Mini ITX Home Server build

t_ski · Feb 28, 2011, 04:20 PM

OK, so I've been working on another build, along-side my TJ07. I had an HP MediaSmart server that I enjoyed, but I wanted to expand it and was looking for something that used more stadardized parts, not proprietary. Of course, that meant I had to build my own. So after a little planning, I bought these parts:

Lian Li PC-Q08 black mini ITX case
AMD Sempron 140 AM3 CPU
Zotac 880G-ITX WiFi mini ITX motherboard
Patriot 2GB DDR3 1333
Two Seagate 1TB SATA drives

The Lian Li case I got used, but it's in great condition. It was one of the only mini ITX cases out there that can fit a full power supply, a regular sized DVD drive and six 3.5" hard drives.

Four of the six hard drives slide out in this removeable cage:

The former owner sleeved the cables in some nice black sleeving, but I edded up having to redo the heatshrink tubing at the connector ends. The tubing was keeping the connectors from being able to sit next to each other on the motherboard.

Motherboard? Oh, yes: the Zotac...

Motherboard accessories...

The board mounted to the side panel/tray...

In that board I need some memory and a CPU...

CPU and ram installed...

Back in the case...

Right now I have an Antec power supply in the case, but I am waiting on a Silverstone Strider modular PSU with a short cable set. This should make cable management easier.

Since I want to devote all four SATA channels to the hard drives, I picked up one of these Rosewill 2-port PCIe 1X controller cards to run the DVD drive and another drive if I choose in the future.

brandonwh64 · Feb 28, 2011, 04:30 PM

Nice looking ITX! only complain i would have is it doesnt have a full PCIex slot for add on video but other than that, its very very beautiful

t_ski · Feb 28, 2011, 04:34 PM

Any video other than the onboard is not needed. Most of the time, if I need to access this, it will be through RDP and not a direct connection. Onboard video will be sufficient if I need to hook it up to a monitor for troubleshooting.

cdawall · Mar 1, 2011, 03:35 AM

looks nice i like that case but its way to big for mini ITX lol

Jizzler · Mar 1, 2011, 03:42 AM

Nice!

I have that case and the other parts in my Newegg cart for my own home server. Picked up a sweet 2-month contract gig today, starting next week. Can hit the "buy" button shortly thereafter.

codyjansen · Mar 1, 2011, 04:03 AM

that looks sweet.

PopcornMachine · Mar 1, 2011, 05:25 AM

Thanks for all the very good photos. You seem to know what you are doing with a camera.

t_ski · Mar 1, 2011, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

looks nice i like that case but its way to big for mini ITX lol

There are other mini ITX cases out there that are smaller, but they only allow for external PSU's or one or two HDD's. I needed a full size PSU and four (minimum) HDD's.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PopcornMachine

Thanks for all the very good photos. You seem to know what you are doing with a camera.

Thanks. W1zzard has very high standards and some patience.

chuchnit · Mar 1, 2011, 04:20 PM

So I take it you will be running Windows Home Server on this? Nice looking little build.

freaksavior · Mar 1, 2011, 04:38 PM

Damn I like that case. Sub'd to see finale'

t_ski · Mar 2, 2011, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuchnit

So I take it you will be running Windows Home Server on this? Nice looking little build.

Yes, I will be. I have a copy that is being shipped my way...

chuchnit · Mar 2, 2011, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t_ski

Yes, I will be. I have a copy that is being shipped my way...

Very cool. I am currently in the process of maybe piecing together something similar. I'm really leaning towards giving linux a whirl but WHS is so tempting since windows is easy.

I just can't decide on m-ITX or m-ATX.

Liquid Cool · Mar 2, 2011, 12:04 PM

Lookin' Good T!

Best,

Liquid Cool

t_ski · Mar 2, 2011, 05:28 PM

Hey Steve! Good to see you here.

I was meaning to send you a link to this (I just started it Monday), but did not get a chance with a couple other things going on...

