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Hey Guys, I am planning to switch the cases and am asking myself, if the cooling will be enough with this parts:
!Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHZ 8-Core Processor
!Asus ROG STRIX Zz490-1 GAMING Mini ITX LGA1200 Motherboard
!G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
!EVGA FTW3 ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB Video Card
!Corsair SF750 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fuly Modular SFX Power Supply
!Fractal Design Terra Mini ITX Desktop Case
The NH-L12SX77 is a new CPU cooler, which was released April, 23 and states to be best fitting for the Fractal Terra (See above link in the list)
I checked the spacings and I should get the cooler and the GPU fitting in the Case, with maxed out spacing available. The GPU beeing 2.2 Slots (around 42mm, max would be 43mm possible - if the CPU Cooler is 77mm). So as the Fractal Terra manual states, this should fit.
I can also shove some small Noctua fans in, which I already used in the NZXT H1.
So i am asking myself, if I should have any concerns?
Hej!
I built a little machine for streaming, as in it's the Moonlight client in my Sunchine host to Moonlight client streaming ecosystem.
It's also really loud. It has a Flex ATX PSU and I did read up on some models before purchasing the SilverStone SST-FX350-G. I got the impression it would be one of the quieter ones but I have to play with noise cancelling headphones if I want to be within 3 meters of it.
So I decided to replace the fan. Some people said Noctua, which I thought sounded like a good idea but others pointed out that it wasn't rated to move as much air as the stock fan, potentially causing heat issues. Some "works for me" here and there but I thought the more sensible option would be to go with the fan others were recommending that moves as much air as the stock fan, a model called AFB0412HB.
I got it and ignored all the warnings about opening a PSU. Replaced the fan without dying (only got shocked once!) and powered it on.
It's slightly less loud but still obnoxiously loud, as in I don't want to power it on.
So I'm asking: is there a QUIET Flex ATX form factor PSU? Are there alternative ways to power my PC or to cool the PSU? The whole PC is just a Mini ITX motherboard, a Ryzen 8700G and some RAM. Oh and a M.2 hard drive. I'm cooling it with a Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 and it runs cool. Like I said I'm using it for streaming (it works great, it's just LOUD) and have no GPU so it doesn't need that much power. Do I need to get a bigger case and if a regular ATX PSU to get it quiet?
Please help.
the title already explains it yeah
Hi all
I live in Canada. Looking to trouble shoot a yellow DRAM light on the motherboard.
And after doing everything it looks like I'll need to update the bios. But alas no luck on the webpage where it says they aren't supporting it anymore
Is this true !?
I am planning on buying a BD790i and I wanted to actually have the GPU and CPU in seperate housing I was planning on going with a InWin Chopin but I dont know how external GPUs work or what enclosure to get if it would work at all with a regular PCI-e 16 slot instead of those funky m.2 slots any help here?
METALFISH MetalGear Plus
4600g Processor
Gigabyte A520I AC
Thermalright AXP90-X36 Cooler
2x Kingston Fury Beast 8gb 3200mhz
Kingston NV2 500gb NVMe SSD
RGeek DC 12V 160W 24Pin Pico PSU from RGeek Aliexpress store
Now I don't know about the charging brick. Does any 12v laptop charger with 5.5x2.5 mm connector work? Does amperage or something else matters? I don't know anything about electricity.
Also do all BIOS versions of this motherboard support the 4600g? It says since F2 BIOS version but I don't know if that's the earliest.
building an itx build and i either need an am5 board that's itx/dtx with 2 pcie slots or an sfp+ nic that can connect to nvme or something
My 6800xt red dragon keeps burning the same pin on my 180 degree adapters!! I have a Lian Li 750w sfx power supply. Is it too much power draw for the adapter to handle?
Does any one know of a pc case that I can get under $65 and is about 12×12×6 inches or somthing like it?
Parts: -Ryzen 7 7700x -4060 solo 8gb -Msi b650i -Nzxt kracken 280mm -Corsair V 32gb 6400mhz -WD Blue 1tb sn580 -Be Quiet sfx L 500w gold
Also any opinions on the pc? I'm new to pc building and want to play COD MW 2, Fortnite, and Enlisted.
As the title says, I have been looking for a seller for the red version of this case. And I am unable to locate one for sale. I have checked amazon, aliexpress, eBay, etc...
Can anyone help me find one available for sale, or does anyone have one lying around that they're willing to sell me?
I am specifically holding interested in the red one. thank you for any assistance.
I have a GTX 1080 and an R9 3900x and wraith prism cooler I want to put into as small a case as possible that has room for 2 HDDs as I want to use it as a media server.
I won't be gaming, it shouldn't get hot as itll just be trandcoding and running some webservers at most.
I was looking at the Fractal design Nano. Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance
Hi everyone!
Please tell me if it is safe to use two NF-A8 PWM coolers (Operating voltage 12 V, Max. input current 0.08 A) instead of three stock video card coolers by connecting them to the 4-pin connector of the video card?
