ITX Project

[Folly]

Starded to gather parts for my next build...

Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3-B3 Mini-ITX

Testing in my R3 case while i wait for another board for my main rig.

Testing with i7 2600k, 8gb mushkin Blackline (running at 1333 only)

Case arrived

Added a XFX ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB

I7 temp were mid 70's playing black ops and portal 2, prime hit 90's with stock cooler

idles low 40's

Parts i need PSU, CPU and RAM SSD

Think im going to go with a I5 2500k

8GB Mushkin Silverline 1333MHz 9-9-9-24

700W Mushkin Enhanced Joule Modular (Case takes ATX)

SSD will be the OCZ Vertex 2 out of my current rig (thats going to get a 120gb Vertex 3 or solid 3)

i have a WD Green 500gb to go in already

mah have to settle with stock CPU cooler as i am yet to find something to fit?

 

[tinytomlogan]

Prolimatech samual will fit but it may struggle with the 2500k (if clocked)

Scythe make one that fits that case though..... Cant remember what the max height is on that, is it 70mm? or 90mm? Cant remember off the top of my head

 

[Folly]

i dont think i am going to be able to clock it in this case tbh as its not got very good cooling even for a itx case. getting the "k" if i have a swap around at a later date.

Scythe Shuriken Quiet Low Profile? i have a friend who is willing to lend me one for testing on paper it going to be very close to to GFX card but clear everything else.

 

[Junglerog]

Folly for a cooler I suggest infamous H50. While it does not compete with top coolers in performance it's amazing in these sort of projects. I have it in my Lian Li PC-V354 and I could not have been happier.

 

[sheroo]

Nice to see an itx project for a change - don't see many of them posted here. Have you decided which way you'll have the psu fan facing?

 

[Folly]

Unfortunately i won’t be able to go for the h50 due to the total lack of space inside the case (i refuse point black to mount it outside)

The case was really designed to run atoms etc not i5’s or i7’s lol cooling and case fans are not a priority for a build using a atom.

Case dimensions are H 28cm W 19cm D21cm

Unsure what way round I’m going to put the PSU as yet. The case does have holes where the fan on the PSU goes so trial and error with that i think