Hi All, i've just joined up to the forum, so hi
I'm from the UK, and basically, my PC is too big and i want to make it smaller. It would be handy if i could move it about a lot easier.
Ive only built one ITX PC before, which was for work. used the phanteks Evolve itx, which is massive, so it was easy. built a few PCs over the years.
the current spec is as follows, and i want to change as little as possible:
Gigabyte Z-270 ultra gaming (this will obviously need to change as its full ATX)
16GB DDR4 corsair vengence
Intel G4560
ASUS Nvidia Strix GTX 1070 (Dual slot - 134 x 40 x 298 mm)
Seasonic X-750 PSU (160mm deep modular)
Thermalright Macho Rev B cooler (H=162, W=140, D=102+fan so i guess D=130 ish mm)
Samsung 2.5" SSD, plus i currently use a bunch of old HDDs for games. i could replace with one big 3.5"HDD or potentially 2.5" SSD
Phanteks Evolv ATX
The reason i specced it this way, was because it gave me max flexibility for the future, the plan was to buy an i5/i7 used in a few years once the price had come down a lot, then over clock it then. I got 10 years out of my last pc, with a few upgrades along the way.
so ive looked about at some cases, and i like the look of the Bitfenix Prodigy, because the handles on the case give it a grab and go appeal, and they are cheap enough used so that i wouldnt worry too much about it getting scratched up. those handles do look a bit flimsy though.
In this video, (awful quality i'm afraid) he gets the thermalright macho in, buy removing the rear fan: - skip to about 8 mins.
the PSU might be a bit deep. It will fit a 160mm PSU, but because its modular, there might not be room. It does look like i could just cut some holes in the case where the back of the PSU goes, so that the PSU Cables can go straight through. i could remove the drive cage all together and possibly the ODD tray, and fit a nice big fan in the front...although i'd need to mount a 3.5" HDD somewhere potentially. the Phenom is another option, as it appears the layout on the inside is the same, but it looks like it should have mesh on the front to help cooling.
also looked at the Fractal design Core500 and node 304, which should also work.
What say you guys?
I definitely don't want to change the GPU, i could change the cooler if need be, as i imagine that it would open up a lot more options. the PSU is overkill i know, but it came up for sale when i needed one, and at the time, space wasnt an issue
Thanks, and sorry for the long post.
I'm from the UK, and basically, my PC is too big and i want to make it smaller. It would be handy if i could move it about a lot easier.
Ive only built one ITX PC before, which was for work. used the phanteks Evolve itx, which is massive, so it was easy. built a few PCs over the years.
the current spec is as follows, and i want to change as little as possible:
Gigabyte Z-270 ultra gaming (this will obviously need to change as its full ATX)
16GB DDR4 corsair vengence
Intel G4560
ASUS Nvidia Strix GTX 1070 (Dual slot - 134 x 40 x 298 mm)
Seasonic X-750 PSU (160mm deep modular)
Thermalright Macho Rev B cooler (H=162, W=140, D=102+fan so i guess D=130 ish mm)
Samsung 2.5" SSD, plus i currently use a bunch of old HDDs for games. i could replace with one big 3.5"HDD or potentially 2.5" SSD
Phanteks Evolv ATX
The reason i specced it this way, was because it gave me max flexibility for the future, the plan was to buy an i5/i7 used in a few years once the price had come down a lot, then over clock it then. I got 10 years out of my last pc, with a few upgrades along the way.
so ive looked about at some cases, and i like the look of the Bitfenix Prodigy, because the handles on the case give it a grab and go appeal, and they are cheap enough used so that i wouldnt worry too much about it getting scratched up. those handles do look a bit flimsy though.
In this video, (awful quality i'm afraid) he gets the thermalright macho in, buy removing the rear fan: - skip to about 8 mins.
the PSU might be a bit deep. It will fit a 160mm PSU, but because its modular, there might not be room. It does look like i could just cut some holes in the case where the back of the PSU goes, so that the PSU Cables can go straight through. i could remove the drive cage all together and possibly the ODD tray, and fit a nice big fan in the front...although i'd need to mount a 3.5" HDD somewhere potentially. the Phenom is another option, as it appears the layout on the inside is the same, but it looks like it should have mesh on the front to help cooling.
also looked at the Fractal design Core500 and node 304, which should also work.
What say you guys?
I definitely don't want to change the GPU, i could change the cooler if need be, as i imagine that it would open up a lot more options. the PSU is overkill i know, but it came up for sale when i needed one, and at the time, space wasnt an issue
Thanks, and sorry for the long post.
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