It's so small!

beejjacobs · 20 Sep 2012 at 10:57

DrMekon said:
Ram clearance ok with the D-14, or would I need low profile?

I'd get low profile, heat sinks are unnecessary on ram anyway and you wouldn't see them in this case.

If you're thinking of getting an ssd the pre order one for £99.95 for 256gb is a great deal!

electric ant · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:14

Just wanted to know if the front case badge logo is easy to remove on the Bitfenix Prodigy. Thanks.

beejjacobs · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:16

electric ant said:
Just wanted to know if the front case badge logo is easy to remove on the Bitfenix Prodigy. Thanks.

Funnily enough I looked at it this morning and wondered the same. Might give it a go later

electric ant · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:17

beejjacobs said:
Funnily enough I looked at it this morning and wondered the same. Might give it a go later

Thanks, I was wondering this as I'd prefer a clean look!
Let us know how you get on.

beejjacobs · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:36

electric ant said:
Thanks, I was wondering this as I'd prefer a clean look!
Let us know how you get on.

Well, it was easy. Its just stuck on. So I used a small screwdriver to peel it off. The whole front comes off easily to work on it.

These pictures seem to make it look dustier than it is!

electric ant · 20 Sep 2012 at 14:18

beejjacobs said:
Well, it was easy. Its just stuck on. So I used a small screwdriver to peel it off. The whole front comes off easily to work on it.

These pictures seem to make it look dustier than it is!

Good stuff, thanks for the photos too!

beejjacobs · 20 Sep 2012 at 17:16

electric ant said:
Good stuff, thanks for the photos too!

No problem, thanks for reminding me I wanted to try this

IC3 · 2 Oct 2012 at 17:36

Such a small system, but the temps are low.

beejjacobs · 3 Oct 2012 at 11:14

IC3 said:
Such a small system, but the temps are low.

Having a huge heatsink is good for low temperatures! Partly why I've got this case, the smallest I can go while keeping my Noctua.

IC3 · 3 Oct 2012 at 21:17

beejjacobs said:
Having a huge heatsink is good for low temperatures! Partly why I've got this case, the smallest I can go while keeping my Noctua.

But still this bitfenix case is tiny compared to mid towers

beejjacobs · 3 Oct 2012 at 21:25

IC3 said:
But still this bitfenix case is tiny compared to mid towers

Yeah I love it

delahmed · 3 Oct 2012 at 23:02

i have a very similar set up in tems of the case, aftermarket cooler and motherboard. How you finding it? any more pics?

3t3P · 4 Oct 2012 at 14:00

is that micro ITX?
I so want some cash to build a tiny, mighty, watercooled system one day...

IC3 · 4 Oct 2012 at 14:49

beejjacobs said:
Yeah I love it

Do you take it to lan parties?

beejjacobs · 4 Oct 2012 at 15:04

delahmed said:
i have a very similar set up in tems of the case, aftermarket cooler and motherboard. How you finding it? any more pics?

Getting along well with it, I've always liked small form factors. I did have a Silverstone SG06 as my first case, this is obviously much bigger and spacious; a good compromise IMO

All the pictures I have of it our here:
http://imgur.com/a/ywIXo

Got any pictures of yours?

3t3P said:
is that micro ITX?
I so want some cash to build a tiny, mighty, watercooled system one day...

Plenty of people have done watercooling in these!

IC3 said:
Do you take it to lan parties?

Haven't had one for a few months but most definitely will if/when I can

pastymuncher · 5 Oct 2012 at 10:58

What's the onboard sound like on these ITX boards? Would love to do a SFF build next time but am hesitant to ditch my soundcard for onboard.

IC3 · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:41

pastymuncher said:
What's the onboard sound like on these ITX boards? Would love to do a SFF build next time but am hesitant to ditch my soundcard for onboard.

Souncard will always give you much better sound.
Me personaly couldnt coupe with onboard sound...Its Terriable!

BrianB · 6 Oct 2012 at 02:12

I love this build and that motherboard. Glad you took the Fred Perry sticker off.

Tattysnuc · 6 Oct 2012 at 08:51

Well, you've sold me on the "what do I stick into my empty "Shuttle" case?" conundrum. Those Asus boards look minuscule and still very powerful.

Perfect for HTPC I would hazard.

beejjacobs · 8 Oct 2012 at 11:01

pastymuncher said:
What's the onboard sound like on these ITX boards? Would love to do a SFF build next time but am hesitant to ditch my soundcard for onboard.

Unfortunately you do have to compromise something when going small like this. Mind you this guy is putting two 7950s in his Prodigy, so there must be a way to get a sound card in there too

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18445532

BrianB said:
I love this build and that motherboard. Glad you took the Fred Perry sticker off.

Thank you, yes I definitely prefer it without the sticker, as much as I love BitFenix!

Tattysnuc said:
Well, you've sold me on the "what do I stick into my empty "Shuttle" case?" conundrum. Those Asus boards look minuscule and still very powerful.

Perfect for HTPC I would hazard.

Perhaps over powered for an HTPC? But a very nice motherboard indeed.