I'll preface on why I'm going SFF.
I'm limited on desk and floor space and at the same time I currently work in Central America where temperatures are typically between 70-85F (20-30C ) all year round for the next 2ish years. It is usually around 75F most of the time.
Its almost a completely new build with the only piece of equipment being taken from a previous ATX build is a MSI 1080 TI ARMOR OC that I want to keep for this build.
Components I am currently looking at:
The cases I've been looking at are:
My biggest worry is heat buildup and throttling with these SFF cases. Especially for the 1080 TI Armor. With the Cerberus, I think I could do a 240 AIO rad for 1080ti with a g12 Kraken setup.
I won't have that much flexibility once I'm overseas if I need to exchange parts or experiment. I leave on August 12 so cases with build queues/kickstarters etc would be out if delivery is past then.
I'm a competent builder and looking for people's ideas or advice on Cases and effective cooling options.
I'm limited on desk and floor space and at the same time I currently work in Central America where temperatures are typically between 70-85F (20-30C ) all year round for the next 2ish years. It is usually around 75F most of the time.
Its almost a completely new build with the only piece of equipment being taken from a previous ATX build is a MSI 1080 TI ARMOR OC that I want to keep for this build.
Components I am currently looking at:
- Asus Strix z370i MITX Motherboard
- Intel 8700k (or if I'm very temperature bound: 8700 non-k)
- 512gB Samsung Evo 970 m2
- 512gB WD Blue m2
- Corsair SF600
- 32gB DDR4 3200 Trident or similar
The cases I've been looking at are:
- Dan Case A4
- Cerberus (non-x).
- NCase but I think that that 1080 TI Armor is too wide for it.
- I'm open to other cases/solutions as well, however smaller (narrower) is better for traveling internationally in a hard shell luggage.
My biggest worry is heat buildup and throttling with these SFF cases. Especially for the 1080 TI Armor. With the Cerberus, I think I could do a 240 AIO rad for 1080ti with a g12 Kraken setup.
I won't have that much flexibility once I'm overseas if I need to exchange parts or experiment. I leave on August 12 so cases with build queues/kickstarters etc would be out if delivery is past then.
I'm a competent builder and looking for people's ideas or advice on Cases and effective cooling options.