Lian Li Mini-Q Quad Core ITX

koolpc · 24 Aug 2010 at 22:05

But for an i3 with onboard GPU it would be fine?

Legion · 24 Aug 2010 at 22:47

koolpc said:
But for an i3 with onboard GPU it would be fine?

Absolutely.

koolpc · 24 Aug 2010 at 22:58

Great. Just got to get some money now to build one!

Azzy.. · 25 Aug 2010 at 07:29

Legion said:
This isnt a good choice of case to build an M-ITX gaming rig into,at least not without some modding.

It has little to no airflow and will cook higher end components.
In it's stock form I think you'd get away with an i5 750/760 and a lower power gfx card such as a 5670,any more than this and you'd be looking to mod the case.

The Q11 which is the soon to be released update to this case has the same footprint,but with "slighty" better cooling potential.
Other than that it the usual SG05/6/7 and the Lian-li Q-08.

If you dont fancy any of those Langear also has an m-itx case in the works although there's no actual release date for it yet.

I knew this would be the case. What kind of mods would you recommend, i was thinking of putting some taller feet on to the case to allow a fan to be placed underneath to either push or draw air out with air holes drilled into the bottom of the case.

This is the only thought i have had so far as i am not that experienced with modding computers to this extent.

The main reason i am willing to mod the q07 is because of the small footprint it has on the desk and also its looks. The q11 seems like a very good compromise. Also allowing me to have a full sized double slot card. Do you know when these will be avaliable ?

neil_g · 25 Aug 2010 at 08:54

i dont think it make a good gaming case fullstop really as youre really restricted on graphics cards due to length and if youre running a 3.5" hard drive.

but cooling wise i dont think its too bad, i mean running a (granted stock) 775 socket quad on a decent cooler for 10 hours at 100% load previously in the thread didnt work out too bad temp wise.

Legion · 25 Aug 2010 at 12:40

Azzy.. said:
I knew this would be the case. What kind of mods would you recommend, i was thinking of putting some taller feet on to the case to allow a fan to be placed underneath to either push or draw air out with air holes drilled into the bottom of the case.

This is the only thought i have had so far as i am not that experienced with modding computers to this extent.

The main reason i am willing to mod the q07 is because of the small footprint it has on the desk and also its looks. The q11 seems like a very good compromise. Also allowing me to have a full sized double slot card. Do you know when these will be avaliable ?

The Q11 should start appearing at the end of this month/early September.

Again though it still isnt a good choice for ramming "high end" components into,the power draw on a loaded i7 860 and gfx card ~200 watts is a ton more heat than this case is designed to deal with.
The only exhaust is still the psu fan,and there is no "active" cooling built into the case.

ninja2000 · 26 Aug 2010 at 08:25

I have managed to cram an i5 750 and a ati 5750 in mine. It does run quite hot so I am currently looking at putting an 80mm in the top and I have already put a 80mm on the lower left.

The 5750 is a double slot but with a bit of modding it fitted easily. I have a scythe shuriken on the i5 750 and have had to undervolt it a touch but with the side fan only I get 75c on the ati (running at 800/1350) and 85c on the i5 running prime and furmark. Gaming usually runs about 5-10c less.

neil_g · 9 Dec 2010 at 11:00

eurgh..

just gone to add on an eSATA iceybox to move off the Adobe Lightroom databases to and the friggin eSATA port on the zotac is bust.

fortunately its just within a year old so its being RMA'd. better not be without it too long.. :rolleyes:

neil_g · 12 Dec 2010 at 17:15

its all gone to pieces.. lol

P1020354 by neilgates, on Flickr

scrlk · 12 Dec 2010 at 17:28

I was reading your build log and I was wondering if you considered using a SFX PSU (eg. BeQuiet) and using a ATX to SFX PSU mounting bracket like this guy:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showpost.php?p=2399646&postcount=34

neil_g · 12 Dec 2010 at 17:31

i hadnt but its certainly worth remembering for future reference, ta

Borden · 12 Dec 2010 at 17:33

That's what I've changed mine to. You get so much more space inside!

neil_g · 12 Dec 2010 at 17:40

yeah its definately worth concidering.

i dont think i'll be doing anything more with this rig now, i didnt realise it was nearly a year old next week. i think i'll run this box as is until i go for something monster (depending on how business goes on the photography front) like a mac pro running windows or if i can source the parts for less a custom twin xeon

koolpc · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:10

What is your photography kit?

neil_g · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:21

koolpc said:
What is your photography kit?

between me and the other half - canon 1Dmk3, 2x canon 20D (1 gripped), sigma 120-300 f2.8 EX, 2x sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX DG "macro", sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG..

koolpc · 13 Dec 2010 at 07:36

Nice kit mate