Hey everyone! It's been ages since I've tinkered with my pc (unchanged from sig) and after seeing the hype of the Ivybridge and the excellent performance of both the HD7970 and GTX680 I thought now is the time to upgrade.
I'm certain I'm going to go for a i7 3770K, 2 sets of samsung green 8gb, nvidia gtx 680, blu ray drive and a 3tb hdd for storage (i already have a crucial sdd for the system).
what i don't know is: do i go big or do i go small? i am torn between going for an 800d with full watercooling, or to go for something like the new Shuttle SZ77R5 (link to the left).
As far as I can tell, other than the lack of being able to put in a dedicated sound card and having to deal with slightly higher temps, there is no difference in the performance of these 2 form factors. Given that the shuttle would be considerably cheaper why should I consider the 800D route?
Essentially, what would the noticable differences be between SFF and full size? What would I miss out on?
I'm certain I'm going to go for a i7 3770K, 2 sets of samsung green 8gb, nvidia gtx 680, blu ray drive and a 3tb hdd for storage (i already have a crucial sdd for the system).
what i don't know is: do i go big or do i go small? i am torn between going for an 800d with full watercooling, or to go for something like the new Shuttle SZ77R5 (link to the left).
As far as I can tell, other than the lack of being able to put in a dedicated sound card and having to deal with slightly higher temps, there is no difference in the performance of these 2 form factors. Given that the shuttle would be considerably cheaper why should I consider the 800D route?
Essentially, what would the noticable differences be between SFF and full size? What would I miss out on?