Small Size, Big Card

[Antar Bolaeisk]

Hi All,

What's the current recommendations regarding smallest case capable of containing the best graphics card (assuming a preference for AMD).

Also assume a desire to water cool the processor with an AIO loop. Correct me if I'm wrong but this is the preferred way to cool the processor in such a confined space?

Other items will include 1xSSD and 1xHDD. Bluray drive would be a nice addition but is not an absolute requirement.

Constraints are that this needs to be something I can put in a suitcase and it will be operating in ambient temperature ranges of between 20-35°C. Budget at the moment is flexible.

I would appreciate any pointers.

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

That RVZ01 looks the business, my only concern would be the SFX PSU which seems like a proprietary form factor and only seems to come in a 450W flavour which could be a problem if I were to throw an R290 in there.

The CM Elite looks pretty nice and at only 5cc more than the RVZ01 it could be worth it for the extra flexibility. It even comes in .8kg lighter as well, a big bonus for packing.

Cheers guys, now I just need to decide what to put in it.

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

So, finally getting around to this, think I'm going to go with the RVZ-01 as suggested. Can anyone see any issues with the below spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x MSI Z87I Gaming AC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £129.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G1600HC9DC01) £99.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD £89.99
1 x Silverstone Strider SFX Gold 450w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (SST-ST45SF-G) £76.99
1 x Silverstone SST-RVZ01 Raven Mini-ITX - Black £69.98
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler £44.99
Total : £1,065.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

Argh so still haven't made up my mind, also considering the cooler master instead so does the below look okay:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x MSI Z87I Gaming AC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £129.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £107.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x Cooler Master Seidon 120V All in one Liquid CPU Cooler Kit £39.95
Total : £1,161.36 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

Well that's reassuring, thanks!