Have barely finished my Ryzen 3 APU HTPC build, but I think I was shooting too low.. been-there-done-that. Will sell it to a friend and build something more interesting.
So I guess I need to shoe-horn a GTX 1060 into something. To be clear, I'm not a gamer, I haven't owned a gaming card since Q-III was king. So a 1060 will be enough, I'll most likely play all the free Steam games and only buy something that really has something to blow your socks off.. like multiplayer-VR, if that ever happens (on a single PC). But at minimum I want to be able to add an Oculus or Vive or VR-something.
My problem is the case location - my Hi-fi table fits maximum H 108mm x W 430mm x D 420mm although I need to leave a bit of space around for airflow, as the shelf is a wooden box effectively. Above the unit there is some headroom although the opening is max 108, so intake should be favoured from above if feasible.
I've identified the Fractal Design 202 as a possible option. This was one of my front-runners the first time around but I wanted to go smaller; this time I need an expansion slot or two, so all my nice Hi-Fi-ish cases are out. There's a Tendraw H128 seen here (it's the OEM base of the Streacom F7 and others) which gives me 1 expansion slot so I'd need to be careful with the GPU to find one that could squeeze in there. I don't mind hacking off any protuding ports on the second slot-space of the card if needed as there'll only be a single HDMI connection on this guy. Problem with the Tendraw is that it's --exactly-- 108mm so it would require some encouragement; and I'm thinking I'd need to replace the PSU whcih is only 250W and would be pushing the limits to run a 1060 I assume.
So are there any further options I could consider within these limitations? I guess the FD 202 will work if need-be, so I don't need to look at re-locating the unit to accommodate cases outside of these dimenstion. But are there any alternatives anyone knows of? Significantly more expensive than the FD probably isn't worth considering either.
As an aside, anyone know if the Coffee Lake i3 is sufficient for VR? I already have one in another build I was playing with but if it can take over this role it saves me making another Ryzen vs i5 choice...
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Added Silverstone ML06-E to consideration.
So I guess I need to shoe-horn a GTX 1060 into something. To be clear, I'm not a gamer, I haven't owned a gaming card since Q-III was king. So a 1060 will be enough, I'll most likely play all the free Steam games and only buy something that really has something to blow your socks off.. like multiplayer-VR, if that ever happens (on a single PC). But at minimum I want to be able to add an Oculus or Vive or VR-something.
My problem is the case location - my Hi-fi table fits maximum H 108mm x W 430mm x D 420mm although I need to leave a bit of space around for airflow, as the shelf is a wooden box effectively. Above the unit there is some headroom although the opening is max 108, so intake should be favoured from above if feasible.
I've identified the Fractal Design 202 as a possible option. This was one of my front-runners the first time around but I wanted to go smaller; this time I need an expansion slot or two, so all my nice Hi-Fi-ish cases are out. There's a Tendraw H128 seen here (it's the OEM base of the Streacom F7 and others) which gives me 1 expansion slot so I'd need to be careful with the GPU to find one that could squeeze in there. I don't mind hacking off any protuding ports on the second slot-space of the card if needed as there'll only be a single HDMI connection on this guy. Problem with the Tendraw is that it's --exactly-- 108mm so it would require some encouragement; and I'm thinking I'd need to replace the PSU whcih is only 250W and would be pushing the limits to run a 1060 I assume.
So are there any further options I could consider within these limitations? I guess the FD 202 will work if need-be, so I don't need to look at re-locating the unit to accommodate cases outside of these dimenstion. But are there any alternatives anyone knows of? Significantly more expensive than the FD probably isn't worth considering either.
As an aside, anyone know if the Coffee Lake i3 is sufficient for VR? I already have one in another build I was playing with but if it can take over this role it saves me making another Ryzen vs i5 choice...
{edit}
Added Silverstone ML06-E to consideration.