You start you're build?

copenhagen69 · Mar 2, 2011, 05:35 PM

I was wanting a home server, but a few of my buddies said it was too much work for little gain. They said just add another hard drive or two to my computer and share them on the network if I wanted to go that route.

What are the advantages to having a stand alone home server? ... Just curious

Great looking build by the way

t_ski · Mar 3, 2011, 03:05 AM

The bigest issue for me was making sure that my rig was not the center of my home network's universe. Unfortunately, I've had hardware issues, etc. in the past that meant no one could print (to my locally attached printer) or access media/files I had shared. This removes my PC from the mix.

Aside from that, this is one centralized location for iTunes media, movies, downloaded drivers & install files, and most importantly backups.

I received the other two 1TB drives today and hopefully will receive the new PSU tomorrow or Friday. I'll have to look into the status of the OS...

puma99dk| · Mar 4, 2011, 11:30 AM

nice build, almost look like u can take a nice ITX board and pop in a strong Quad-Core or Hexa-Core with 4gb memory and a strong GFX and u will have a ITX gamer ^^

t_ski · Mar 4, 2011, 03:09 PM

Yes, this case will allow full-sized video cards. The lower HDD cage can be swapped out for a support bracket that allows larger cards to fit in there. However, I would think if you were going for the gamer version, you probably wouldn't need so many hard drive bays and can go with one of the smaller Lian Li cases or a Silverstone Sugo.

freaksavior · Mar 4, 2011, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t_ski

Yes, this case will allow full-sized video cards. The lower HDD cage can be swapped out for a support bracket that allows larger cards to fit in there. However, I would think if you were going for the gamer version, you probably wouldn't need so many hard drive bays and can go with one of the smaller Lian Li cases or a Silverstone Sugo.

Probably wouldn't be going itx either if you are building a gaming rig.

cdawall · Mar 4, 2011, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t_ski

Yes, this case will allow full-sized video cards. The lower HDD cage can be swapped out for a support bracket that allows larger cards to fit in there. However, I would think if you were going for the gamer version, you probably wouldn't need so many hard drive bays and can go with one of the smaller Lian Li cases or a Silverstone Sugo.

SG-05 is a great one the lian li is still to big IMO

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

Probably wouldn't be going itx either if you are building a gaming rig.

i like mine its not hard to get a good gamer in mini ITX form factor

Jizzler · Mar 4, 2011, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

Probably wouldn't be going itx either if you are building a gaming rig.

You're right, we need more dtx boards! Hold a nice video card and a PCIe SSD.

t_ski · Mar 5, 2011, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

Probably wouldn't be going itx either if you are building a gaming rig.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

i like mine its not hard to get a good gamer in mini ITX form factor

I agree with cdawall. ITX is a very capable format. Liquid Cool lives on ITX

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

SG-05 is a great one the lian li is still to big IMO

The SG-05 won't hold four (or more) HDD's, which is one of the requirements of this project.

The new Silverstone power supply arrived today. I already modded it!

Going to fire it up now...

freaksavior · Mar 6, 2011, 03:13 AM

I never said it wasn't capable

it's capable for sure.

cdawall · Mar 6, 2011, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t_ski

I agree with cdawall. ITX is a very capable format. Liquid Cool lives on ITX

The SG-05 won't hold four (or more) HDD's, which is one of the requirements of this project.

The new Silverstone power supply arrived today. I already modded it!

Going to fire it up now...

my HDD are external and i modded in some eSATA adapters for the rear of the case.

going to try and unlock the sempy?

newtekie1 · Mar 6, 2011, 03:27 AM

I would have prefered a board with an x16 slot, but not for a graphics card, so that I could slap an x4 dedicated RAID card in there to run the data HDDs off of, and run the ODD drives and OS drive off the onboard.

Great build none the less though!

Though if you are anything like me, you'll be disappointed with Windows Home Server. I tried it but quickly went back to good ol' Win7 Professional. There isn't anything Win7 Pro can't do that Win Home Server could, and Win7 Professional can actually be used as a workstation if need be.

