Gaming in Tight Spaces…..mini-ITX (featuring Gigabyte, Silverstone, and Prolimatech) - Page 2

HammerON · Sep 4, 2010, 07:23 AM

Sweet looking rig

Animalpak · Sep 4, 2010, 07:41 AM

good for the space and the compact looking, but the hell for temps and noise.

temps and noise just concentrate and grow up in that little cases.

Nick89 · Sep 4, 2010, 07:43 AM

So a Core i5 and a 5850 were powered by a 300W PSU? and over clocked?

miahallen · Sep 4, 2010, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Animalpak

good for the space and the compact looking, but the hell for temps and noise.

temps and noise just concentrate and grow up in that little cases.

Temps are pretty good, as long as you don't mind the noise....is that what you ment

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick89

So a Core i5 and a 5850 were powered by a 300W PSU? and over clocked?

I did a full assesment of the power consumption in the article linked in the OP...300W WAS PLENTY for general use and gaming

miahallen · Sep 15, 2010, 03:22 PM

I've got a full project log on the update if anyone is interested

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=654048

TheMailMan78 · Sep 15, 2010, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick89

So a Core i5 and a 5850 were powered by a 300W PSU? and over clocked?

I agree. Thats WAY to low for that combo.

miahallen · Sep 16, 2010, 01:11 AM

Read the article man....it's plenty

TheMailMan78 · Sep 16, 2010, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miahallen

Read the article man....it's plenty

You are running at the peak limit now. I mean the PEAK! Over time PSUs and components degrade. You know this man. A 300w PSU might be fine for now but in a few months time you know what will happen.

Anyway other then your PSU choice its an awesome build man! I would love to build one. I'm jealous!

Tatty_One · Sep 16, 2010, 10:56 AM

This thread is very useful as I am shortly about to embark on selling off most of my current system (less PSU and 5850) and go down in my case the matx route with a P55 mobo and probably an i5 760, your CPU cooler selection has done me a huge favour already as I was pondering between 3 or 4 low profile units, I assume you are happy with it's performance?

I will prob go for this case as it will take full size Graphics cards and PSU's.......

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Silve...-PSU!-(w-o-PSU)

miahallen · Sep 16, 2010, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

You are running at the peak limit now. I mean the PEAK!

That's the thing....I wasn't running at peak, except while stress testing (which I didn't build the rig for)....while gaming I was pulling 250-280 at the wall.....that's like 220-250W DC and well within the comform zone for the 300W PSU.

Same thing with the new revision with the 450W PSU....while gaming I should be pulling only 350-400W at the wall, which is around 320-360W DC and right in the peak effeciency zone....it's perfect!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tatty_One

This thread is very useful as I am shortly about to embark on selling off most of my current system (less PSU and 5850) and go down in my case the matx route with a P55 mobo and probably an i5 760, your CPU cooler selection has done me a huge favour already as I was pondering between 3 or 4 low profile units, I assume you are happy with it's performance?

I will prob go for this case as it will take full size Graphics cards and PSU's.......

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Silve...-PSU!-(w-o-PSU)

Sounds great man, keep us posted

phanbuey · Sep 16, 2010, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miahallen

That's the thing....I wasn't running at peak, except while stress testing (which I didn't build the rig for)....while gaming I was pulling 250-280 at the wall.....that's like 220-250W DC and well within the comform zone for the 300W PSU.

Same thing with the new revision with the 450W PSU....while gaming I should be pulling only 350-400W at the wall, which is around 320-360W DC and right in the peak effeciency zone....it's perfect!

Sounds great man, keep us posted

The wattage is not going to be your problem... The amperage on the 12V rail will be. I doubt those PSU's can put out enough amps for a i750 at 4.2Ghz and a 5870. Just when you start OCing... it will start sucking down juice like crazy.

"The card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit at minimum if you use it in a high-end system. That power supply needs to have (in total accumulated) at least 40 Amps available on the +12 volts rails."

Not to mention PSU's lose efficiency and output over time. So even if there is enough now, in a year it will pop. Then again it is an FSP unit with a single 36Amp rail so it might be enough... but man... just barely. Again, my bet is within a year it will have issues.

great build - wish you luck with it.

miahallen · Sep 16, 2010, 10:38 PM

BTW - I've swapped the 5870 with a 480 GTX

Check the latest updates

TheMailMan78 · Sep 16, 2010, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miahallen

BTW - I've swapped the 5870 with a 480 GTX

Check the latest updates

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...L/MAX11L66.jpg

You just made an oven.

grunt_408 · Sep 16, 2010, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miahallen

I recently built a mini-ITX gaming rig...check out my story:
http://www.techreaction.net/2010/08/...d-prolimatech/

http://www.overclockers.com/wp-conte.../08/SFF-43.jpg

http://www.overclockers.com/wp-conte.../08/SFF-61.jpg

Was going to simply thankyou for that post but i have lost my thankyou button.

Bow · Sep 16, 2010, 11:24 PM

TotalChaos · Sep 17, 2010, 03:55 AM

very nice

niemion · Sep 21, 2010, 02:33 PM

miahallen, do you think I will be able to fit a 8800GT with the Accelero S1 rev. 2 (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...05&language=en) and maybe even a 120mm fan on top of the heat sink? With the case closed? The side panel will get very close I guess.

miahallen · Sep 24, 2010, 03:10 PM

That would be a VERY tight squeeze with a 10mm thick fan (if you can find one)...it'd be impossible with a standard 25mm thick fan.

niemion · Nov 11, 2010, 10:22 PM

Have you encountered any problems with that Geforce GTX 480 of yours combined with the 300w power supply?

