BitFenix Prodigy ITX build
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In a word FLAWLESS
Easy to install, quiet and does what it says on the box straight out of the box.
Highly recommended
im going to phone the competitor where i got the H80 from and see if i can swap them if not then i will return it for a credit and get the h20 920
Good call that man
but u can with the asus itx board tho
and the prodigy has space to fit a large heatsink
Guys in all fairness as has been said there is no standard for ITX first and foremost however why would you want to stick a cooler that large on an ITX board any way?
Yes if it's in the Prodigy it may be able to accommodate its physical height but as shown by the picture what then happens if you want to get to something under the CPU cooler???
It would mean removing the GPU, disconnecting every cable, removing the board and then the CPU cooler...
All in ones might not be to everyones taste but they are now remarkably efficient and in most instances beat air coolers hands down; secondly they are ideally suited for ITX builds and cases.
The 920 is on par if not better than the H80
It also doesn't suffer from chronic noise/pump issues of the H80
its all in bar the H80 which will NOT fit in any way!!!!!!!!! the over hang of the fans and the sump on the rad snag the pump......... H100 should fit.
i have opted to not use the ODD tray so i can have two front 120mm fans. IF you had a 200mm OR 230 you will keep the ODD, also if you want two 120mm fans on top you will loose the use of the ODD, again no big as i decided to get rid anyway.
all pics i will post tonight or tomorrow with full detail.
i am very happy with this case it was well worth the wait.
i have opted to not use the ODD tray so i can have two front 120mm fans. IF you had a 200mm OR 230 you will keep the ODD, also if you want two 120mm fans on top you will loose the use of the ODD, again no big as i decided to get rid anyway.
all pics i will post tonight or tomorrow with full detail.
i am very happy with this case it was well worth the wait.
(Shouldn't have had to wait mate!!!!!
)Good to hear it's with you though
I think I'll drop a 920 into mine with the 3570K
I'll see how the 620 copes before and after I've done some lapping and 3570K IHS surgery first though
(Shouldn't have had to wait mate!!!!!
Good to hear it's with you though
I think I'll drop a 920 into mine with the 3570K
I'll see how the 620 copes before and after I've done some lapping and 3570K IHS surgery first though
if you plan on having the odd tray in it will be a very big squeeze, also how tall the the pump coz the bottom of the rad will snag it!
UPDATE 4
so at long last my case has arrived!! (yes i peed my pants a little!) but coz of my done in back it has been slow
i loaded the dvd drive in to the ODD tray first
then i tested to see if i could have the top drive trays in with my gtfx, i couldn't photograph it but there is like 1mm of space behind that!
i had to turn the trays to the opposite side otherwise the quick release snagged the gtfx
then i went about sticking all my fans in................ um think again!! i wanted two 120mm's at the front and two on top for good air flow but with the ODD tray you cannot have two top and front 120's! you could fit a 230mm on the front and have one 120mm on the top? i decided to loose the ODD tray.
see?
then i fitted the board and realised that again i wouldnt be able to have the H80 as it will not fit!!!
notice the top of the rear 120 is lined up with the top 120 fan, an H60 might fit. so im ordering an H100, if that has pump noise then i will look at air cooling but coz of my board i will be limited!
the red line denoted where the rad would have been and the yellow where the other fan would have been
redline denote where screw holes are and how much space there is in the roof
notice how you have a sump on the bottom and on the top
well even if i took out the top fan the sump hit the roof! flip it upside down and it hit the top of the cpu/pump housing
also the tubing was an issue i think even the antec will have the same problem with the sumps although the tubing is better and the pump/cpu block looks smaller?
then i thought about my PSU................... one word.............. DAMN! that is so tight in there, im so glad i went fully modular but still the back of the psu that is bolted to the case bulges a little, i would have been screwed if i had gone bigger than 650!
the yellow and black cables look good in this case and the cable management is actually quite good
i bought a 3.5" fan controller to go in one of these drive bays but there was no real way of fixing it to the tray so i made some holes and filled them with screws
that looked like a good place to start drilling!!!
