I don't know why, but, for some unknown reason, I'm really in love with the simple design of the Mini-box M350. Every time I think about miniaturization and reducing the size of my builds, it ALWAYS end up with something like this in my mind:
To put more pressure into inovation, I'm riding the wave of Thin-ITX and noticed how empty the M350 feels when there's just a Thin-ITX mobo housed inside it.
This is the board that made me feel the "emptyness":
[A78F2-TI, fwiw]
Since then, I've searched for the perfect mobo to put inside that case. It must have:
✓ DC-Input (I guess that's something every Thin-ITX mobo have, but I certainly may be wrong);
✓ A PCI-e slot x4, at least;
✓ Overlapping SSD and wifi slots.
After a lot of hardware researching (what i can easily describe as a hobby of mine), this little (pun intended) gem showed up on my radar, for a price that is somewhat affordable:
I plan to use a GT1030 and a "T" series Intel processor, cooled by this:
With almost everything going as intended, i wanna know from the experts (and here's where you guys come in):
Is it doable?
This case would be my "gaming-in-travels" build, since I mostly play DotA2 and lightweight games.
Inb4: I know there are a few AM4 Thin-ITX boards but none of them are available here where i live. The non-thin ITX version of those boards generate a lot of heat for what this case can handle, considering the temps here oscilate around 33ºC.
Also, wich is the thinnest GT1030 on the block? Bonus points for active cooling versions.
To put more pressure into inovation, I'm riding the wave of Thin-ITX and noticed how empty the M350 feels when there's just a Thin-ITX mobo housed inside it.
This is the board that made me feel the "emptyness":
[A78F2-TI, fwiw]
Since then, I've searched for the perfect mobo to put inside that case. It must have:
✓ DC-Input (I guess that's something every Thin-ITX mobo have, but I certainly may be wrong);
✓ A PCI-e slot x4, at least;
✓ Overlapping SSD and wifi slots.
After a lot of hardware researching (what i can easily describe as a hobby of mine), this little (pun intended) gem showed up on my radar, for a price that is somewhat affordable:
I plan to use a GT1030 and a "T" series Intel processor, cooled by this:
With almost everything going as intended, i wanna know from the experts (and here's where you guys come in):
Is it doable?
This case would be my "gaming-in-travels" build, since I mostly play DotA2 and lightweight games.
Inb4: I know there are a few AM4 Thin-ITX boards but none of them are available here where i live. The non-thin ITX version of those boards generate a lot of heat for what this case can handle, considering the temps here oscilate around 33ºC.
Also, wich is the thinnest GT1030 on the block? Bonus points for active cooling versions.