Another little black box- sugo05-i540wc build

Hi all ,
my new rig w.i.p 95%

*Specs

Case - Silverstone SG05B
Mb - GA-H55N-USB3
Cpu -i3-540
Gpu - XFX HD 5570
Ram - G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
Cooler - H50 with x2 120mm Akasa Apache Ultra Silent Fan
case fans - 3x50x50x10
Psu - Silverstone ST45SF SFX 450w
Hd - Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5TB
Slim dvd drive

To do list: Modify drive tray to take a single 2.5Hd and paint

Posted some pics of my build









































Hope you enjoyed my build any comments would be appreciated

Very nice cable management for a build with such little space given the nice componats inside.

How did you get the DVD drive in?

that is such a cramped case!
what temps dya get on the ram and GPU D:

I really like that, good job on the cable managemet.

lol at the little fans.

Your cable management owns mine all day long! Although it's given me some ideas, nice one. You've definitely got an advantage with the H55N's 24 pin socket location, the GF9300's is smack in the middle of the case.

Impressed you got a 3.5" drive in there as well, I've got a 2.5" but good to know you can slot one in there. What bracketery did you use?

also what make are the 50mm fans and are they noisy? I am looking for some fans to try and fit into my Q07 itx case

Thanks for your compliments,
its been hard work but i think its been worth it. I have just fitted dvd drive and tray, will post some pics tomorrow (poor light)
temps are good

dashboard 32c
prime95 54c
motherboard 26c
gpu idle 36c
gup 100% 76c

this @ 3950mhz

harddrive fitment: I removed the rivits from the top bar and refitted it upside down but you have to drill new holes for the side rivits, but before you refit the top bar you have to drill out the bottom two front holes to 3.5-4mm, they are the same spacing as the holes on the side of your harddrive. I fitted 2 small rubber o-rings to each screw to stop vibration throughout the case, to secure the bottom of the harddrive I used 2 pieces off 15x10mm angel plates secured to the case and harddrive again with 2 o-rings on each screw as you can see from my pics it fits nice and snug, I hope that helps.

The three 50mm fans are runing at 5v and are completely silent but they are still moving quite a bit of air, as I thought, the space between the rear panel and psu was just a bottle neck for heat to escape, it has now got a choice through the psu, rear fans or the side panel.

Bi-sonic
model:sp501012h

thats sweet man. nice build

Looks good! Amazing how much is fitted, so neatly, into a compact case.

About those pictures...

More and more I look at this build, the more and more I want to strip mine back down and paint the innards. Not to mention do some cable tidying!

That case is huge compared to my Cubit 3! Packs a *little* bit more firepower than mine though

Nice job!

Very nice, surprisingly good temps

Mr Gimp said:

That case is huge compared to my Cubit 3! Packs a *little* bit more firepower than mine though

Nice job!

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Mr Gimp, what spec do you have in your Cubit3?

hi all,

Just posting some final pics (sorry for the quality)



















now that the case is together it sounds very quite and its idling at 34c

i was considering to fully water cool it but the temps seem nice and low

over the weekend will do some benching and post some screen shots

Nice. Would love to replace my rig with something like this. Specs are way better than mine too and its half the size! How much did it cost you?

Been doing some testing today, but not sure what's a good 24/7oc on this motherboard ?



the temps seem good, but any advice on oc'ing this mobo would be appreciated

I doff my cap at thee squire for getting that optical drive in there, did you need to modify that bracket much?