CPU advice for SFF build

[Barno]

Hi guys,

Putting together a sff build based around the Silverstone SG13 case as space is limited.

Looking to go either Ryzen 5 2600x and x470 mobo or Intel i5 equivalent. Maybe 8400?

Main use will be gaming with some video editing.

Much as I would like to hold off till next year my old 7950 is dying and I really need a smaller rig.

Any advice greatfully received

 

[LePhuronn]

...Silverstone SG13 case as space is limited...

Pah! There's acres of space in that case! This is limited space...

Sugo SG05, GTX Titan, H60 AIO, 2 2.5" SSDs. Although I will admit it required cutting a hole internally to accommodate the extra inch length of the Titan.

Seriously though you shouldn't have any issues getting kit into the SG13. Asus have the Strix X470-I and B450-I for Ryzen 2, and Asrock have the Fatal1ty X470 Gaming-ITX/ac. All 3 boards have fairly chunky VRMs to support some overclocking (OC3D did an overclocking test of the previous Strix X370-I and it matched the big boards no problem), and the case is roomy enough to get some airflow in there to help. There are Intel equivalents of course.

Even though the SG13 supports a full ATX PSU (why, Silverstone???) I'd strongly suggest going SFX PSU instead to save a chunk of room, especially above the CPU if you want to use an air cooler. In fact, if you make your own SFX-ATX PSU mounting bracket so the PSU is flush to the roof of the case as an ATX PSU would be, you'd gain a further 23mm above the CPU, taking maximum CPU cooler height up to 84mm. That way you can fit in chunky beasts like the Noctua NH-L9X65 SE-AM4.

Of course none of this is an issue if you go down the AIO route

 

[Barno]

Thanks for the detailed reply mate, I was thinking AIO - in particular the Arctic Liquid Freezer 120.

I was wondering which cpu would be best for my needs? Sff, primarily gaming and some video work.

I heard that intel offer slightly better performance and that ram speed isn't such a factor compared to Ryzen. These will most likely be paired with 1070/ti

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The Ryzen 5 2600 has a lower TDP and a lower profile stock cooler than the Ryzen 5 2600X.

 

[LePhuronn]

primarily gaming and some video work

Don't bother with Intel then; purely for gaming Intel do have a snifter of a lead in performance, but video work will eat as many cores as you can throw at it. That 2600X is over £100 cheaper than Intel's 6-core 8700K, with the non-X 2600 is even cheaper. Hell, going top-end with the 8-core Ryzen 7 2700X is still less than the 8700K.

The big deal with Ryzen though is RAM is very twitchy, you'll need to do some reading on recommended B-die kits (like the 8 Pack edition TeamGroup Dark Pro) and get something accordingly.

 

[Panos]

Hi guys,

Putting together a sff build based around the Silverstone SG13 case as space is limited.

Looking to go either Ryzen 5 2600x and x470 mobo or Intel i5 equivalent. Maybe 8400?

Main use will be gaming with some video editing.

Much as I would like to hold off till next year my old 7950 is dying and I really need a smaller rig.

Any advice greatfully received

Have a look also here if price is inside your budget. (you can OC the 2600).

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...-team-group-ram-free-240gb-ssd-bu-01f-am.html

 

[LePhuronn]

That's not ITX, dude

 

[Panos]

That's not ITX, dude

Soz my fault

But why you do not ask OCUK if they can change the board to mITX?

 

[Chaos666]

i would go with i5 8400

 

[LePhuronn]

i would go with i5 8400

Instead of the R5 2600?

 

[Chaos666]

they are very close ... but if you planning to game on it .. 8400 will be better.
for more multitasking related stuff go with r5 2600...

its not like there is a massive difference between those cpu .... but for gaming i would go with 8400 or stretch your budget a little to i5 8600k