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HoneyBadger

HoneyBadger

HoneyBadger

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I was bored and had some components laying around so decided to buy this MyElectronics 19" rack case and do a little, fast build.

Components
  • Asus X870i Gaming
  • Corsair 6400Mhz CL32 DDR5 - 32GB
  • AMD 7600X3D CPU
  • Lian Li SFX 750 PSU
  • Gigabyte RTX 5060 OC 8GB Low Profile
  • Crucial T105 NVME (1TB)
  • Noctua NH-L9x65 Chromax Black CPU Cooler
  • Noctua Chromax fans 80mm (x2)
I'm slowly moving over to rack cases anyway, and need to pull my finger out and build my 3rd mini rack so I can put this in it.

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Cheers!
 
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Cheers both. The case is lovely but very expensive for what it is (£219) and has virtually no accessories and no fans!

It was very nice to build in though, but with all SFF builds some cable route planning always helps.
 
ALXAndy said:
Noice. How are the CPU temps?
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Pretty good. I did stress test a 9800X3D with a -30mv curve on this board, with this cooler which under load never went above 85C with full cores enabled, I.e. no gaming mode or restricted TDP.

I did a -10mv on this 7600X3D (-30mv causes it to crash) and it’s a similar story, doesn’t seem to push past 72C under full stress. Idles at about 45-50C.

On both applications I am using Thermal Grizzly Duronaut.
 
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Rroff said:
There is a certain something about rack mounted systems like that. I've seen that rack enclosure for 10" setups but decided to go another way.
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Yeah, they do various mini rack solutions as well. I’m an ex sys admin so always appreciate a good rack!

In due course, I’ll convert the separate annexe we have to my full time office and install an APC Netshelter. So far I’ve maxed 3 Ubiquiti small rack which are 6U each so I’ll go for a minimum of 24U.
 
this reminds me i really badly want to stick a couple of hdd into a rack mount case, just an over glorified external hdd caddy basically but in rack form
just because ive got spare rack space built into my desk and i do love rack mount gear lol
 
ALXAndy said:
Noice. How are the CPU temps?
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HoneyBadger said:
Pretty good. I did stress test a 9800X3D with a -30mv curve on this board, with this cooler which under load never went above 85C with full cores enabled, I.e. no gaming mode or restricted TDP.

I did a -10mv on this 7600X3D (-30mv causes it to crash) and it’s a similar story, doesn’t seem to push past 72C under full stress. Idles at about 45-50C.

On both applications I am using Thermal Grizzly Duronaut.
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This was my first thought: top-down CPU cooler with no vent directly above it seemed like it would get choked out, was wondering if you'd be better taking the fan off it and having the airflow from the fan at the back blowing things around the case... I guess the ideal would be to have a full front-to-back wind tunnel with a full height (and possibly shrouded) heatsink on the important parts.

72 degree load is impressive for those contraints tbf... 85 on the 9800x3d possibly more so!Would love a rack mount setup (preferably in another room!)

That definitely seems like a very powerful system for 2U!
 
Cenedd said:
In my experience you're never an EX sys admin....your 'market' merely changes. Sometimes you have to deliberately not tell people you're technical or they'll suddenly have things for you to do. "It's lovely to see you, haven't seen you for ages.....my computer isn't working properly..." *Facepalm*
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Yup. That just doesn't mean business stuff. My family used to drive me up the wall with asking me to sort their network, internet, TV aerials etc. Until I accidentally on purpose failed a couple of times. But it gets daft. You end up as tech support for your entire family lol.
 
Cenedd said:
In my experience you're never an EX sys admin....your 'market' merely changes. Sometimes you have to deliberately not tell people you're technical or they'll suddenly have things for you to do. "It's lovely to see you, haven't seen you for ages.....my computer isn't working properly..." *Facepalm*
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Very true. I’m now running my own cyber security consultancy, but I still have family hitting me up to fix their iPad. To be fair the wife is now 1st line, so to speak. :D
 
wish they would do a similar thing with a tiny amd rdna card [second gpu for lossless scaling and to run an extra monitor on in portrait oorientation for music production work]
i dont fancy mixing nvidia and amd and i much prefer the amd option on this lol would help if amd had made a smaller 9050 or something model to actually start with i guess this generation but either way lol
i did wonder why i kept seeing tiny cards like this didnt notice they were all the same aib company lol
 
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