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umbrage posted:Not confused! I just figure the fans assume they're pulling in (mostly) still air, so the idea of one fan blowing straight into another fan seems very YO DAWG to me. Like, if it was a reasonable strategy, they'd make double-depth double fans for double the cooling. So the idea of two fans throttling themselves independently, that close together, just seemed silly. I have a 2060 super and the fans were tiny and noisy. I just de-shrouded the GPU and used a splitter that connects the GPU fan header to the case fans allowing them to replace the tiny, high rpm fans the GPU came with. Quieter and lower temperatures in my unscientific testing. Admittedly my arrangement is a bit YO DAWG as I wedged 140mm fans into the bottom of the case and then purchased 140>120mm shroud to force the flow directly into the gpus heatsink.
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Anyone have an experience using the rvz-series cases as pizza box PCs? I really want something I can rest a monitor on
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7x1LI5kOS4sports posted:Anyone have an experience using the rvz-series cases as pizza box PCs? I really want something I can rest a monitor on https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3328-silverstone-rvz03-mini-itx-case-review-for-gaming (hmmm, looks like they give the horizontal orientation a passing mention but they didn't do any separate testing for it) https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/silverstone-fortress-ftz01-review/3/ (here's a separate horizontal vs vertical test of the FTZ01 variant, but I don't think they have filters on) Assepoester fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Dec 30, 2019 |
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Does standard ram like Vengeance and Ballistix count as low profile for fitting underneath a Black Ridge cooler?
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Lungboy posted:Does standard ram like Vengeance and Ballistix count as low profile for fitting underneath a Black Ridge cooler? You need to have vlp ram to fit under the Black Ridge when using a 120mm fan mounted below. It looks like there is 33mm of clearance when you use a 92mm below or a fan on top. So your normal small heatsink ram like lpx or sport lt will fit in the two later configs. Black Ridge on a z390 phantom with corsair lpx. https://i.imgur.com/lRPpYUi.jpg Canna Happy fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Jan 2, 2020 |
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Canna Happy posted:You need to have vlp ram to fit under the Black Ridge when using a 120mm fan mounted below. It looks like there is 33mm of clearance when you use a 92mm below or a fan on top. So your normal small heatsink ram like lpx or sport lt will fit in the two later configs. Thanks. It was the 120mm fan mode I was interested in, I'm really struggling to find any vlp ram in the UK.
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The next round of Ncase M1 orders open up on Saturday at 9am PST, if anyone is looking for one.
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My ncase has been in transit for 13 days without reaching us customs. So agonizingly slow.
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Velka 5 preorders went live at 11pm and within 2 minutes only black was left and with no riser bundle plus no support bracket. Rather disappointing, makes it too pricey once shipping and import tax is added. Back to the drawing board.
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Our old friend the half-height GT 1030 makes an appearance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwtlrNg0yTM I've seen those SFF Dell Optiplexes at businesses everywhere, it's interesting to see the inside of one
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Has anyone got any experience with a Geeek A40? I know the A50 hasn't reviewed well but the 40 is quite a bit cheaper and still fits everything i'd be interested in (SFX psu, dual fan 1660 super or similar etc).
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I think all the geeek cases are weak because they all use that same x bar to mount the panels. I don't think the cougar qbx or the sg13 can be beat in the budget area.
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The United States posted:Our old friend the half-height GT 1030 makes an appearance Im running a 990 w/ 1030 GT as my HTPC, trying to bump it to a 9010 or 9020 w/ 1050ti actually for plex. I love these machines, they are a really nice little value if you can pick them up really cheap. The 3rd and 4th gen intel processors had such a long tail that they still do great for any older games and esports titles. 8GB and a cheap 240 SSD and away you go. The power supply is far more robust than people give them credit for, especially the Optiplexes. Did you know Dell will guarantee that Latitude and Optiplexes can be stacked 10 high? They're pretty robust, it is not profitable for Dell to have exploding PSUs with next day warranty service. In thousands and thousands of service hours I've seen fewer than 10 PSU failures in an Optiplex.
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Canna Happy posted:I think all the geeek cases are weak because they all use that same x bar to mount the panels. I don't think the cougar qbx or the sg13 can be beat in the budget area. I really like the vertical form factor to reduce the footprint on a desk, otherwise I agree that the QBX, SG13 or Core 500 are great for the cost. If Fractal did a revamped 500 with no optical drive and a front fan mount it'd be perfect.
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charity rereg posted:Im running a 990 w/ 1030 GT as my HTPC, trying to bump it to a 9010 or 9020 w/ 1050ti actually for plex. I love these machines, they are a really nice little value if you can pick them up really cheap. The 3rd and 4th gen intel processors had such a long tail that they still do great for any older games and esports titles. 8GB and a cheap 240 SSD and away you go. My daughter has an HP 8300 elite with a 3570 and and a 1050ti with 8gb DDR3 RAM and it works great even with modern games with settings turned down a bit. She just played through code vein on it with only a couple settings turned down and was able to play at 60fps no problem. These little machines are very powerful and I think it cost her maybe $250 for the whole thing (got the machine itself from a university salvage shop that had hundreds of them for $50, and then added the RAM, video card, and SSD)
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I have a Dell Optiplex with an i7-2700 (non-x) sitting in my basement as a Plex server. It’s been working perfectly for years. I added a 120gb SSD for a boot drive and it just chugs forever. Got it for pennies.
