New Haswell SFF.. Thoughts?

iamtheoneneo · 21 Jan 2014 at 15:49

Thinking about downsizing and upgrading from my i7 920, 7950, 6gb tower pc to a sff. Thinking about this:

Silverstone SG01 or 02
Silverstone Strider ST45SF-G 450W
Intel Core i5 4670K
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Silver, PC3-17066 (2133)
250GB Samsung 840 EVO

will be putting my 7950 in it and then my other 120gb SSD. will be using my single rad AIO to cool the cpu and then attempting to oc to at least 4.2

Good build? Needs improvement?

iamtheoneneo · 21 Jan 2014 at 17:30

damn good point, do silverstone not do anymore micro cases than the 1 or 2 series?? or are there any decent mini atx mobos fit for overclocking?

iamtheoneneo · 22 Jan 2014 at 10:18

Ok so looks like I need to go mini then not micro, which actually seems to work out just as well, if I get the MSI Z87I Gaming motherboard.

which leaves me to get a sg05 or 06 (card may not fit grrrr) , or maybe the EVGA Hadron Air. I have the 06 as my htpc downstairs and love the case, but obviously would need to switch the PSU out for at least 450W.

iamtheoneneo · 24 Jan 2014 at 11:55

Think I have figured this out now:

PSU: 600W Silverstone Strider SST-ST60F-PS, Full Modular, 80 PLUS Silver
CASE: Fractal Design Node 304
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K,
AIO: Corsair Hydro Series H80 Liquid CPU Cooler (realised I cant use my current AIO)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Silver, PC3-17066 (2133)
CAB: Silverstone SST-PP05-E Short Cable Set for SilverStone PSU Strider Series
MOBO: MSI Z87I GAMING AC, Intel Z87, S 1150 MITX

iamtheoneneo · 24 Jan 2014 at 17:11

The ATX PSU listed is not standard size, its the new one thats smaller then traditional ones but obviously bigger then SFF PSU's.

Not a fan of the raven looks, and I did look at the SG08 just thought I might have space issues?!?!
I will need over 500W I assume , if I am going to overclock the CPU and run a 7950.

iamtheoneneo · 27 Jan 2014 at 09:56

I realised also why I dont like the SG08 , if you want to get an AIO cooler in there you have to fit in in the roof which seems counter intuitive (given that heat rises) to cool the cpu even if your pulling air out.
Also 600W for a psu is nice but its Bronze rated and a little overkill imo.

Dont know I like the look of the case generally but I feel they could have done better on the internals.