Tamzzy's back to air-cooling ITX build

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IT'S HAPPENING!

Ryzen 3700x £300
Aorus X570I PRO WIFI £227
2x 16gb Crucial Ballistix LT e-die £146
2x Corsair MP510 960GB £190 total
EVGA 1080ti SC black edition £570 (reused)
Silverstone RVZ03 £80
Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w £60 (reused)
Cryorig C1 (with Gentle Typhoon fan) £53 (+ £10 for fan reused)

Total damage build cost: £1636
 
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Sigh. Coming from a fractal design case, Silverstone build quality and QC is cack...
:(

The plastic bits feel very cheap... especially the adapter that holds the GPU...
 
thoughts on the case:

1) FEELS CHEAP :(
2) little rough around the edges...eg wtf the front usb port cables and power cables are faaaaaaar too long...its a small case, not a friggin ATX sized case
3) had to mod (and remove the middle bracket at the front to get the cables in - i bought the non-ARGB version for £80. the ARGB version is £12 dearer...wouldn't have been able to use it unless one had short cable mods and probably a sfx power supply.

tl;dr - don't get the ARGB version, waste of money

Plec said:
*Will you be admitting that you activating the RGB on the case?
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nope, not connected lol :P

Plec said:
Although, once grafted together, the build should be considerably sturdy (thinking of internal assembly/design). And, once it's built/working and the 'RGB is cycling through its repertoire of preeedy colours' - you'll forget about the adaptors/quality on the inside.
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yeah it's a once built then leave it the **** alone lol

but i'll have to dismantle it again - need a proper HSF instead of the H100i and also waiting for my 2nd MP510 to turn up.
so still WIP.

I haven't properly cable managed because of this...but if it fits now, it'll fit when I finish the build properly
 
Plec said:
LOL - i can certainly see the appeal in these compact cases - so unobtrusive with add-ons.

No go with the 2.5mm fan?
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it'll fit.
cryorig c1 on order.
imma try it with my gentle typhoon first and see what the temps are like. if too warm then i'd get the noctua NF A-15 (140mm fan with 120mm mount)
 
EsaT said:
Maybe they didn't want to leave any space unused?
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lol maybe :P

orbitalwalsh said:
Mmm. How easy is it to cut though ...
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the actual case itself is the same, just the fascia is different 0 rvz = plastic, ftz = alu
if you're cutting into the fascia then it's gonna look fugly
there's also not a lot of room past the actual case itself

and definitely cannot mount a 3 slot gpu because of the power connector - unless you unscrew it and leave it hanging out because the M-F connector is in the way
 
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