The space inefficiency thread

[owliwar]

aaand i found another one

also, something sad I've came to realise is
Our brasilian pc hardware stores aren't selling sff part anymore and i have no ideia why

there is only 3 or so low profile coolers and they are low tdp intel stock coolers replacements!!!!! srsly
they used to have some cheap brands with decent low profile coollers in the past but its gone

there is only one (1) sfx psu seeling here. only 1. even decent tower coolers are hard to find. all they have now is AIO watercoolers basically

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

Holy moly, that motherboard might feel lost in all these space !

 

[jtd871]

Our brasilian pc hardware stores aren't selling sff part anymore and i have no ideia why

Maybe that has more to do with the Brazilian / South American regional economies in general - SFF parts are reasonably niche and thus tend to be relatively expensive in even robust economies. I'm guessing that local businesses may be concentrating on what they can get inexpensively (and parts they can place larger orders for to get better pricing), as that's likely what's selling well, which in turn tends to reduce SFF inventories and so on. I would imagine that those who are knowledgeable about and willing to pay for SFF gear will import it from foreign sellers directly or travel abroad and bring it back.

 

[MarcParis]

As promised...here is cerberus-x setup...

 

[owliwar]

Marc, I cant see it

 

[MarcParis]

Damned..i will change it by tomorrow...google photos seems not tob ideal to share pictures..

 

[Biowarejak]

Honestly I thought it was a joke

 

[MarcParis]

try again please

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

I am shocked !!!!

 

[MarcParis]

I am shocked !!!!

You were warned..

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

You were warned..

Not enough

 

[jeshikat]

Because Z270 with its dual-channel RAM and x16 PCIe 3.0 lanes just can't really be fully utilized in anything less than EATX

 

[Phuncz]

Finally, more RGB. ATX really isn't big enough for all those shrouds (not heatsinks) that need to have seperate RGB lighting.
/s

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

In the "One xxx to rule them all" style, my wife just bought me this :

 

[MarcParis]

Because Z270 with its dual-channel RAM and x16 PCIe 3.0 lanes just can't really be fully utilized in anything less than EATX

I don't see why such a mb exists..

 

[VegetableStu]

I kinda like that they have the m.2 slots in between the pcie slots, but then I remembered what's underneath the cards would be empty space ._.

 

[jtd871]

Most of the PCIe slots will also be empty space.

 

[VegetableStu]

Yeah true actually. The quickest way to fill them are 4 GPUs but that's a tiny niche. Wonder why don't--

OH. I see the point of ATX being to unnecessarily big at times now.

 

[IntoxicatedPuma]

Isn't Nvidia only 2-way SLI now? So unless you're going to do 4x RX480s........wtf?

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

At work we have ATX in full tower with a single HDD, 2 sticks of RAM and no dGPU. There isnt a single expansion board, it is just an empty box