Living room - Portable Setup

[arjgrundy]

Hi

I'm looking for some advice regards a change in my current setup. I currently have the following build :-

Ryzen 1700
Gigabyte Ab350 Gaming 3 motherboard
MSI Nvidia GT710 (sold the 1080ti) to pay for the PS5 (oops)
Corsair K70 Keyboard
Corsair M65 Mouse
Phanteks Case

I'm looking at a new build with a case small enough to fit in the TV unit, but portable enough to move about. The NZXT H1 appears to fit the bill.
Just looking at ideas, not putting a budget on it atm.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Thanks

Cabinet Space


Current Setup

 

[arjgrundy]

Budget? £1000?

You could just move your current CPU and RAM to a B450 ITX motherboard.

What do you want to do with it? Game? Which games? 4K gaming?

Yeah i'd say roughly around £1,000 mark. Gaming, not necessarily at 4k. 1440p will be fine

 

[arjgrundy]

Are you going to be gaming on your tv?

You do know what running your screen and non native resolution looks awful?

Yeah partly on TV partly on a monitor. It'll be running on a LG C1 so if i have to bite the bullet to get a beefy card, it'll have to be factored in

 

[arjgrundy]

Update your BIOS and install a 5700X if you just wanted a drop in upgrade.

You could probably find a second hand B450 ITX board for next to nothing for the H1 chassis.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Eight Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D1-AM) = £229.99
• 1 x Inno3D GeForce RTX 3080 Twin X2 OC LHR 10GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-07M-IN) = £719.99
• 1 x Nvidia - Face Your Demons Bundle - DOOM ETERNAL with YEAR 1 PACK and GHOSTWIRE TOKYO (SKU: XX-042-NV) = £0.00

Total: £960.48 (includes delivery: £10.50)​

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Thanks very much for the feedback, much appreciated. That gives me a starter for ten

 

[arjgrundy]

What's your thoughts case wise?

 

[arjgrundy]

Thanks both for the comments. I know using a TV is going to be different from a monitor but being able to swap between the two would be good. I like the fact that Ryzen allows me to upgrade my rig gradually with some backwards compatibility.

 

[arjgrundy]

Yeah, it's nice that AMD gave so many years of support to Ryzen.

I'd upgrade your current rig and see if that works for you as a living room PC or if you NEED to move to an ITX H1 build.

Thank you. I think my only concern was the size of my existing tower and working out where to put it so it didn’t appear out of place.
I know in terms of cost, to down size to the H1 is significant

 

[arjgrundy]

Going small is always expensive. Always. ITX is such a rabbit hole of costs.

You need an SF PSU which is more expensive. The chassis isn't cheap. The motherboard usually costs more. YOu need a good cooler because of the lack of airflow.

It's worthwhile if you know that you want ITX but the costs are just very high.

You could just put the computer in a cabinet next to the TV?

True, i'll do some testing with it and see how it looks alongside the existing unit

 

[arjgrundy]

I don't think you're supposed to put the H1 on it's side as it will block some ventilation so I don't even know if that will work.

How tall in CMs is your cabinet?

I'll have a look and report back. I did wonder if the H1 would work sideways but lack of airflow, probably not

 

[arjgrundy]

I'd probably get the MESHLICIOUS if I wanted a small computer that can go into a cabinet and not overheat. Mesh for days.

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Looks interesting. I’m going to move the pc downstairs and see how it looks with the existing case

 

[arjgrundy]

Tried various angles with the existing PC and whilst I can hide it behind the cabinet, its nice on show if that makes sense. Messes with the OCD when it doesn’t look right lol.

I’ve moved it back upstairs connected to the monitor. If anything, I think you’re right and I should make the changes to the CPU and GFX card and go from there. A micro atx build does still tempt me but you’re right, it isn’t cheap.

 

[arjgrundy]

Yes if you put that chassis in the TV room, I’d divorce you

Hahah!

 

[arjgrundy]

Yes if you put that chassis in the TV room, I’d divorce you

Yeah the Mrs politely said it didn’t look quite right lol

 

[arjgrundy]

That’s her way of saying the divorce papers are already signed

No but all joking side, unless you can hide it nicely, it does stick out.

Very true
I’ve done digging in relation to the case you recommended and I do quite like it. Ticks all the boxes. I know it wouldn’t fit in the cabinet however it might look more appropriate stood next to the cabinet perhaps lol

 

[arjgrundy]

Not bad- I think the white I prefer so might need to adjust the Noctua fans to a different colour possibly.
I do have the EVGA Supernova GS 550W PSU but take it that's not going to be enough now.

In terms of existing RAM. I have Team Group Night Hawk LED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4
PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit. Not sure if it is worth changing this completely or adding to it

 

[arjgrundy]

RAM is cheap and 3000 MT/s isn't quick but if you're on a budget and you're spending money on expensive SFF items, just stick with your current set of RAM sticks.

You can get the Noctua coolers in black if you wanted. You could also get a white 80mm AIO instead.

Thanks, appreciate it. I have seen a few people using the same AIO I have at the moment which is the NZXT Kraken X52 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 240mm. Tempted to re use it if it can handle the extra temps

 

[arjgrundy]

Oh well just use that then and save some money.

Thanks for helping me with it. Its given me the appetite to build a PC again lol

 

[arjgrundy]

Yes I checked it will be tight but should fit, just giving op options and potential savings.

Thanks Micky, appreciate it

 

[arjgrundy]

it's a solid shout. 3060ti doesn't have the wattage spikes like the 3080 and above have.

Might run the system a little hotter but the AIO will help keep the CPU cool.

My fingers will be to rip off after fitting it no doubt! lol