Geofrancis · Nov 27, 2010, 04:24 AM

i have been a fan of the itx gaming computers for a while now have a look at my sig.

the only problem i have with them is that you are stuck with onboard sound unless you go with usb.

ITX/DTX boards i have owned
fanless 533mhz VIA EPIA

Intel BOXD945GCLF2

Foxconn 'Irvine' GL6E MCP73S01 DTX

J&W MINIX 780G-SP128MB

Foxconn G41S-K

System Name:	Haswell
Processor:	i7 4770K
Motherboard:	MSI Z87-GD65
Cooling:	H2O
Memory:	G.SKILL Trident X 16GB DDR3 2666
Video Card:	2x MSI GTX 780
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 4 256GB x2 in Raid0 + WD 640GB
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp U3011 30"
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 800D
Sound Card:	On-board
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Win 7 64bit
Benchmarks:	Always changing~

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Processor:	Haswell incoming...
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Case:	Alienware Aurora R3
PSU:	Corsair AX 760
Software:	Win 7 HP 64Bit
Benchmarks:	Gaming to the maximum is my priority

Sep 4, 2010, 07:43 AM	#28
Nick89 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Nevada Wasteland Posts: 1,603 (0.62/day) Thanks: 774 Thanked 181 Times in 116 Posts System Specs	So a Core i5 and a 5850 were powered by a 300W PSU? and over clocked? __________________ The video card history poll! ->Xfire<- “go watch some porn and come back in one hour” -W1zzard “My bullshit detector is going off with such magnificence that it is overpowering the Sun in brightness.” -hat

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Memory:	8GB Patriot DDR2
Video Card:	EVGA GTX480 (800/1600/2000/@1.0v)
Hard Disk:	x1 80GB, x2 1TB.
Optical Drive:	x1 LG DVD/CD Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 24" 2ms 1920x1200
Case:	HAF 932
Sound Card:	Sound Blaster Fatal1ty Xtreme gamer 64mb Xram
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System Name:	MAX11L
Processor:	i5 750 @ 4.2GHz
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Cooling:	Corsair H70
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Video Card:	eVGA 480 GTX @ 800/1000
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Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Silverstone ST45SF 450W SFX
Software:	Windows 7 x64
Benchmarks:	Check full performance review here: http://www.techreaction.net/2010/09/24/gaming-in-tight-spaces-p

Sep 4, 2010, 07:23 AM	#26
HammerON The Watchful Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Cold North Posts: 4,463 (2.84/day) Thanks: 4,057 Thanked 2,996 Times in 1,576 Posts System Specs	Sweet looking rig

Sep 4, 2010, 07:41 AM	#27
Animalpak Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,659 (0.85/day) Thanks: 655 Thanked 381 Times in 214 Posts System Specs	good for the space and the compact looking, but the hell for temps and noise. temps and noise just concentrate and grow up in that little cases.

Sep 15, 2010, 03:22 PM	#30
miahallen Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 133 (0.05/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 100 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	I've got a full project log on the update if anyone is interested http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=654048 __________________ The post counter is not an intelligence meter! Heat Team IRONMODS

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Optical Drive:	LG - 24x Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive
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Case:	Cooler Master 922 HAF
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PSU:	SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
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Sep 16, 2010, 01:11 AM	#32
miahallen Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 133 (0.05/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 100 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	Read the article man....it's plenty __________________ The post counter is not an intelligence meter! Heat Team IRONMODS

Sep 16, 2010, 10:56 AM	#34
Tatty_One Senior Mod3rator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 12,896 (4.76/day) Thanks: 1,108 Thanked 1,966 Times in 1,458 Posts System Specs	This thread is very useful as I am shortly about to embark on selling off most of my current system (less PSU and 5850) and go down in my case the matx route with a P55 mobo and probably an i5 760, your CPU cooler selection has done me a huge favour already as I was pondering between 3 or 4 low profile units, I assume you are happy with it's performance? I will prob go for this case as it will take full size Graphics cards and PSU's....... http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Silve...-PSU!-(w-o-PSU) __________________

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PSU:	Thermaltake ToughPower 750W modular
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CRT/LCD Model:	22" Viewsonic 1080P LED
Case:	Silverstone SG08
Sound Card:	Yes
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Sep 16, 2010, 10:38 PM	#37
miahallen Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 133 (0.05/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 100 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	BTW - I've swapped the 5870 with a 480 GTX Check the latest updates __________________ The post counter is not an intelligence meter! Heat Team IRONMODS

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Sep 17, 2010, 03:55 AM	#41
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Sep 21, 2010, 02:33 PM	#42
niemion Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 85 (0.08/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	miahallen, do you think I will be able to fit a 8800GT with the Accelero S1 rev. 2 (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...05&language=en) and maybe even a 120mm fan on top of the heat sink? With the case closed? The side panel will get very close I guess.

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Sep 24, 2010, 03:10 PM	#43
miahallen Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 133 (0.05/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 100 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	That would be a VERY tight squeeze with a 10mm thick fan (if you can find one)...it'd be impossible with a standard 25mm thick fan. __________________ The post counter is not an intelligence meter! Heat Team IRONMODS

Nov 11, 2010, 10:22 PM	#44
niemion Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 85 (0.08/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Have you encountered any problems with that Geforce GTX 480 of yours combined with the 300w power supply?

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