Hi guys. This encompasses a few areas so wasn't sure if there was an exact category for it.
My situation is thus:
I have an I7 2600k ATX setup in a Fractal R4 case.
In days gone by I would have had 2 optical drives and several (up to 5) hard drives as well as GPU and Sound card etc.
My current setup at home has meant I haven't had to use my PC as much and when I do it's only for gaming.
The system is now down to 2 SSD's, GeForce 770 and one blu ray drive.
Sooo, I have been looking at building a M-ITX build out of what I can however I seem to be hitting stumbling blocks in any direction.
My main reason for ITX is because I want as small a case as possible so I can easily move the PC from the office to the living room for communal gaming (or into the heat of the fire moreso!)
Now, I am finding it impossible to a Z77 ITX board to allow for overlocking. Having realised this I know OC'ing a 2600k isn't really necessary but if you have a 'K' CPU it is always nice to have the headroom.
So I have 2 main alternatives which are, buy an H61 board and forget about the OC or move to M-ATX instead. My gripe with this I can't find a small enough MATX case that I would want.
The secret third option is just upgrade the whole bally lot but I know my 2600k has a good couple of years in it yet.
Anyone out there have any suggestions RE a good MITX board or a small MATX case (preferably in the dimensions of the Cooler Master Elite 130)?
Thanks in advance.
My situation is thus:
I have an I7 2600k ATX setup in a Fractal R4 case.
In days gone by I would have had 2 optical drives and several (up to 5) hard drives as well as GPU and Sound card etc.
My current setup at home has meant I haven't had to use my PC as much and when I do it's only for gaming.
The system is now down to 2 SSD's, GeForce 770 and one blu ray drive.
Sooo, I have been looking at building a M-ITX build out of what I can however I seem to be hitting stumbling blocks in any direction.
My main reason for ITX is because I want as small a case as possible so I can easily move the PC from the office to the living room for communal gaming (or into the heat of the fire moreso!)
Now, I am finding it impossible to a Z77 ITX board to allow for overlocking. Having realised this I know OC'ing a 2600k isn't really necessary but if you have a 'K' CPU it is always nice to have the headroom.
So I have 2 main alternatives which are, buy an H61 board and forget about the OC or move to M-ATX instead. My gripe with this I can't find a small enough MATX case that I would want.
The secret third option is just upgrade the whole bally lot but I know my 2600k has a good couple of years in it yet.
Anyone out there have any suggestions RE a good MITX board or a small MATX case (preferably in the dimensions of the Cooler Master Elite 130)?
Thanks in advance.
