And for real now, new month, new case.
It's time, time for SFFTime's P-ATX v3. After missing the previous versions a couple of time, managed to snag the v3 during the second run.
Onwards to
all the pictures, if you don't want to read.
(P-ATX v3 with ID-Cooling IS-55)
Building in the case; very easy. Box came very well flat packed, and instructions were clear and simple to follow. At 10.4L, it has ample enough space to build in and to fit components.
Theoretically, according to SFFTime, with a ATX Board, GPU thickness is limited to around 50-52mm and the height has to be within 120mm. And in practice, it is also true, as one will be able to see that I have a reference RX 6800 XT Midnight Black
(still such a beautiful card). It barely fits, height and thickness, and it requires copious amounts of mashing the card down to squish PCIe cable down, and folding it very tightly, so that one is able to screw it down. It is doable, but a true dual slot card will be way better if you are going to use an ATX Board.
CPU Thermals; the 5800X is still the toastiest of the Zen3 chips, and coolers that can fit into the P-ATX v3 is limited to below 59mm. Meaning one's best options are either the Thermalright AXP100 Copper, IS-60/v2 (discontinued), the IS-55, IS-50X, Thermalright AXP90-x53/x47, or other low profile coolers. And I have no doubt that the 5800X will still manage to run free, wild and hot. I have tested the AXP100 Copper (with a fan swap), Thermalright AXP90-x47 Full Copper (with a 120mm fan swap) and the ID-Cooling IS-55 (with a fan swap), and while I have limited my PPT to 110W, and cinebench r23 runs still hit 90C easily.
Notes about CPU Coolers, with a 12015mm fan swap on the AXP100 Copper, the fan is too near the side panel, and it causes very bad turbulence at high speeds, and it ensures that I am unable to use all 4 sticks of Cosair Vengence Pro RAMs. I didn't test the stock fan (purely due to looks and appearances), although I might revisit it someday. The AXP90-x47 Full Copper with a 12025mm fan swap, and the ID-Cooling IS-55 both perform quite similiarly, with the AXP90-x47 Full Copper (x57) performing a couple of degrees better than the IS-55, with the AXP90 around 80C while gaming, and the IS-55 around 83C while gaming.
Left: (P-ATX v3 with Thermalright AXP100 Copper); Right: (P-ATX v3 with Thermalright AXP90-x47 Full Copper)
With the IS-55 now being mounted on the board now, I don't think I would change back to the AXP90 Full Copper, or test the AXP90-x53 Full Black, as it means disassembling the whole case and components, as the AXP90 mounting isn't the friendliest. Hopefully Thermalright refreshes the AXP100 Copper sometime soon but with an easier mounting system. Or come out with a cooler that is around 57-58mm thick, while using a 120mm fan.
GPU Thermals is good, considering the amount of ventilation the case has. It is undervolted, and run around 70C while playing Mechwarrior Online at 3440x1440 Ultrawide.
An all AMD build, with the Ryzen 7 5800X and RX 6800 XT, it's AM4's last hurrah for myself. Will be skipping AM5 and RX 7000 Series, as this build is more than capable for the games that I play. If 5950X prices drop drastically, I might consider getthing that though.
(I guess I like to torture my low profile coolers).
All in all, a fantastic case. Very premium.
(Price is premium too).
Will recommend, and also depending if you are able to snag one during it's production runs!
Specifications
- Case: SFFTime P-ATX v3 Black
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Motherboard: Gigabyte X570S Aero G
- Ram: 64(4x16)GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL18
- PSU: Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB Midnight Black
- Cooler: ID-Cooling IS-55 ARGB (with Thermalright TL-C12015B-S fan swap)
- Case Fan (Side Exhaust): Thermalright TL-C12015B-S
- Storage: 1x MSI Spatium NVMe 1TB
- Storage: 1x J2000 NVMe 2TB