I'm building a small computer in an LZMod A24-v5 case and I really liked the idea from user ShoppingHoliday2773, but I want this noctuas to be GPU powered.
ShoppingHoliday2773 - LZMod A24-v5 Build
I don't know enough about electricity to be sure that everything will work the way I want, so I'm asking for help!
Including protrusions the final volume comes in at 23.4L, technically making it MFF (and by quite a big margin of 3.4L). But I saw a few posts here that talk about the Ceberus X, so I am wondering if it is to be considered as SFF according to you. Just out of curiosity.
putting my first SFF build together for a shop PC, would like you guys to offer up opinions and suggestions
I wanna use a Alpenföhn Black Ridge cooler for my next build and to get the most out of it I'd like to put a slim 120mm fan under it but to do so I'd have to find some vlp ddr5 ram which as far as I can tell doesn't exist. Does anyone know of any that might be out on the market already or upcoming?
Hello guys,
I hope you are well ,
I would like to ask your advice regarding your opinion on great mini itx motherboard and CPU for gaming.
I am currently having a I7 8700k cpu and ASUS z370i .
It is slowing down my rtx 3080 and I would like to change .
I have checked on the internet but it is rather confusing as there is so many info .
I have a case NR200P .
Budget is large as I want to buy the best available to be relax for the next couple of years hopefully, I usually update every 4 years.
Would you be able to share your advice please ?
Many thanks !
Found this in the trash, it’s an HP Greenwood custom mATX board. Measures 17x17,4cm, has an AMD Kabini E1-2500 SoC, 4GB’s ram and power onboard. Any ideas what to do with it if it works?
I was initially looking to just upgrade my current Fx-8350 and 1060 pc but after thinking on it I'm instead wanting to build a new PC.
Keeping it budget but still current(ish)
CPU; Ryzen 5 5600 MOBO; B550m Cooler; ID 280 AiO GPU; AsRock 6600 Memory; Corsair 16gb lpx Storage; 1tb NVME Case; Nr200p V2 PSU; Silverstone 450w 2x Silverstone 120 slim fans on bottom
At some point I would like to do a custom loop with a 280 rad up top hence the case. I understand the heat from both the GPU and CPU isn't all that much; just looking for the silent operation and the experience.
My Google-fu is telling me that I shouldn't have any issues with most of the current games (mainly will play EVE Online and D4).
Any thoughts on this or anything I may be missing?
Hello everyone
My poor office room has been annexed by my wife for our oldest daughter and moved my PC to the living room. I always had big PC cases. My first PC used the CoolerMaster Stacker, the second a later revision of the same case, and now I am using the Fractal Define R6. The wife does not the like the view of my setup, and honestly, I never had the need for a big power PC. I am therefore curious on building a SFF machine. Quite and stylish are the main goals in either white or silver case.
My own plan is:
Case: Lian Li A4 H2O
Cooler: Be Quite Pure Loop 2 240mm
CPU: Ryzen 7700 non-X
Motherboard: Asrock B650I Lightning
RAM: Kingston Fury Beast 6000MHz CL30
PSU: Corsair SF750
GPU: Asrock 6700XT Phantom Gaming (from current PC)
SSD: Kingston 2TB KC3000 (from current PC)
Hi all! I have spare parts to build a full ATX, these are parts that have been phased out of my main build over the years since 2015. But I want to now repurpose some of them as a mini-ITX homelab. Ideally I would like a smaller form factor so I need some advice as I've never built anything other than full ATX. But I might be better off budget wise sticking to supporting all the parts, any suggestions welcome.
The parts are as follows (Obv I will need to replace quite a bit for mini-ITX)
I do want to keep this relatively low in budget and must be able to fit the GPU, so new things I will need to buy ideally for a mini-ITX: MB, PS, Case, Cooler
MB: As it's an old socket type, is it possible to get a decent new MB or will I need to get a 2nd hand for a decent brand?
PS: I don't want to go crazy with future proofing or anything, but also not cheap out on it.. What are the best "budget" PS that fits mini-ITX form factor?
Case: I like the NR200 which I've seen recommended a lot, but open to suggestions
Cooler: I won't be overclocking the CPU, possibly the opposite. I'd prefer air cooling if possible
Thanks!
I’m starting to buy parts for my first ITX build. This is my 3rd build ever.
Case is the deepcool ch160 Psu is seasonic spx 750 Ssd: 2TB crucial p3 plus CPU cooler: deepcool ak500 digital
The above parts I’ve already purchased
Ram- 32gb 6000mhz cl 30 not sure on brand yet, I’d like for them to have a bit of rgb.
Cpu: pretty set on Ryzen 5 7600x though the 7600 is cheaper.
GPU: most likely 4070 super dual from ASUS or 4070 super founders not 100% set on either
Mobo: the a620 seem good enough for me. Gigabyte a620i ax is nice but doesn’t have a build in IO shield just the crappy silver one or asrock a620i lightning wifi
The gigabyte only has 1 m.2 slot which is why I got the crucial 2TB ssd
Overall build thoughts? Things you’d change? And thoughts in the 2 motherboards?