600X
CPUC CRYORIG C7
GPU 2070 ITX [MSI Aero]
PSU Enhance ENP-7660B
RAM 16Gb Corsair LPX 3200MHz (probably)
MB TBD - checking cooler compatibility
Case case FX 4.7L (rev 1)