BitFenix Prodigy ITX build

buzzlightweight · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:59

UPDATE 4.1
the pics may not look great but its way more tidy and easy to pull stuff out and change if i need too

also i got rid of the HDD cage to make room for my H100 (when ever it arrives!!) as i didnt really need it.

i moved the SSD to the top of the bottom cage....... to show it off lol

the samsung SSD is IMO better than the M4!

Allnamestaken · 20 Jul 2012 at 06:27

Is that stock Cooler of yours as loud as mine? Omg it gives me a headache the rest f the case would be fine too if all my fans were plugged into a fan controller as there at full pelt.

buzzlightweight · 20 Jul 2012 at 06:53

the bitfenix fans only run @ 800rpm MAX! so they are running full pelt and all i can hear is the stock cooler yes

im going to by some corsair air SP fans as they got a gold award on oc3d.net and repalce the stock fans on the h100 when i get it

when i get the cash i will also change the stock bitfenix fans for corsair AF fans for the case so my mini fan controller will come into its own then as i wont want those fans at full pelt!!!

Nunzio · 20 Jul 2012 at 09:08

My case is here, My case is here.. but I'm here in the office with it

Need to carry it home tonight.. Mwhaha..

Mei · 20 Jul 2012 at 09:29

buzzlightweight said:
the bitfenix fans only run @ 800rpm MAX! so they are running full pelt and all i can hear is the stock cooler yes im going to by some corsair air SP fans as they got a gold award on oc3d.net and repalce the stock fans on the h100 when i get it

when i get the cash i will also change the stock bitfenix fans for corsair AF fans for the case so my mini fan controller will come into its own then as i wont want those fans at full pelt!!!

i think ive seen them, corsair finally making some quiet fans, congrats to them
its a great build i only have a couple questions tho, whats the paint quality like inside, was easy to scratch getting that psu in? and how hard are the fan filters to get to?

buzzlightweight · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:19

Nunzio said:
My case is here, My case is here.. but I'm here in the office with it Need to carry it home tonight.. Mwhaha..

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY you must be over the moon

are you gonna do a log so i can see what you do?

Mei said:
i think ive seen them, corsair finally making some quiet fans, congrats to them
its a great build i only have a couple questions tho, whats the paint quality like inside, was easy to scratch getting that psu in? and how hard are the fan filters to get to?

there is only one real fan filter which is for the psu but as I have an ax650 the fan only comes on when the psu is at 35% load!!! so its never really on lol but it is easy to slide out from the rear without removing anything

as for the quality of the the case and paint work, I have been really manhandling the thing ESPECIALY the psu area coz it is tight.

Iv not marked anything it really is hard wearing stuff

Nunzio · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:20

Yeah, going to do a log, dunno when I will get to build it at the mo, I have my kids round this weekend, but thats only til sunday evening, so maybe then.

Plus gives me time to charge the camera.

buzzlightweight · 20 Jul 2012 at 11:57

sweet, cant wait to see what you do

buzzlightweight · 20 Jul 2012 at 17:53

out of the dsktop thread but just to show you guys

buzzlightweight said:
BOOM first Bitfenix Prodigy build show case so in my Bitfenix I have

3770k OC'd to 4.6GHz @ 1.28v
Samsung green ram 2200MHz 9-10-10-21-1T
Asrock Z77E-ITX mobo
H100 (next week!)
Samsung 128GB SSD
Western Digital 2TB HDD
Corsair AX650w PSU
Sapphire 6850 1GB GTFX

jake9891 · 21 Jul 2012 at 10:47

what you need to do now is either change logo on the case to apple logo or change your wallpapers to have bitfenix logo!

Looks good, by the way why did you mount fan controller inside?

Allnamestaken · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:36

Because he probabaly wanted 2 fans on the top of the case like me.

buzzlightweight · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:47

jake9891 said:
what you need to do now is either change logo on the case to apple logo or change your wallpapers to have bitfenix logo!

Looks good, by the way why did you mount fan controller inside?

Allnamestaken said:
Because he probabaly wanted 2 fans on the top of the case like me.

aye, coz i want to use all the fan placements to keep the best air flow and you only get one ODD which you cant use anyway if you want to have two top and front fans

dannywaugh1 · 22 Jul 2012 at 21:11

Buzz been reading the is post and its great i see what you mean about the h80 not fitting. if you didnt have the top 2 fans could the h80 fit in the top maybe?

I only ask because I wanting to get my system ordered soon.

230mm fan front h80 in top(if it fits) and 120mm rear

but move the h80 90 degrees so the sumps face the side of the case not the front if you get me.

Nunzio · 22 Jul 2012 at 21:56

Well have check my build, and I have issues, psu is one, and heatsink

so I am going to check tomorrow and I can replace.

Darkninja462 · 22 Jul 2012 at 23:04

You cable braiding :O its just on another level, how did you find getting the 24-pin motherboard pins out, I struggle as hell to get these out usually, I resorted to cutting them out of the connector itself and just replacing the connector the tools never seem to work for me. Some advice would be awesome

Regards
-Ninja

buzzlightweight · 23 Jul 2012 at 06:38

dannywaugh1 said:
Buzz been reading the is post and its great i see what you mean about the h80 not fitting. if you didnt have the top 2 fans could the h80 fit in the top maybe?

I only ask because I wanting to get my system ordered soon.

230mm fan front h80 in top(if it fits) and 120mm rear

but move the h80 90 degrees so the sumps face the side of the case not the front if you get me.

yer it should do but you will loose all top exhaust meaning you only have one 120mm exhausting so you may find temps a little higher? would you not consider an H100?

Nunzio said:
Well have check my build, and I have issues, psu is one, and heatsink so I am going to check tomorrow and I can replace.

bad times mate, so are you gonna replace the mobo? whats wrong with the psu and heat sink?

Darkninja462 said:
You cable braiding :O its just on another level, how did you find getting the 24-pin motherboard pins out, I struggle as hell to get these out usually, I resorted to cutting them out of the connector itself and just replacing the connector the tools never seem to work for me. Some advice would be awesome

Regards
-Ninja

thanks ninja -

i first of all pushed the pin removal tool into the connector block then pushed the cable up into the block while holding the tool so the little pins on the metal pin were pushed right up into the tool while the tool was being pushed down as far as it would go. when i was happy that the tool was touching the bottom of the connector block and the cable was pushed up as far as it would go i just pulled down on the cable, some came out easy and others i had to wrap the cable around my hand and pull really hard.

tbh i went through two sets of atx pin removal tools due to them being so fragile, i bought two from a competitor which were very expensive, like £8 reach then i went on the dock of a BAY and found one for £1.50 which was really strong and perfect

xbournex · 23 Jul 2012 at 06:50

Just for your reference, losing 1 fan does not increase temperatures, especially when it's the radiator that has a fan directly on it. Putting a fan above a 120mm radiator, reduces it's cooling ability because air is going up above the rad, and not through it.

Nunzio · 23 Jul 2012 at 08:14

buzzlightweight said:
bad times mate, so are you gonna replace the mobo? whats wrong with the psu and heat sink?

Psu is non-modular, but i managed to get it in.. but the cables can wrap round the case a few times as they are soo long.. so going to shorten them, just waiting for the tools.

And heatsink was that Vemon one... now while it fits, it means I cant have a top fan, so am just going to put the stock one in until i get paid and then likely get something watery.

buzzlightweight · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:19

xbournex said:
Just for your reference, losing 1 fan does not increase temperatures, especially when it's the radiator that has a fan directly on it. Putting a fan above a 120mm radiator, reduces it's cooling ability because air is going up above the rad, and not through it.

as i pointed out he would loose all the top exhaust and i speculated the temps may go up i didnt say they would.

yer it should do but you will loose all top exhaust meaning you only have one 120mm exhausting so you may find temps a little higher?

Nunzio said:
Psu is non-modular, but i managed to get it in.. but the cables can wrap round the case a few times as they are soo long.. so going to shorten them, just waiting for the tools.

And heatsink was that Vemon one... now while it fits, it means I cant have a top fan, so am just going to put the stock one in until i get paid and then likely get something watery.

im planning on doing the same tbh, although i only have a couple of long cables i think it would tidy the case up a treat, let me know how it goes

Red Alert · 24 Jul 2012 at 20:50

Nunzio said:
Psu is non-modular, but i managed to get it in.. but the cables can wrap round the case a few times as they are soo long.. so going to shorten them, just waiting for the tools.

And heatsink was that Vemon one... now while it fits, it means I cant have a top fan, so am just going to put the stock one in until i get paid and then likely get something watery.

I can't wait to see what you do with water in your case.

And Buzz, that internal fan controller, genius! Seriously I can't believe I have never seen it before.