Hi all,
As some of you already know, I decided to move to Sliger SM550 on my gaming HTPC.
In order to build this gaming HTPC I mostly recycled my former components coming from my previous main gaming RIG.
Here is the list :
I originally put all those components in an node 202 (after long hesitations with Dan A4, 1st version), back to end of 2016.
Here is picture of latest Node 202 setup, using Noctua NH-L9x65 cpu cooler.
Link to setup : https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...erberus-x-complete-build-log.2007/post-164209
However this setup suffered of quite many flaws :
Target of case change was mainly driven by noise & thermals.
Following available space in my living room I had the choice between Dan A4 (v4) and Sliger SM550 (Loque was too short to fit my GPU (requires M Top Hat that I found ugly..), Ncase M1 was too large).
As Sliger (@KSliger) products were, at last, available in EU without expensive shipping & customs clearance cost (thanks density.sk and @shadowfear ) and SM550 is accepting 2.5 Slots GPU I decided to choose it!
As it will be a long story (hey it's me...Cerberus-X case topic is still most viewed build topic on this forum..) I'll split my adventure in several episodes..
As trailer here is a small & nice picture :
Links to different messages..
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CPU Cooler choice (4th december 2019)
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Assembly #1 : Following handling manual (6th December 2019)
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Assembly #2 : Fitting properly Asetek 645LT (9th December 2019)
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Sliger SM550 Thermals & Noise : Trial by Fire! (10th December 2019)
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Fitting MSI GTX 1080ti Gaming X in SM550 (15th December 2019)
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Asetek 645LT Noise & Thermals review (15th December 2019)
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SM550+ : Showcase (21st December 2019)
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SM550+ : Switching to Ryzen 7 1700X & CPU Air Cooler (IS-60) (29th December 2019)
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SM550+ is meeting ID Cooling IS-60 with great success (entering in silent world..)!
Cats are still hard to convince to move away from Cerberus-X :
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SM550+ : Moving to perfection : SX-800LTI (and riser update) (3rd January 2020)
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It's not today I will stop complaining about Corsair SF PSU, with their fake fanless mode (unable to sustain fanless as they always become warm, even with reasonable load), poor fan noise & control.
Thus I decided to move my SX-800LTI (SFX-L 130mm long, 800W, Titanium) from Cerberus-X to SM550+.
Like Asetek 645LT assembly it is mandatory to put grid on bottom fan (or move to 15mm thick fan).
Cable management is pretty ok as flat cable from Silverstone are "way" smoother than Corsair SF. I also appreciated that 24pins cable is split in 3, helping cable management.
What about results?
No parasite noise, fan stopping as soon as load is away (true fanless mode).
My SM550+ is now a complete beast : silent on idle, very quiet on gaming, a pure delight!
Small word about riser change.
For me, PCIe riser is riveted on a small piece of steel as you can see below.
However this piece of steel is easily replaced, as it fixed by 2 philips screws :
I hope @KSliger or @shadowfear could confirm me this point.
Imgur Post #1 :
As some of you already know, I decided to move to Sliger SM550 on my gaming HTPC.
In order to build this gaming HTPC I mostly recycled my former components coming from my previous main gaming RIG.
Here is the list :
- CPU : Intel Core i7 4770K (not delidded, undervolt 0.95v, 3.7Ghz all cores) (back to 2013)
- RAM : G.Skill 8Go Trident X 2400Mhz (back to 2013)
- MB : Asrock Z97 e-ITX/AC (2015...as my original 2013 MB was killed by watercooling leak)
- SSD 1 : Samsung 840 pro 240Go (2013)
- SSD 2 : MX500 1To M.2 in startech box (2017)
- PSU : Corsair SF450 Gold (2016, was originally SF600 Gold...but WAY too noisy)
- Fans : Fractal design Venturi HP-12 PWMx1
I originally put all those components in an node 202 (after long hesitations with Dan A4, 1st version), back to end of 2016.
Here is picture of latest Node 202 setup, using Noctua NH-L9x65 cpu cooler.
Link to setup : https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...erberus-x-complete-build-log.2007/post-164209
However this setup suffered of quite many flaws :
- SSD (near GPU) temperature reaching 84°C as hot air from GPU has no where to exit
- GPU noise & temperature : on demanding games, as there is no exit for gpu hot air, node 202 becomes pretty noisy
- CPU throttle or noisy : despite undervolt, my core i7 4770K keeps power of around 70W...making either CPU throtting or noisy (even nh-L9x65 at full rpm of 2500rpm has high tone, very distracting)
- PSU : as hot accumulates, Corsair PSU tends to scream after long gaming session
Target of case change was mainly driven by noise & thermals.
Following available space in my living room I had the choice between Dan A4 (v4) and Sliger SM550 (Loque was too short to fit my GPU (requires M Top Hat that I found ugly..), Ncase M1 was too large).
As Sliger (@KSliger) products were, at last, available in EU without expensive shipping & customs clearance cost (thanks density.sk and @shadowfear ) and SM550 is accepting 2.5 Slots GPU I decided to choose it!
As it will be a long story (hey it's me...Cerberus-X case topic is still most viewed build topic on this forum..) I'll split my adventure in several episodes..
As trailer here is a small & nice picture :
Links to different messages..
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPU Cooler choice (4th december 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assembly #1 : Following handling manual (6th December 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assembly #2 : Fitting properly Asetek 645LT (9th December 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sliger SM550 Thermals & Noise : Trial by Fire! (10th December 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fitting MSI GTX 1080ti Gaming X in SM550 (15th December 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Asetek 645LT Noise & Thermals review (15th December 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SM550+ : Showcase (21st December 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SM550+ : Switching to Ryzen 7 1700X & CPU Air Cooler (IS-60) (29th December 2019)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SM550+ is meeting ID Cooling IS-60 with great success (entering in silent world..)!
Cats are still hard to convince to move away from Cerberus-X :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SM550+ : Moving to perfection : SX-800LTI (and riser update) (3rd January 2020)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's not today I will stop complaining about Corsair SF PSU, with their fake fanless mode (unable to sustain fanless as they always become warm, even with reasonable load), poor fan noise & control.
Thus I decided to move my SX-800LTI (SFX-L 130mm long, 800W, Titanium) from Cerberus-X to SM550+.
Like Asetek 645LT assembly it is mandatory to put grid on bottom fan (or move to 15mm thick fan).
Cable management is pretty ok as flat cable from Silverstone are "way" smoother than Corsair SF. I also appreciated that 24pins cable is split in 3, helping cable management.
What about results?
No parasite noise, fan stopping as soon as load is away (true fanless mode).
My SM550+ is now a complete beast : silent on idle, very quiet on gaming, a pure delight!
Small word about riser change.
For me, PCIe riser is riveted on a small piece of steel as you can see below.
However this piece of steel is easily replaced, as it fixed by 2 philips screws :
I hope @KSliger or @shadowfear could confirm me this point.
Imgur Post #1 :
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