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I just upgraded my Dell SFFs and I'll be getting rid of some low profile single slot HD 7750s if anyone is interested.
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Shaocaholica posted:I just upgraded my Dell SFFs and I'll be getting rid of some low profile single slot HD 7750s if anyone is interested. Someone call what's-their-face! Or did they need something more powerful?
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They're only 1GB so not really for anything too intensive.
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The United States posted:Our old friend the half-height GT 1030 makes an appearance That's such a half assed build for what these things are capable of. Plus the 3010 isn't the best chassis out of all the Dell SFF out there.
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Shaocaholica posted:I just upgraded my Dell SFFs and I'll be getting rid of some low profile single slot HD 7750s if anyone is interested. My headless server could use a GPU.
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I managed to get myself out of the rabbit hole of small run, expensive cases (thanks in large part to the crappy Velkase experience) and settled on a standard case. So i now have the following on the way: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (£89.97 @ CCL Computers) Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (£104.88 @ More Computers) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£64.75 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: Corsair SF 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (£90.95) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A8 PWM 32.66 CFM 80 mm Fan (£13.50 @ Amazon UK) Case Fan: ARCTIC F12 PWM PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fan (£4.99 @ Amazon UK) Case Fan: ARCTIC F12 PWM PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fan (£4.99 @ Amazon UK) Custom: Sharkoon QB One PC-Gehäuse (Mini-ITX, 2x 2,5/3,5 interne, 2x USB 3.0/2.0) (£39.57 @ Amazon UK) Total: £413.60 The 1600 is one of the new AF chips. For now I'll be using my old GTX 770, I'm just curious to see how the 5600XTs are. If they aren't great then i'll grab a 1660 super and an M.2 drive at some point and should be set for a while.
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Lungboy posted:I managed to get myself out of the rabbit hole of small run, expensive cases (thanks in large part to the crappy Velkase experience) and settled on a standard case. So i now have the following on the way: I don't know if its a big deal to you since you're using 1000/2000 chip, but people in the amd thread are having troubles with ryzen 3000 chips and that motherboard.
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Ncase opening up orders again on Saturday morning. Worth getting? I was on the fence last year in november and last saturday. But with Ryzen chips getting cheaper...
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Canna Happy posted:I don't know if its a big deal to you since you're using 1000/2000 chip, but people in the amd thread are having troubles with ryzen 3000 chips and that motherboard. Thanks, yeah I posted about that in the amd thread. If I was going 3600 I'd have got a different board but for the 1600AF I figure it's fine as it won't need an update and should just work. If I ever decide to upgrade I'm hoping they'll have fixed the issue.
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The 1600 AF comes with a Stealth and not a Spire cooler, which has less clearance. Those ram sticks should probably be fine, but I had some with some flares on the heatsinks and accidentally popped the closest heatsink off when putting together my system. Also, having only M.2 drives makes building in sff cases way less of a pain, 2.5" and sata cables are the devil.
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Arzachel posted:The 1600 AF comes with a Stealth and not a Spire cooler, which has less clearance. Those ram sticks should probably be fine, but I had some with some flares on the heatsinks and accidentally popped the closest heatsink off when putting together my system. Also, having only M.2 drives makes building in sff cases way less of a pain, 2.5" and sata cables are the devil. QB One can take 150mm coolers so that's not a problem. If it's getting too warm i'll stick in an H7 or Fuma or something. I'm reusing current storage to keep costs down but will grab a Rocket M.2 or similar soon. Good info on the ram, I'll take extra care when installing them.
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Warmachine posted:The next round of Ncase M1 orders open up on Saturday at 9am PST, if anyone is looking for one. Arguably one of the better cases to start in for sff. Not as many space constraints as other smaller cases. I have an older v5 I just built a month ago, and love it. V6 has some pretty nice quality of life improvements over what I did, and I still have no complaints.
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Beverly Cleavage posted:Arguably one of the better cases to start in for sff. Not as many space constraints as other smaller cases. I have an older v5 I just built a month ago, and love it. V6 has some pretty nice quality of life improvements over what I did, and I still have no complaints. That's why I'm going for it. I have a Silverstone SG-05 from yesteryear and... I replaced a heatsink recently and really reminded myself why I hated this case. I spent more time redoing the cable routes and trying to figure out how to get my fat fingers and fatter components back in the box than I spent actually doing the replacement.
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Finally a vertical case with some room to work in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8YdtcPlmY
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The United States posted:Finally a vertical case with some room to work in WTH are all those cables for?
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Shaocaholica posted:WTH are all those cables for? 
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The United States posted:LED Lighting 
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The United States posted:LED Lighting RGB is proof against a benevolent god.
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What are some good mATX cases that are small but also good for a high power CPU/GPU system? I know those are contradictory params. SFX PSU OK!
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Shaocaholica posted:What are some good mATX cases that are small but also good for a high power CPU/GPU system? I know those are contradictory params. SFX PSU OK! Sliger cerberus is the smallest mATX case out there that can still handle high power stuff. I've just got a 3700X in mine but I've seen a threadripper shoved in one before.
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SO DEMANDING posted:Sliger cerberus is the smallest mATX case out there that can still handle high power stuff. I've just got a 3700X in mine but I've seen a threadripper shoved in one before. Oh its steel, nice!
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