BitFenix Prodigy ITX build

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Let me start off by saying I have only ever built ATX pc's before, i currently have an ATX build but i fell in love with the bitfenix case! Its small yet big enough to take many high end gear and is capable of taking water!!!!

My ATX build will be used for my gaming, i currently use it for everything but seeing as i have a little cash to blow i thought i would make an ITX pc for my developmental purposes :)

You may think that some bits are OTT and others are underwhelming but the components i have chosen suits my needs.

I have bought some bits already, others like the case are on back order and others im yet to buy so this build log will span a couple of months.

I will however be doing regular updates and posting lots of nice shinny pictures :)

These are the specs of my mini build :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £274.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 560 SC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1463-KR) £139.99
2 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99 (239.98)
1 x Asrock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX650 High Performance 650W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CP-9020006-UK) £116.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) £98.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3 £44.99
1 x Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000 (M7J-00020) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
4 x OcUK Value DVI-D Dual Link M - M Monitor Cable (Black) - 2 Meter £5.99 (23.96)
3 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan £5.99 (17.97)
Total : £1,361.89 (includes shipping : £20.10).



The big question will be....... How well will it overclock? ITX + Ivybridge = ??? most threads iv seen are about temps, trying to keep them down with water etc, mine will be on a small scale and air cooler, alber a good air cooler!

I was thinking somewhere around 4.5GHz? i will en devour to get 4.8GHz stable if the temps are ok!

The next question will be how well will the samsung green do on the asrock ITX board? again i will be trying to push for 2400MHz but i will settle for 2133MHZ

Please let me know what you think? :)
 
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MonsterMoshi said:
I'd say get a H100 in the Prodigy too. Then it will give better temps and better airflow through the rest of the case
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i was thinking the same thing! i still have time to return the venom voodoo, i may just do that! i have a lot of faith with the h100 :) i want to see if the case could take a
push pull config on the rad!

Greavesy said:
I love how your 2nd pc is about 20 times that of my main xD
Cant wait to see the prodigy in action :eek:
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thanks buddy, i cant wait either, only three weeks till the case arrives :)
 
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MonsterMoshi said:
I think in the prodigy you can't get push pull in the top of the case but I recon if you remove both HDD cages you could get the H100 in the front? Don't know, not seen the case in person but it looks that way to me.
I'm sure you could fine a place to mound the HDD elsewhere

EDIT: Here looks like you may need to remove the ODD drive bay
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OMG that is so helpful! i wont get the h100 as i need an ODD, i know the voodoo will fit, according to that thread a cooler of 180 will fit and the voodoo is 165!

An h80 could be an option?

ty for finding that :)

Psypher5 said:
sub'ed :) very interested in this
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cool :)
 
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UPDATE NUMERO UNO
Ok so i was first on DPD's delivery today :) was rudely awoken by the door bell at stupid o'clock in the morning :/

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I think OCUK need to update their image of the bitfenix spectre on thir site the plastic is see-through? im not complaining
the fan feels well made with a strong magnet and i long power cable, i think im going to braid these black :)

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The voodoo cooler is huge! i read its size but seeing it in person is another matter!

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AH its all boxes baby! the cooler is still big but i was fooled by the box :p

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Ok something a little confusing, they claim it wont suffer from any vibration noise due to the fans being mounted on
anti vibration fixings (the yellow studs) but they in turn are being held by plastic clips on the body of the cooler?
we will see!

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Im impressed with the fin density, im quietly confidant that this may do the job with the 3770k?

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Again im impressed with the heat pipe layout and the fact its direct contact but surely it would have made sense to make
a copper base like the one on the h100 rather than leave gaps?

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Overall i like what i see, i will stick with the voodoo and if it doesnt cool the 3770k sufficantly then i will send it back or
just buy the h80 and sell the cooler if i cant.
 
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Ok slight change of plan.......

im now getting an Nvidia 550TI because its £100 and as i wont be gaming i will save my self £40.

im gonna get the 2600k due to hearing a horror story about IB!!!

on a different note i still am unsure what colour to braid my cables? all black, all white or black and white?

**EDIT** im going to keep the 3770k even after hearing a horror story, at the end of the day im buying a retail so rock on with the 3 year warranty :p
 
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~bones~ said:
I think all black may be a bit too much black, white would make them stand out pretty nice IMO
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Staffy50 said:
maybe black and yellow to match the cooler? :)
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I like the sound of that, i will look for yellow when i get in :) the board has gold on it so yellow would work well :)

str said:
I'm thinking of getting a 3770K for my ITX system. What horror story for IB?
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His chip failed already, it was OC'd to 4.5GHz @ 1.2 something volts, he has an h100 and was still getting temps in the 90's!! so i was worried as i have a venom voodoo.

But i thought it through even if i only get a 4.2GHz clock i dont mind too much, i dont know untill i try! :)

On the plus side the 3770k is on offer this week when i will be buying it :)
 
T345 said:
the 6850 is better than the 550ti mate :)
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buzzlightweight said:
You are right but i wont be doing any gaming at all and the 550TI is more than capable at running two monitors £100 vs £150
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Ok after some searching i have found a 6850 1GB for £105 inc shipping!!!! looks like i will be getting a 6850 :)

**EDIT** 6870 1GB £119 ! still gonna get the 6850 ;)
 
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MINOR UPDATE

Everything has now been ordered, braid, 3770k, ram, gpu, psu, SSD, HDD, keyboard/mouse and fan controller. So as and when it all starts trickling through i will be posting lots of pictures.

The board and the case were ordered together a while ago so they will arrive when the case is in stock :)

The first job will be testing the system for a few days with no overclocking, once im happy then the second job will be braiding all the cables for the board, psu, fans and fan controller. Once that is out of the way then i will route the cables and begin overclocking the ram and cpu.................Happy days :)
 
beejjacobs said:
Fair enough :)

Will be doing a Prodigy build myself in August probably, already got my Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe :D

Looking forward to seeing how yours goes.
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sweet you will have to give me a link so i can follow how you do :)

I did think about getting the deluxe but the asrock has more sata connections and i didnt want the sata cables to drape over the gpu
 
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beejjacobs said:
Fair enough, I suspect a big cooler like the Voodoo might be a problem but I haven't actually seen the Asrock board.

The H80 is probably a good idea in a small case, what about the H100: It fits in the Prodigy I'm sure and isn't much more expensive is it?

Out of interest, why do you prefer the Asrock?

Your build is going to be very nice indeed! :)
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I like asrock coz i have had two asrock boards and both have been amazing clockers, i had a fatality get my 2600k to 5GHz on 1.43v and my E7 has my 2600k at 4.8GHz @1.43v.

if you use an H100 in the prodigy you loose the use of the ODD bay, the roof is only capable of taking 25mm fans not a 27mm rad and 25mm fans :( check this out

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thanks, i hope it goes well, im not looking forward to all the braiding but i know it will pay off
 
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xbournex said:
There's about 56mm above the ODD bay.
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I stand corrected but it is a little tight up there ;) I've gone for two Spector fans up top and an H80 so I'm a little more confidant about temps and space.


beejjacobs said:
Ah got you, I don't use an ODD anymore so didn't really think about it.

Yeah I've always wanted to do braiding and making it all look nice, maybe one day! Im sure it'll be worth it :)
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Haha I see, not long now anyway' I can't wait to get this case! I've been doing so research on OC'ing IB, it looks like it was a good idea getting the H80, air cooling seams very limited in terms of performance :(
 
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