I'm looking into moving my PC from ATX to mini-ITX for portability reasons (LANs, work, room space, etc) but also want to upgrade a bit as well. I have currently have:
* i5 6600k
* Gigabyte Z170XP
* 8GB DDR4 (2133 Mhz)
* Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1
I'm looking to move into the Dan A4-SFX v3 case because it's so portable. There's a few options I've thought about but I'm not sure what's best to do.
1) Somehow trying to get a hold of a Asetek AIO 92mm as this would allow me to keep my 1080 GTX and save me having to 'sidegrade' to a 2060 RTX Mini for around £350. However, these AIO coolers seem almost impossible to get as I think they are discontinued.
2) Buying a Corsair H55 120mm AIO instead of the 92mm AIO (which seems impossible to get anyway) but it'll mean I'd have to move to an ITX graphics card, which means buying a 2060 RTX Mini for around £350.
3) Air cooling, but I'm really concerned at temperatures in the case and thermal throttling. I'd be getting a Ryzen 5 2600 system in there which is a 65W TDP, so it might not be that bad, but I'm not overly sure.
Option 2 is way more expensive than the other two options because I'd have to change my GPU to an ITX GPU, and the 2060 is a minor downgrade/sidegrade to a 1080 GTX so really I'm paying £350~ for nothing. I could sell my GTX 1080 and I could probably get £250 - £275 for that to offset a lot of the cost, but it still seems like burning £75 to £100 for nothing. But since the Asetek 92mm AIO seems impossible to get, option 2 might be the only real option I can make other than air cooling but that seems a bad choice due to potential temperature issues?
I'd be looking at the following system below. I've already got SSDs so I've not included those. This would be my primary system so it's used for everything (browsing, movies, gaming, etc). Also, I game at 2560x1080 (ultra wide) at 60 Hz. Also, any advice towards the parts I've picked would be welcome too.
Any advice is very welcome, especially any options I've not considered!
Thanks
My basket at Overclockers UK:
* i5 6600k
* Gigabyte Z170XP
* 8GB DDR4 (2133 Mhz)
* Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1
I'm looking to move into the Dan A4-SFX v3 case because it's so portable. There's a few options I've thought about but I'm not sure what's best to do.
1) Somehow trying to get a hold of a Asetek AIO 92mm as this would allow me to keep my 1080 GTX and save me having to 'sidegrade' to a 2060 RTX Mini for around £350. However, these AIO coolers seem almost impossible to get as I think they are discontinued.
2) Buying a Corsair H55 120mm AIO instead of the 92mm AIO (which seems impossible to get anyway) but it'll mean I'd have to move to an ITX graphics card, which means buying a 2060 RTX Mini for around £350.
3) Air cooling, but I'm really concerned at temperatures in the case and thermal throttling. I'd be getting a Ryzen 5 2600 system in there which is a 65W TDP, so it might not be that bad, but I'm not overly sure.
Option 2 is way more expensive than the other two options because I'd have to change my GPU to an ITX GPU, and the 2060 is a minor downgrade/sidegrade to a 1080 GTX so really I'm paying £350~ for nothing. I could sell my GTX 1080 and I could probably get £250 - £275 for that to offset a lot of the cost, but it still seems like burning £75 to £100 for nothing. But since the Asetek 92mm AIO seems impossible to get, option 2 might be the only real option I can make other than air cooling but that seems a bad choice due to potential temperature issues?
I'd be looking at the following system below. I've already got SSDs so I've not included those. This would be my primary system so it's used for everything (browsing, movies, gaming, etc). Also, I game at 2560x1080 (ultra wide) at 60 Hz. Also, any advice towards the parts I've picked would be welcome too.
Any advice is very welcome, especially any options I've not considered!
Thanks
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Dan Cases A4-SFX V3 Mini-ITX Gaming Case - Black= £209.99
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
- 1 x Gigabyte B450-I AORUS PRO WIFI (Socket AM4) Mini-ITX Motherboard= £115.99
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £109.99
- 1 x Corsair SF Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020104-UK)= £91.99
Total: £686.95 (includes shipping: £0.00)
