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Hello folks. So...
After several years of using a full size Cooler Master Cosmos 2 tower, i've finally decided it might be time to downsize a fair bit. (seriously this thing is very big and very heavy, i struggle to move it even on the desk)
I'm currently running the following system:
CPU: I7 6700K stock speed
COOLER: Noctua NHD-15 air cooler
RAM: 32 GB Corsair memory, two 16 GB dims.
GPU: RTX 2070 S, the XFX 7950 listed in my signature died a few months ago.
PSU: Cooler Master (I think) 850W ATX modular.
HDD1: Samsung EVO SATA 3 1TB SSD
HDD2: Toshiba 2TB Mech Drive
CD/DVD-RW: Toshiba DVD/CD-RW drive (don't really use it anymore though.)
I'm thinking of finally going Ryzen, for a 3900X 12 core. I want to try and keep as many components as I can, but some I won't be needing as i don't use them much anymore, if at all, like the disc drive. The amount of times i've used my current CD/DVD drive, i'm starting to wonder why i bothered with one.
This is the case i've been looking at:
Cooler Master Masterbox 300l mATX as it's fairly cheap, fits a full size GPU and it'll fit the cooler, though i will take any recommendations for an AIO water cooler, though i've not used those before. It's half the height and half the length of the Cosmos 2, but the same width (roughly).
Does this case have any cooling issues i should be wary of? I don't want this thing over-heating.
I also plan to keep the GPU (spent 600£ on that, so i won't replace that until it dies), and i want to keep the cooler, RAM and PSU if i can.
I thought about going ITX, and looked at a few cases, but i think cable routing in those is going to be a nightmare.
Any advice on boards? I was also thinking of going NVME for the boot/OS drive, or will that bottleneck the PCIE speeds any?
After several years of using a full size Cooler Master Cosmos 2 tower, i've finally decided it might be time to downsize a fair bit. (seriously this thing is very big and very heavy, i struggle to move it even on the desk)
I'm currently running the following system:
CPU: I7 6700K stock speed
COOLER: Noctua NHD-15 air cooler
RAM: 32 GB Corsair memory, two 16 GB dims.
GPU: RTX 2070 S, the XFX 7950 listed in my signature died a few months ago.
PSU: Cooler Master (I think) 850W ATX modular.
HDD1: Samsung EVO SATA 3 1TB SSD
HDD2: Toshiba 2TB Mech Drive
CD/DVD-RW: Toshiba DVD/CD-RW drive (don't really use it anymore though.)
I'm thinking of finally going Ryzen, for a 3900X 12 core. I want to try and keep as many components as I can, but some I won't be needing as i don't use them much anymore, if at all, like the disc drive. The amount of times i've used my current CD/DVD drive, i'm starting to wonder why i bothered with one.
This is the case i've been looking at:
Cooler Master Masterbox 300l mATX as it's fairly cheap, fits a full size GPU and it'll fit the cooler, though i will take any recommendations for an AIO water cooler, though i've not used those before. It's half the height and half the length of the Cosmos 2, but the same width (roughly).
Does this case have any cooling issues i should be wary of? I don't want this thing over-heating.
I also plan to keep the GPU (spent 600£ on that, so i won't replace that until it dies), and i want to keep the cooler, RAM and PSU if i can.
I thought about going ITX, and looked at a few cases, but i think cable routing in those is going to be a nightmare.
Any advice on boards? I was also thinking of going NVME for the boot/OS drive, or will that bottleneck the PCIE speeds any?