So I just got my S4 Mini and I wanted to share my building experience with you guys. May it help those who struggle building in this awesome case.
First the specs:
-i5-4670K
-MSI Z97I Gaming ACK (soon)
-16GB 1600 Mhz RAM
-Zotac GTX 1080 Mini
-128GB SSD
-2x1TB HDD 3,5" (want to switch to 2GB 2,5")
-Noctua NH-L9i (soon)
-HDPLEX 400W
GTX 1080 and i5-4670K may not be the most reasonable combination, but the GPU was far more important to upgrade so it could fit th S4 Mini.
Right now the parts I've got are far from perfect. Those 3,5" have to to be replaced and I really need a LGA1150 ITX board with a M.2 slot or just an ITX board which i do not have. But those are quiet rare here in Germany.
The empty S4:
The first thing I did, was checking how to fit the 1080 Mini in the case. Immediatly i realized I won't be able to put the walnut bezel on after installing the GPU because of this screw:
Thats where I made the decision to completly disassamble the S4:
Next on is the power adapter for the HDPLEX 400W. At first I was worried it would not fit and I have t do some modding since the 1080 Mini is very high. But man I've never been proven wrong like this. It fits like it was moulded right into the 1080 Mini. Firstly I had to pre-bend the cable to match the shape of the 1080 Mini:
And after that it just fits perfectly:
Next up is the power cable for the 1080 Mini. This cable has to be pre-bend aswell and attached before putting both halfs together:
The tricky part is putting back together both halfs of the chassis. The notch in the red circle goes against the GPU half:
and has to be between the GPU half and the HDPLEX power adapter:
Also important is the alignment of the second 8-pin connector. It just fits between shroud and PCB like this:
All this is a very thight fit.
Now that I had everything put back together, I could test fit the HDPLEX itself. And it just fits as perfect as the power adapter. Even the orientation of the nut for the power button has to be considered:
That's it for today. I'm going to update this post when I get a LGA 1150 ITX board that fits my needs
First the specs:
-i5-4670K
-MSI Z97I Gaming ACK (soon)
-16GB 1600 Mhz RAM
-Zotac GTX 1080 Mini
-128GB SSD
-2x1TB HDD 3,5" (want to switch to 2GB 2,5")
-Noctua NH-L9i (soon)
-HDPLEX 400W
GTX 1080 and i5-4670K may not be the most reasonable combination, but the GPU was far more important to upgrade so it could fit th S4 Mini.
Right now the parts I've got are far from perfect. Those 3,5" have to to be replaced and I really need a LGA1150 ITX board with a M.2 slot or just an ITX board which i do not have. But those are quiet rare here in Germany.
The empty S4:
The first thing I did, was checking how to fit the 1080 Mini in the case. Immediatly i realized I won't be able to put the walnut bezel on after installing the GPU because of this screw:
Thats where I made the decision to completly disassamble the S4:
Next on is the power adapter for the HDPLEX 400W. At first I was worried it would not fit and I have t do some modding since the 1080 Mini is very high. But man I've never been proven wrong like this. It fits like it was moulded right into the 1080 Mini. Firstly I had to pre-bend the cable to match the shape of the 1080 Mini:
And after that it just fits perfectly:
Next up is the power cable for the 1080 Mini. This cable has to be pre-bend aswell and attached before putting both halfs together:
The tricky part is putting back together both halfs of the chassis. The notch in the red circle goes against the GPU half:
and has to be between the GPU half and the HDPLEX power adapter:
Also important is the alignment of the second 8-pin connector. It just fits between shroud and PCB like this:
All this is a very thight fit.
Now that I had everything put back together, I could test fit the HDPLEX itself. And it just fits as perfect as the power adapter. Even the orientation of the nut for the power button has to be considered:
That's it for today. I'm going to update this post when I get a LGA 1150 ITX board that fits my needs
