Lian Li PC-O5SX, ITX Build

[dancook]

I was thinking about just selling it on

The unit is £23 + local P&P, and you could just sell it on again..

Haven't got it yet though

 

[BornEvil]

Give me a shout when you want to shift it. (like... um... pretty please )

Anyways, back on topic: there are a few things I would do to clean it up a bit:

• Flip the SSD around so the ports are on the bottom.
• Swap the blue power LED with a red one (I think the HDD is red IIRC, just connect that one to the Power LED on motherboard), the stock one is way too bright imho. Or even better don't use it like me.
• If you don't need a slim optical drive, then remove the bracket, this give you a lot more room for cable management. Maybe if you want the PSU modular cables to stay flat, go through the hole, then bend straight up behind itself, much cleaner cabling imoh.
• If you go with the above, you will also need a way to fit the optical drive blanking plate, I used the cable clips (fitted with adhesive tape) that come with the case to stick against the back of the plate and inner ridge of the case, its the perfect size.

Perfect cable management may seem petty, but you only have to do it properly once, better get it done before the water cooling comes in. For this case where everything is seen, I say it is well worth the effort.

 

[dancook]

Give me a shout when you want to shift it. (like... um... pretty please )

Anyways, back on topic: there are a few things I would do to clean it up a bit:

• Flip the SSD around so the ports are on the bottom.
• Swap the blue power LED with a red one (I think the HDD is red IIRC, just connect that one to the Power LED on motherboard), the stock one is way too bright imho. Or even better don't use it like me.
• If you don't need a slim optical drive, then remove the bracket, this give you a lot more room for cable management. Maybe if you want the PSU modular cables to stay flat, go through the hole, then bend straight up behind itself, much cleaner cabling imoh.
• If you go with the above, you will also need a way to fit the optical drive blanking plate, I used the cable clips (fitted with adhesive tape) that come with the case to stick against the back of the plate and inner ridge of the case, its the perfect size.

Perfect cable management may seem petty, but you only have to do it properly once, better get it done before the water cooling comes in. For this case where everything is seen, I say it is well worth the effort.

Thanks, I will have a look into these things - I did buy a bluray drive doh

 

[dancook]

Just about to make a start on watercooling, won't get the Titan X block until later this afternoon - which will be fine.

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[Daaaveee]

Loving the build, the case looks great! Look forward to seeing it liquid cooled.

 

[dancook]

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So I'm cooling an overclocked i7-6700k and overclocked Titan XP on a single 240 rad.. temps and noise are fine!

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[LePhuronn]

Sick, lovely work dude.

But can't help think you need one of these...

Maximus VIII Impact Black Edition?

 

[modd1uk]

This is pretty, its always nice to see ITX systems done well, it takes that extra effort over an ATX / MATX system to do it well, good job fella.

 

[LePhuronn]

Looking at it again I have 1 tiny criticism: CPU to GPU tube.

Since the EK GPU blocks have no determined in and out, you can use the ports any way you want. Couldn't you switch the GPU tubes around so the CPU to GPU tube is totally vertical? Feels a little untidy to have CPU and GPU ports align perfectly yet not make use of it.

But as I said, personal preference and a tiny criticism. Awesome work.

 

[dancook]

Thanks!

If I change the LEDS you'll never notice the red

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[scrivz69]

That looks stunning.

 

[dancook]

Looking at it again I have 1 tiny criticism: CPU to GPU tube.

Since the EK GPU blocks have no determined in and out, you can use the ports any way you want. Couldn't you switch the GPU tubes around so the CPU to GPU tube is totally vertical? Feels a little untidy to have CPU and GPU ports align perfectly yet not make use of it.

But as I said, personal preference and a tiny criticism. Awesome work.

Cheers, yes quite - I did the left GPU tube first because I thought it would be least likely to kink on the way to the pump...probably would be fine with the other.

thanks

 

[BornEvil]

Wow, the DDC actually fit, n1.

Since the EK GPU blocks have no determined in and out, you can use the ports any way you want. Couldn't you switch the GPU tubes around so the CPU to GPU tube is totally vertical? Feels a little untidy to have CPU and GPU ports align perfectly yet not make use of it.

From what I can tell, newer EK GPU blocks does matter, they have the same jet plate design as the Supemercy cpu blocks. I could be wrong though.

Cheers, yes quite - I did the left GPU tube first because I thought it would be least likely to kink on the way to the pump...probably would be fine with the other.

thanks

You could use 90 degree EK fittings if you want to completely avoid kinking.

 

[dancook]

Went a bit overboard with some shots outside..nevermind

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