Minibox - ITX - Silverstone SG05 build

InfiniteNoise · 13 Feb 2014 at 03:19

This is my 2nd ITX build, build my first one a year ago, you can see it in this thread - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18490351 (pictures are missing though, deleted my Photobucket account)

Specs; (items marked with an * are the ones I ordered, the rest I had lying around as spares)

Silverstone SG05 /w 450w PSU *
i3-4130 (3.4GHz, 2 cores/4 threads) *
ASUS H81I-PLUS motherboard *
MSI R9 270 Gaming *
8GB RAM (2x4 Samsung Green)
750GB Seagate Hybrid Hard Drive

DPD dropped off some stuff.

Wow, I didn't expect to get these freebies just for ordering a packet of Haribo, can't complain.

I've forgotten how tiny ITX boards are.

CPU and RAM fitted.

CPU cooler fitted, I know it's terrible, but for an i3, I don't really need anything better, I'll upgrade to a Xeon 1230 V3 someday and get a better cooler. (Probably AXP-200R)

MSI R9 270 Gaming GPU.

SG05 itself.

Everything taken off.

Replaced the stock fan with Silverstone Air Penerator (red LED)

Board fitted in the case.

GPU fitted, hardest thing to do, took some fiddling to get it inside, it's almost as long as the case itself.

Cables plugged in.

Messy cable management, one of the things I don't like about this case, it'd be nice if I had that Silverstone modular SFX PSU.

The back of the case, I'm gonna leave the stickers alone.

Good to go now.

I love how compact this case is, the fan gives it a nice glow.

Bart_Hunt · 13 Feb 2014 at 03:28

This looks nice :-)

almighty15 · 13 Feb 2014 at 06:50

A 270 with an i3? That's a bit crazy

daveip · 13 Feb 2014 at 07:54

Here's some petrol on the fire but Mantle does wonders to remove CPU bottleneck

But only for games have adopted Mantle ...

Tute · 13 Feb 2014 at 10:49

Love these cases. Sold mine late last year to a friend who promptly built an i5/GTX760 based system in it, glad it's gone to a good home.

I loved putting watercooling in the front. Pity it lost you either an inch off your graphics card length or your optical drive though.

InfiniteNoise · 13 Feb 2014 at 13:18

almighty15 said:
A 270 with an i3? That's a bit crazy

I had a budget, didn't want to spend too much, besides it's kind of temporary, I have future plans for it.

i3's decent enough, in some cases, better than the 1st gen i7 I have, noticed this with WoW, i3-4130 + 270 ran the game smoother than i7-860 + 290.

I went with all this because I wanted to let my 290 mine 24/7 at max speed.

As for the temperature, i3-4130 /w stock cooler doesn't reach more than 50c, the GPU under heavy load reaches no more than 68c, overclocked slightly, to 1000/1500.

JCX50 · 13 Feb 2014 at 16:32

You should get a white LED strip and place it under the GPU. Would look sweet. Great build mate!

InfiniteNoise · 14 Feb 2014 at 22:35

I was thinking about getting the red LED strip, matches the GPU and the fan glow.

I'm not sure which one to get though, any recommendations? I was looking at Bitfenix's strips.

LePhuronn · 14 Feb 2014 at 22:39

I love a good SG05. Don't worry about the cable management, you won't be much better with the modular 450W. I have one to power the Titan in my SG05 and it's just as bad! In fact, the only cable I didn't use was one of the SATA strips, so there was no point going modular (other than the Gold rating)!

Apem · 14 Feb 2014 at 23:15

isnt the Titan to big to fit in the SG05?

InfiniteNoise · 14 Feb 2014 at 23:20

If you dremel out a part of the metal at the front, you can fit in a Titan, the plastic front covers it anyways.

LePhuronn · 15 Feb 2014 at 11:04

The Titan is about half an inch too long, but removing a part of the front next to the fan you can make it fit. The plastic facia gives a good half inch of additional room so it covers the hole no problem.

Apem · 15 Feb 2014 at 17:27

ahhh good to know ta

CharlieRich · 15 Feb 2014 at 18:11

Nice little machine

loltim · 15 Feb 2014 at 18:29

spoiler things are annoying, just put them in the thread.

ndaar · 15 Feb 2014 at 19:15

Nice looking build, very small and compact

InfiniteNoise · 16 Feb 2014 at 01:05

Yeah, I really love how compact it is, so much that I'm looking for cheap SB/IB ITX board + CPU for my next ITX build that includes a Silverstone SG07 + R9 290.

Also I've edited the OP so you don't have spam click spoilers to see all pictures.