Hello, just joined up to share my progress and maybe learn something.
My biggest regret with this build is to try and do it cheaply...
I used to have a Zalman Zmachine GT1000 case with an X58 Xeon build in it. It weighed about 25kg and was impossible to move and i needed something easy to move.
Unfortunately i couldnt get my xeon in an XPC Cube nor could i find a cube anyway so i bought myself the Kolink Rocket case above. Its pretty and cheaper than a dan a4. I got an Asus P8Z77-i Deluxe (which i got for a bargain in a bundle of memory and a i7 3770k) cause with the i7 2600k or 3770k itll happily support my 980ti from my old build with a bit of an overclock.
Cooling. This case gave me 52mm to play with. Noctua's low profile cooler was my first though. Fits with plenty of space and is pretty quiet but wouldnt let me overclock much especially as ivybridge likes to be colder. A cryorig c7 copper would be cool but is really expensive. In the end I discover the Alpenfohn Blackridge after a little research and its great.
Good overclock (got it to 4.5ghz without trying hard, daily it at 4.2) uses all available space... All of it...
Sata cables, usb3 header, almost everything is covered up with barely any room underneath. Gonna have to get right angle sata cables and a right angle usb3 adapter... This case has no cut out for cooler mounting so you gotta attach the sata cables to the storage in its little tray, put the tray in the case, plug the cables into the board, put the cooler on the board and put the board, attach the pcie riser and then put the board in the case... Pain.
GPU fits perfectly. Its so satisfying, mm...
Unfortunately due to lockdown I packed up and had to move back to my parents and i havent got my 8 pin pcie cables... So this is how it stands as it is...
(heh)
So im gonna use this period of massive boredom to get a proper power supply (rather than the one from my old build)
Im gonna shorten and sleeve the cables so they all fit nicely (any advice?) Get all the adapters and right angle cables i need, any other bits and bobs. I might re-delid and lap the processor and cooler too whilst im at it more to give me something to do rather than because of any potential thermal savings...
So yeah. This is my journey into teeny weeny computers so far. Its bloody difficult.
Ill update this thread as i button up everything and finish it up
My biggest regret with this build is to try and do it cheaply...
I used to have a Zalman Zmachine GT1000 case with an X58 Xeon build in it. It weighed about 25kg and was impossible to move and i needed something easy to move.
Unfortunately i couldnt get my xeon in an XPC Cube nor could i find a cube anyway so i bought myself the Kolink Rocket case above. Its pretty and cheaper than a dan a4. I got an Asus P8Z77-i Deluxe (which i got for a bargain in a bundle of memory and a i7 3770k) cause with the i7 2600k or 3770k itll happily support my 980ti from my old build with a bit of an overclock.
Cooling. This case gave me 52mm to play with. Noctua's low profile cooler was my first though. Fits with plenty of space and is pretty quiet but wouldnt let me overclock much especially as ivybridge likes to be colder. A cryorig c7 copper would be cool but is really expensive. In the end I discover the Alpenfohn Blackridge after a little research and its great.
Good overclock (got it to 4.5ghz without trying hard, daily it at 4.2) uses all available space... All of it...
Sata cables, usb3 header, almost everything is covered up with barely any room underneath. Gonna have to get right angle sata cables and a right angle usb3 adapter... This case has no cut out for cooler mounting so you gotta attach the sata cables to the storage in its little tray, put the tray in the case, plug the cables into the board, put the cooler on the board and put the board, attach the pcie riser and then put the board in the case... Pain.
GPU fits perfectly. Its so satisfying, mm...
Unfortunately due to lockdown I packed up and had to move back to my parents and i havent got my 8 pin pcie cables... So this is how it stands as it is...
(heh)
So im gonna use this period of massive boredom to get a proper power supply (rather than the one from my old build)
Im gonna shorten and sleeve the cables so they all fit nicely (any advice?) Get all the adapters and right angle cables i need, any other bits and bobs. I might re-delid and lap the processor and cooler too whilst im at it more to give me something to do rather than because of any potential thermal savings...
So yeah. This is my journey into teeny weeny computers so far. Its bloody difficult.
Ill update this thread as i button up everything and finish it up