I currently have my system housed in a Corsair 280x "matx" case.
It's fantastic, pretty and goes on sale relatively often. I'd recommend it; fact of the matter is I want to port my build over to a "sff" case to save some desk space and not have to haul around a giant cube everywhere I go.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jXD9D2
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jXD9D2/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($0.00)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Big Shuriken 3 50.79 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 GAMING-ITX/AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Silicon Power - 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Storage: Silicon Power - A55 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card ($0.00)
Case: Silverstone - RVZ03B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($120.54 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($0.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB High Performance 52 CFM 120mm Fan ($0.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB High Performance 52 CFM 120mm Fan ($0.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB High Performance 52 CFM 120mm Fan ($0.00)
Total: $165.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I like the design and layout of Node202 and the Sentry cases but I don't they fit my GPU and I think the shoebox cases are overplayed.
I don't think the RVZ03 is too popular a case here as it's (I think) on the larger side of things.
So aside from sanity check (does everything fit inside the case) I do have a few questions:
1. Is the cooler I chose sufficient to cool my 2600? (ideally I'd like to be able to keep my OC which is 4.2 all cores @1.35v; if not I'd like to be able to hit 4.0 all cores @ slightly lower voltages )
2. Do my Corsair SP120mm fans fit without causing clearance issues?
3. Is the HDD bay removable? I only use SSDs/ external HDD and have 2 in my current build, so the HDD bays are useless to me.
Any anecdotal relevant to this case is highly helpful, or suggestions for a different case that follows the slim/console like build would be appreciated.
It's fantastic, pretty and goes on sale relatively often. I'd recommend it; fact of the matter is I want to port my build over to a "sff" case to save some desk space and not have to haul around a giant cube everywhere I go.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jXD9D2
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jXD9D2/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($0.00)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Big Shuriken 3 50.79 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 GAMING-ITX/AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Silicon Power - 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Storage: Silicon Power - A55 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card ($0.00)
Case: Silverstone - RVZ03B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($120.54 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($0.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB High Performance 52 CFM 120mm Fan ($0.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB High Performance 52 CFM 120mm Fan ($0.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB High Performance 52 CFM 120mm Fan ($0.00)
Total: $165.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-22 16:11 EDT-0400
I like the design and layout of Node202 and the Sentry cases but I don't they fit my GPU and I think the shoebox cases are overplayed.
I don't think the RVZ03 is too popular a case here as it's (I think) on the larger side of things.
So aside from sanity check (does everything fit inside the case) I do have a few questions:
1. Is the cooler I chose sufficient to cool my 2600? (ideally I'd like to be able to keep my OC which is 4.2 all cores @1.35v; if not I'd like to be able to hit 4.0 all cores @ slightly lower voltages )
2. Do my Corsair SP120mm fans fit without causing clearance issues?
3. Is the HDD bay removable? I only use SSDs/ external HDD and have 2 in my current build, so the HDD bays are useless to me.
Any anecdotal relevant to this case is highly helpful, or suggestions for a different case that follows the slim/console like build would be appreciated.
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