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S4 MINI Classic (S4M-C)
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Finally got the last piece of my PC. USPS delayed the wire harness and i just got to installing it. i5 6600, ar05, and GTX 960,
Not the most powerful but its quiet under fulll load and does what i need. Love it!
Not the most powerful but its quiet under fulll load and does what i need. Love it!
Guys I want to add another paint option. Something that is the same quality and durability of the custom "starting at" $150 powdercoats, but at a lower price and kept in stock so it can ship immediately. This would mean getting a bunch of chassis done all in the same color.
Any negative thoughts? Or is this an O.K. idea?
Any negative thoughts? Or is this an O.K. idea?
Finally got the last piece of my PC. USPS delayed the wire harness and i just got to installing it. i5 6600, ar05, and GTX 960,
Not the most powerful but its quiet under fulll load and does what i need. Love it!
I love your choice of hardware. Thank you so much for your support!
I think another colour option is a good idea! You'll have to carefully choose which colour you'd want to offer, but from your question I deduct that you already have something in mind.
White would be a safe choice but I think something uncommon would be cool, like purple or orange.
UPDATE: Replaced GTX 970 with shiny new one and... IT WORKS!@!@! Will do more testing but its gone much farther than my previous one has.
Damn. Just on a whim opened up OC Guru. Added 0.035V, +200 to core and +600 to RAM and its stable and cool. From what I see online, I might be able to go even further.
970 sure is a champ when its not dead... and an efficient one
970 sure is a champ when its not dead... and an efficient one
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The Zotac 970 performs beautifully with a 65w CPU. I definitely could stand behind the 970 after this--200-225 watts in heavy gaming @ 1440. Stable after almost a week of testing, benching, and gaming.
HOLY.... WHAT?!
Does it fit well in your case? Because if so, its definitely the way to go in terms of price and cooling performance, vs the expensive single-fan ITX cards that we've all been getting
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The shroud is too long. You need to remove it and put a slim Scythe fan (very easy) which actually makes the card much quieter and keeps the same temps. You could turn up the fan speed to get even better performance:
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If you wanted to keep the stock fans, you would have to bend the end of the shroud in a vice or something.
I can't speak for long term performance or durability of the Zotac, just that it has been performing great this week.
Is it possible to special order one of these cases with clear side window for the flat side panel, preferably with the same hole pattern cut as with the normal case? I don't know if the manufacturer facilities allow for that easily, but it would be cool to pick as option for the case, other than the color.
Manufacturing doesn't allow for really anything that isn't a 100 of something...but I was actually thinking about this earlier.
It would be an option at custom rates, but if it is something you want modded, I think I have the ability to do that. The trick will be getting the flange made, but I think a custom jig can be rigged up. You would be paying for the material (cell cast acrylic) laser bed time, and the crafting time on the jig. I think I would drill the holes out last to compensate for the heat stretching, so there is some time there too.
Something else that could be done is I could build a window into the current side panel. I would basically cut out the vented part of the panel, and rivet in an acrylic window with the same vents. This would take away 1/16" of interior space. (not pictured)
My lights aren't working in this render scene...but there it is anyways.
It would be an option at custom rates, but if it is something you want modded, I think I have the ability to do that. The trick will be getting the flange made, but I think a custom jig can be rigged up. You would be paying for the material (cell cast acrylic) laser bed time, and the crafting time on the jig. I think I would drill the holes out last to compensate for the heat stretching, so there is some time there too.
Something else that could be done is I could build a window into the current side panel. I would basically cut out the vented part of the panel, and rivet in an acrylic window with the same vents. This would take away 1/16" of interior space. (not pictured)
My lights aren't working in this render scene...but there it is anyways.
That could look extremely good, but I fear that we'll never see this in real life. :/
