Introduction
Style over function is what they said, not as nice as <insert other cheaper case here> they said... but I am happy
The initial build is nearly done and when it is I'll take some time to clean the case and take some photos.
I decided since it could have easily gone wrong I wanted to share my experience with it..
Why the build?
We're planning on building an extension, I will move from my study to the new larger lounge and my 'old' PC was just too big to be seen.
I had a Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower ATX Case, Asus Sabertooth X99, i7 5820k, 32GB Corsair Vengeance, Gigabyte Windforce 980Ti, Corsair 860 AX PSU - which are in varying degrees of being sold.
The only thing I kept from this PC for the new build were two 500gb SSDs and the AIO liquid cooler.
The Hardware
This is the case I used for the build, aluminum body and tempered glass front.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-pc-o5sx-mini-itx-chassis-black-ca-714-ll.html
and the final specification
I am waiting stock of the GTX 1080, and will continue to use my 980ti until it's sold - unfortunately this is likely to happen before the GTX 1080 is in stock!
Early Progress
These photos were before cabling, excuse finger prints
13724056_10157451868285227_1679506423909966690_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
13708233_10157451868685227_6945230669988523065_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
13731037_10157451868295227_4891900596413588432_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
13723894_10157451868275227_3008923791102195850_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
13698297_10157451868650227_1934844382491960786_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
Cabling
13767321_10157454118985227_2288534067790863093_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
Issues
I was concerned with this build, will the graphics card fit, what about the cooler, what about air flow??
Graphics Card
My 980ti is 11inches long, as you can see from the image it fits, there is another ~1 1/2inch space.
The case is reviewed as taking smaller length cards, however this is because of a drive rack which can actually be easily removed to give it the space.
PSU
The Power cable which runs internally through the case is pushed up tight against a rod in the case. Fortunately it is not a show stopper, tight it may be, it fits.
240mm Radiator
I was concerned about space for the 240mm radiator, fortunately as I already had one in my old PC I had nothing to lose by trying it. I found it was actually fortunate the positioning of the PSU cable because it would have been in the way of the fans, I would be concerned about other PSU options with this Cooler Master Nepton 240M.
I did have to remount the radiator later on because of another issue....
RAM Space + CPU Cooler Block
Because of the tubes coming from the CPU cooler block it was tight up against the RAM, I had ordered the G-Skill, which are thicker than the Corsair Vengeance I was using temporarily and they did not fit. I almost sent them back for a refund when I had the idea to mount the cooler upside down..
Fortunately it worked and the cables did not impede the fans. I could have turned the fans round to put the power cables at the back, but when I realised I did not want to take it apart again...
13615021_10157475848110227_8637051116630709253_n by dancook1982, on Flickr
Not Final Images
I have a couple of images of the build on my desk, with the Corsair RAM, I will however do some new ones properly and clean the cables up when I get the GTX 1080.
13719474_10157455855660227_8379946984457369157_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
13692779_10157455855650227_8185678054679990467_o by dancook1982, on Flickr
Overclocking
I easily overclocked the CPU to 4.7ghz just changing the multipliers, it's stable and I haven't tried going higher yet...
Style over function is what they said, not as nice as <insert other cheaper case here> they said... but I am happy
The initial build is nearly done and when it is I'll take some time to clean the case and take some photos.
I decided since it could have easily gone wrong I wanted to share my experience with it..
Why the build?
We're planning on building an extension, I will move from my study to the new larger lounge and my 'old' PC was just too big to be seen.
I had a Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower ATX Case, Asus Sabertooth X99, i7 5820k, 32GB Corsair Vengeance, Gigabyte Windforce 980Ti, Corsair 860 AX PSU - which are in varying degrees of being sold.
The only thing I kept from this PC for the new build were two 500gb SSDs and the AIO liquid cooler.
The Hardware
This is the case I used for the build, aluminum body and tempered glass front.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-pc-o5sx-mini-itx-chassis-black-ca-714-ll.html
and the final specification
- Asus MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT Socket 1151
- Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
- Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Liquid CPU Cooler
- G.SKILL TridentZ Series F4-2800C14D-32GTZ 32GB DDR4 2800 MHz C 14 1.35 V Memory Kit
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8GB GDDR5X Graphics Card
- Corsair SF Series 600 Watt 80 PLUS Gold
- SanDisk Ultra II SSD 480 GB Sata III 2.5-inch Internal SSD up to 550 MB/s
- Crucial SSD ~500 GB
I am waiting stock of the GTX 1080, and will continue to use my 980ti until it's sold - unfortunately this is likely to happen before the GTX 1080 is in stock!
Early Progress
These photos were before cabling, excuse finger prints
13724056_10157451868285227_1679506423909966690_o by dancook1982, on Flickr13708233_10157451868685227_6945230669988523065_o by dancook1982, on Flickr13731037_10157451868295227_4891900596413588432_o by dancook1982, on Flickr13723894_10157451868275227_3008923791102195850_o by dancook1982, on Flickr13698297_10157451868650227_1934844382491960786_o by dancook1982, on FlickrCabling
13767321_10157454118985227_2288534067790863093_o by dancook1982, on FlickrIssues
I was concerned with this build, will the graphics card fit, what about the cooler, what about air flow??
Graphics Card
My 980ti is 11inches long, as you can see from the image it fits, there is another ~1 1/2inch space.
The case is reviewed as taking smaller length cards, however this is because of a drive rack which can actually be easily removed to give it the space.
PSU
The Power cable which runs internally through the case is pushed up tight against a rod in the case. Fortunately it is not a show stopper, tight it may be, it fits.
240mm Radiator
I was concerned about space for the 240mm radiator, fortunately as I already had one in my old PC I had nothing to lose by trying it. I found it was actually fortunate the positioning of the PSU cable because it would have been in the way of the fans, I would be concerned about other PSU options with this Cooler Master Nepton 240M.
I did have to remount the radiator later on because of another issue....
RAM Space + CPU Cooler Block
Because of the tubes coming from the CPU cooler block it was tight up against the RAM, I had ordered the G-Skill, which are thicker than the Corsair Vengeance I was using temporarily and they did not fit. I almost sent them back for a refund when I had the idea to mount the cooler upside down..
Fortunately it worked and the cables did not impede the fans. I could have turned the fans round to put the power cables at the back, but when I realised I did not want to take it apart again...
13615021_10157475848110227_8637051116630709253_n by dancook1982, on FlickrNot Final Images
I have a couple of images of the build on my desk, with the Corsair RAM, I will however do some new ones properly and clean the cables up when I get the GTX 1080.
13719474_10157455855660227_8379946984457369157_o by dancook1982, on Flickr13692779_10157455855650227_8185678054679990467_o by dancook1982, on FlickrOverclocking
I easily overclocked the CPU to 4.7ghz just changing the multipliers, it's stable and I haven't tried going higher yet...
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I was in a rush to get it running.. my study is slowly returning to normal from the chaos of computer bits and boxes..
Solution? Turn case upside down 
Mission accomplished!