NOPE i drilled straight into the pcb behind the knobs ( no damage thank god! )
like a glove
again i like the colours of the cables
SSD in
gtfx in
now at this point when everything is cable tied and in place you would have thought that i had checked that i had put all the header cables in correctly........................ NOPE out the card came and a little rewire later........
BOOOOOOOM fin
well all most, i have sent my H80 back and need my refund before i can get my H100 so there is still more to come
so at long last my case has arrived!! (yes i peed my pants a little!) but coz of my done in back it has been slow
i loaded the dvd drive in to the ODD tray first
then i tested to see if i could have the top drive trays in with my gtfx, i couldn't photograph it but there is like 1mm of space behind that!
i had to turn the trays to the opposite side otherwise the quick release snagged the gtfx
then i went about sticking all my fans in................ um think again!! i wanted two 120mm's at the front and two on top for good air flow but with the ODD tray you cannot have two top and front 120's! you could fit a 230mm on the front and have one 120mm on the top? i decided to loose the ODD tray.
see?
then i fitted the board and realised that again i wouldnt be able to have the H80 as it will not fit!!!
notice the top of the rear 120 is lined up with the top 120 fan, an H60 might fit. so im ordering an H100, if that has pump noise then i will look at air cooling but coz of my board i will be limited!
the red line denoted where the rad would have been and the yellow where the other fan would have been
redline denote where screw holes are and how much space there is in the roof
notice how you have a sump on the bottom and on the top
well even if i took out the top fan the sump hit the roof! flip it upside down and it hit the top of the cpu/pump housing
also the tubing was an issue
i think even the antec will have the same problem with the sumps although the tubing is better and the pump/cpu block looks smaller?
then i thought about my PSU................... one word.............. DAMN! that is so tight in there, im so glad i went fully modular but still the back of the psu that is bolted to the case bulges a little, i would have been screwed if i had gone bigger than 650!
the yellow and black cables look good in this case and the cable management is actually quite good
i bought a 3.5" fan controller to go in one of these drive bays but there was no real way of fixing it to the tray so i made some holes and filled them with screws
that looked like a good place to start drilling!!!
NOPE i drilled straight into the pcb behind the knobs ( no damage thank god! )
like a glove
again i like the colours of the cables
SSD in
gtfx in
now at this point when everything is cable tied and in place you would have thought that i had checked that i had put all the header cables in correctly........................ NOPE out the card came and a little rewire later........
BOOOOOOOM fin
well all most, i have sent my H80 back and need my refund before i can get my H100 so there is still more to come
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not good mate
not good
i dont think it will the sump will hit the pump, i found no way to get it to fit
i think so, the H60 is a lot slimmer
First and foremost sod the H60 go for an Antec KÜHLER H₂O 620
MUCH better bit of kit
And it's probably gonna sound like a daft question but why didn't you try mounting the H80 on the rear 120mm extract mount
It doesn't really matter which way an all in one is orientated for it to function correctly...
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Soldato
I cant get my front leds to light up im a right bint lol but i love yours Mines looking good too ill post pics tommorow when i get my Card -
The only thing with mine is im waiting for the modular power supply still
Love it tho.
Im goin to try and go get my front headers to work properly lol.
The only thing with mine is im waiting for the modular power supply still
Love it tho.
Im goin to try and go get my front headers to work properly lol.
First and foremost sod the H60 go for an Antec KÜHLER H₂O 620
MUCH better bit of kit
And it's probably gonna sound like a daft question but why didn't you try mounting the H80 on the rear 120mm extract mount
It doesn't really matter which way an all in one is orientated for it to function correctly...
lol that was the first place i tried to fit it!!
the problems are the sumps........ come to think about it i didnt try and fit it on its side?!?!I cant get my front leds to light up im a right bint lol but i love yours Mines looking good too ill post pics tommorow when i get my Card -
The only thing with mine is im waiting for the modular power supply still
Love it tho.
Im goin to try and go get my front headers to work properly lol.
yer mine didnt work either i will post a pic tonight, the HDD led and power led connectors need to be on the correct pins + and - (they are sided where as the rreset and power switch are not)
ok i have just been playing with my cable management as i wasnt happy so pics to follow