mayhem
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Personally i got a dell slim line PSU out of a opti plex. (must add i don't think the PSU i got with it is a zotac at all it is one that came in its mounting case).
The psu will be good enough to handle what i may consider base components but throwing in extras such as high speed hard drives 2x and a High end GPU would have killed the psu that came with it. I wanted some thing a little more reliable and ended up using a 450 watt slim line Dell opti plex PSU instead.
The set up i used was a 1Tb sata hard drive and the board only and 2gb ram. The big difference with this system is i have had to build in a 12V 500 watt car amp into it hence why i opted for a different psu. The one that came with it would have melted under the pressure.
I only used a DVD rom to install the OS and this was then removed as there was no need for it and i need to keep the build as simple as possible. My only problem with the whole set up atm is shielding as the Amp seems to interfere with the main board so im awaiting some shielding to arrive so that i can encapsulate them form each other. This is how ever nothing to do with the main board just the amp.
Im finding the Zotac a pleasure to work with to be real honest and yes it does get a little warm but this is expected. Just make sure you have good air flow to compensate for this. You wont need high speed screaming fans just some thing to give a nice gental breeze to help aid in the cooling will do the trick.
Over all the build quality is second to none and yes some of the parts are crammed very close together but with a little thinking you can sort this all out.
Like i say though my build is different to a normal PC and my needs are different to so i cannot really comment on much more about the system as im building this not to do every thing but just to do 2 tasks and that is play music and play music videos so im not really putting this under any sort of pressure at all.
I cannot even comment on adding a keyboard or mouse lol because im using a touch screen with built in software keyboard.
How ever don't forget 1 thing i never sourced any thing i only requested stuff and get what i was given to build it. E.g the Amp seems to be a custom jobbie that i have never seen before (mind you im no car expert).
Im personally going to advise against a water cooling system in a mini itx system as is just waisted money. Just stick to quiet fans instead and that will do the job. If you going for looks then go for it but i personally do not see the point. Adding more than is necessary on a system like that is just adding to possible problem's that can occur and with build as such is best to avoid.
The psu will be good enough to handle what i may consider base components but throwing in extras such as high speed hard drives 2x and a High end GPU would have killed the psu that came with it. I wanted some thing a little more reliable and ended up using a 450 watt slim line Dell opti plex PSU instead.
The set up i used was a 1Tb sata hard drive and the board only and 2gb ram. The big difference with this system is i have had to build in a 12V 500 watt car amp into it hence why i opted for a different psu. The one that came with it would have melted under the pressure.
I only used a DVD rom to install the OS and this was then removed as there was no need for it and i need to keep the build as simple as possible. My only problem with the whole set up atm is shielding as the Amp seems to interfere with the main board so im awaiting some shielding to arrive so that i can encapsulate them form each other. This is how ever nothing to do with the main board just the amp.
Im finding the Zotac a pleasure to work with to be real honest and yes it does get a little warm but this is expected. Just make sure you have good air flow to compensate for this. You wont need high speed screaming fans just some thing to give a nice gental breeze to help aid in the cooling will do the trick.
Over all the build quality is second to none and yes some of the parts are crammed very close together but with a little thinking you can sort this all out.
Like i say though my build is different to a normal PC and my needs are different to so i cannot really comment on much more about the system as im building this not to do every thing but just to do 2 tasks and that is play music and play music videos so im not really putting this under any sort of pressure at all.
I cannot even comment on adding a keyboard or mouse lol because im using a touch screen with built in software keyboard.
How ever don't forget 1 thing i never sourced any thing i only requested stuff and get what i was given to build it. E.g the Amp seems to be a custom jobbie that i have never seen before (mind you im no car expert).
Im personally going to advise against a water cooling system in a mini itx system as is just waisted money. Just stick to quiet fans instead and that will do the job. If you going for looks then go for it but i personally do not see the point. Adding more than is necessary on a system like that is just adding to possible problem's that can occur and with build as such is best to avoid.
