Mini ITX Gaming System

Janesy B

Janesy B

Janesy B

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Crap build name I know :D I want as much power in as little space as possible so I have opted to base my build around a Silverstone SG05.

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Purchased so far:

Silverstone Sugo SG05 450w

256GB Crucial M4 SSD

Corsair Hydro H60

I plan to complete using the following components:

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz
Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe
MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz

Any comments or help completing the rest of the spec before I build would be appreciated :)
 
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I can vouch for the Asrock z77e-itx, got it running inside a Sugo sg07, with your cpu and a Gtx670, some of the Samsung green memory too.
 
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Made some progress today, I will reverse the rad and cooler and try the rad on it's side to see if I can clear the ram and use the proper HDD mounts, failing that I will have to velcro/sticky the HDDs to the bottom of the case.
 
After trying the rad on it's side, I soon realised it would foul on the pcb for the front of the case. I'm struggling to get my head round fitting a 3.5 inch drive along with an SSD when I have to scrap the bays to make room for the piping. Think I'm going to have to go for air cooling...

*edit, after a bit of research I'll be going for a Scythe Shuriken Rev.B, once that has arrived I can progress.
 
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So after fitting the Shuriken, I had to tear everything apart again due to a shrieking capacitor on the Asus motherboard. I had to rebuild with an ASRock Z77E-ITX however now the heatpipes of the cooler protrude over the PCI-E slot! ATM running with a stock intel cooler which is coping at present however it's likely I'll swap to a Prolimatech Samuel 17 with a slip stream slim fan in the near future. More pics to follow.
 
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Handles Far Cry 3 easily, hitting 60 FPS on high settings. Load temps at the moment with the stock cooler are ~ 60°C which isn't a problem at the moment but when it gets hot I can see it being a big problem.

I am going to take some time and work out a better solution so I can have something like a Antec Kúhler H2O 620 with a 3.5" drive mounted, failing that I will just have to get a caddy and have the storage drive outside and mount the SSD wherever. Dust is also a problem, I've ordered some fan filters to plug up the gaping holes in the case.
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Greta thing about modern chips is that even if load temps are high they cool down so quickly but still, they can handle it so it's all good all things considered :)
 
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