Small Case Suggestions to port current build

Baplad · 27 Jan 2015 at 15:52

Currently have a Corsair 650D and after getting a new desk its just too big to fit alongside my dual monitor setup.

I've been thinking of going to a smaller factor for a while as it's easier to port about for going to lans etc.

Looking for recommendations for a new mobo and case to house the following,

i7 4790K
Corsair H80i
GTX 970 (272mm long)
16GB RAM (4x4)
3x SSD
2x 3.5" HDD (may only need 1x 3.5" if I swap to a 3/4TB drive)

Any recommendations would be great

skaif · 27 Jan 2015 at 20:06

I have similar components in an elite 130. Very good case and not too expensive either. Supports full size atx power supplies and you can fit a 295x2 in there so plenty of room for a 970 (I have the galax infinity black in mine)

skaif · 27 Jan 2015 at 20:08

just noticed you have 4x4 ram modules, if you go ITX then you would be hard pressed to find an itx board that supports 4 dimms! perhaps sell em on and get the 16gb deals that OcUK are doing for £ridiculous cheap right now!

IC3 · 27 Jan 2015 at 20:59

4x4 might be a problem with smaller cases as the mobos usually only have 2 slots, but if you want to go tiny than I would suggest ncase m1

Baplad · 27 Jan 2015 at 22:11

skaif said:
I have similar components in an elite 130. Very good case and not too expensive either. Supports full size atx power supplies and you can fit a 295x2 in there so plenty of room for a 970 (I have the galax infinity black in mine)

Whats it like temp wise?

skaif said:
just noticed you have 4x4 ram modules, if you go ITX then you would be hard pressed to find an itx board that supports 4 dimms! perhaps sell em on and get the 16gb deals that OcUK are doing for £ridiculous cheap right now!

Yeah thought about doing this if I go down the route of itx might go mATX

IC3 said:
4x4 might be a problem with smaller cases as the mobos usually only have 2 slots, but if you want to go tiny than I would suggest ncase m1

Sorry should have said need support for ATX PSU looks like you loose the 2x 3.5" bay if you use a full size PSU in this case

skaif · 27 Jan 2015 at 22:17

Baplad said:
Whats it like temp wise?

Pretty good, I have a 4790k @ 4.6 running at 27 Idle and no more than 40 while gaming, pushed it to 70 in benching. That's on the silent profile using updated noctua 3000rpm ipcc fans in push pull. 970 never went above 65 in benching and 60 in game

Baplad · 27 Jan 2015 at 22:20

skaif said:
Pretty good, I have a 4790k @ 4.6 running at 27 Idle and no more than 40 while gaming, pushed it to 70 in benching. That's on the silent profile using updated noctua 3000rpm ipcc fans in push pull. 970 never went above 65 in benching and 60 in game

And you have a H80i or similar in also?

Is mounting it easy enough or at least a comfortable size to work with?

skaif · 27 Jan 2015 at 22:24

Yeah sorry forgot to mention. H80i in there

It's easy enough to work with, provided it's done in the right order! The h80i will only go in one way if you have a gpu and the 5.25inch Bay can get a bit restrictive (I drilled mine out in the end and Bottom mount the 3.5 inch drive!) but it's easy enough to work in.

Baplad · 27 Jan 2015 at 22:25

skaif said:
Yeah sorry forgot to mention. H80i in there
It's easy enough to work with, provided it's done in the right order! The h80i will only go in one way if you have a gpu and the 5.25inch Bay can get a bit restrictive (I drilled mine out in the end and Bottom mount the 3.5 inch drive!) but it's easy enough to work in.

Got any pictures?

Sounds like it will do the job nicely

skaif · 27 Jan 2015 at 22:31

Yeah I made a thread here somewhere with it. Pics in there are a little old but can always take some more if you want! Ignore the pics on the first page (although you can see the wrong way to mount the h80i there) and look at the second page. Other than flipping a fan around it's pretty much there...

Baplad · 28 Jan 2015 at 09:07

skaif said:
Yeah I made a thread here somewhere with it. Pics in there are a little old but can always take some more if you want! Ignore the pics on the first page (although you can see the wrong way to mount the h80i there) and look at the second page. Other than flipping a fan around it's pretty much there...

Cheers,

Trying to decide if to go with itx or matx now, don't know if I want to swap my ram over