- Jul 19, 2015
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So i finally built a replacement for the behemoth that ive been running for far too long now. I snapped a few shots along the way so mini log. Click for big
Obligatory glamor shot:
Mobo, RAM & CPU in:
Cooler in & some cables done. I ended up pulling the push-pull config because it fouled the frame for the optical & 2.5" bay, it would also foul the 3.5" bay if i used it. This config would work if you only intend to use a single 2.5" drive though:
The GTX 950 I won in the SFFn contest a while back. This is the thing that kicked off this whole build:
PSU & more cables in. I had to flip the PSU later, again to clear the optical/2.5" bay
Optical/2.5" bracket in, does a great job of hiding the mess of cables under it:
Top of the case, just need to install the card retention bracket:
This case makes alot of compromises to look the way it does but overall im happy with it. In future i may well make some custom cables to clean up the insides some & if i had a single fat SSD instead of an SSD & HDD (or a mobo w/ m.2 slot) then i could run a push-pull config.
from this:
To this:
Obligatory glamor shot:
Mobo, RAM & CPU in:
Cooler in & some cables done. I ended up pulling the push-pull config because it fouled the frame for the optical & 2.5" bay, it would also foul the 3.5" bay if i used it. This config would work if you only intend to use a single 2.5" drive though:
The GTX 950 I won in the SFFn contest a while back. This is the thing that kicked off this whole build:
PSU & more cables in. I had to flip the PSU later, again to clear the optical/2.5" bay
Optical/2.5" bracket in, does a great job of hiding the mess of cables under it:
Top of the case, just need to install the card retention bracket:
This case makes alot of compromises to look the way it does but overall im happy with it. In future i may well make some custom cables to clean up the insides some & if i had a single fat SSD instead of an SSD & HDD (or a mobo w/ m.2 slot) then i could run a push-pull config.
from this:
To this: