Converting PC down to Micro-ATX help needed

craptakular · 3 Apr 2011 at 13:51

Hi people,

My current spec:

AMD Phenom II 965 @ 3.9ghz
4GB Corsair RAM
ATI ASUS 5870
120GB SSD
1TB Samsung F3
blu/HD-DVD reader
Titan Fenrar CPU cooler
Corsair 520w PSU

Now I already own a Sugo S03 Micro-atx case from a past build.

Will the 5870 fit inside the sugo micro-atx case? I guess I can plug it in and try but I'm just seeing if anyone else has done it before.

The only issue I can see is cooling the cpu, I would like to keep my overclock, what is the daddy of coolers for micro-atx computing?

PS: I want to do this as cheaply as possible so no sandy bridge specs, I want to keep my exisitng gear

Tute · 3 Apr 2011 at 13:56

In terms of the card fitting - you have the card and the case, get the tape measure out!

For cooling, you have 78mm of space to play with. You could consider something like a Silverstone NT06, which is passive and uses the PSU fan to cool, or go the whole way and try cramming an Antec Kuhler H2O-620 or Corsair H5O in there. They do fit with a bit of work.

Curunen · 3 Apr 2011 at 16:07

For cooling the sg03/4, the corsair H50 is probably the best solution.
Bit of a pain to fit, but well worth the effort.

craptakular · 3 Apr 2011 at 16:53

any guides, pics or youtube?

Think I have cocked up, I have a spare SG02 case.

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=sg02

I presume this is to small for the H50?

Curunen · 3 Apr 2011 at 17:12

^Ah, yes unless you're willing to cut it.

Here's a crazy SG01 build from a few years ago (linking to hardforum is ok?):
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1313322

As you can see he had to mount the power supply in the 5.25 bays to fit a large cooler, but it does look extremely good.

Otherwise options are fairly limited with things like the nt06 and other low profile coolers being the only option.

Bane · 3 Apr 2011 at 19:59

Oxy said:
Now I already own a Sugo S03 Micro-atx case from a past build.

Will the 5870 fit inside the sugo micro-atx case? I guess I can plug it in and try but I'm just seeing if anyone else has done it before.

I managed to fit a MSI Twin FrozR II 5850 in a SG-03 with two 25mm thick front fans.

If your 5870 is the same length of 257mm then the only probablematic part was the extra space for the auxillary power leads. As the flex from them pressed against the lower front fan casing, but was useable.

You can replace the lower fan with a 12mm thick Scythe Slip Stream Slim if you prefer.