Feb 28, 2011, 04:20 PM	#1
t_ski Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 8,841 (3.40/day) Thanks: 3,001 Thanked 3,306 Times in 2,528 Posts System Specs	Mini ITX Home Server build OK, so I've been working on another build, along-side my TJ07. I had an HP MediaSmart server that I enjoyed, but I wanted to expand it and was looking for something that used more stadardized parts, not proprietary. Of course, that meant I had to build my own. So after a little planning, I bought these parts: Lian Li PC-Q08 black mini ITX case AMD Sempron 140 AM3 CPU Zotac 880G-ITX WiFi mini ITX motherboard Patriot 2GB DDR3 1333 Two Seagate 1TB SATA drives The Lian Li case I got used, but it's in great condition. It was one of the only mini ITX cases out there that can fit a full power supply, a regular sized DVD drive and six 3.5" hard drives. Four of the six hard drives slide out in this removeable cage: The former owner sleeved the cables in some nice black sleeving, but I edded up having to redo the heatshrink tubing at the connector ends. The tubing was keeping the connectors from being able to sit next to each other on the motherboard. Motherboard? Oh, yes: the Zotac... Motherboard accessories... The board mounted to the side panel/tray... In that board I need some memory and a CPU... CPU and ram installed... Back in the case... Right now I have an Antec power supply in the case, but I am waiting on a Silverstone Strider modular PSU with a short cable set. This should make cable management easier. Since I want to devote all four SATA channels to the hard drives, I picked up one of these Rosewill 2-port PCIe 1X controller cards to run the DVD drive and another drive if I choose in the future. __________________ t_ski's stuff for sale ~ TPU Eyefinity Club ~ Heatware Silverstone TJ07 build ~ Mini ITX Home Server build Intel i7 3930K ~ Asus P9X79 Pro ~ 4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 C9 ~ Triple 7970's with EK FC-7970 CSQ ~ Triple Asus VW246H LCD's ~ 2 x 120 GB Corsair Force 3 (Raid 0) ~ 500GB WD ~ Lite-On BluRay ~ Nickel-plated Heatkiller 3.0 CU ~ D5 with EK X-top ~ BIX Quad Rad ~ Corsair AX1200 ~ Silverstone TJ07

System Name:	My i7 Beast
Processor:	Intel Core i7 3930K
Motherboard:	Asus P9X79 Pro
Cooling:	Heatkiller 3.0 Nickel, three FC-7970 CSQ with an FC-link , D5 with EK X-top Rev2 & BIX Quad Radiator
Memory:	4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator GT DDR3-1866
Video Card:	Two Sapphire 7970's + Asus 7970
Hard Disk:	2 x 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSDs in Raid 0 + 500GB WD
Optical Drive:	Lite-On BR Reader
CRT/LCD Model:	Three Asus 24" VW246H LCD's
Case:	Silverstone TJ07
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

Feb 28, 2011, 04:30 PM	#2
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,564 (10.02/day) Thanks: 2,147 Thanked 5,341 Times in 3,696 Posts System Specs	Nice looking ITX! only complain i would have is it doesnt have a full PCIex slot for add on video but other than that, its very very beautiful __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

System Name:	The StarCrunch Defender!
Processor:	I7 2600K @ 4.5ghz 1.32V
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair A70 Push/Pull
Memory:	G-Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 1866mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte 7970 3GB Reference Card at boost clocks
Hard Disk:	2x 500GB WD Blue Raid 0 / 1TB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD/R/RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic VG2227wm 1080P
Case:	NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek (Azalia)
PSU:	Corsair 750TX
Software:	Windows 7 Home X64

Feb 28, 2011, 04:34 PM	#3
t_ski Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 8,841 (3.40/day) Thanks: 3,001 Thanked 3,306 Times in 2,528 Posts System Specs	Any video other than the onboard is not needed. Most of the time, if I need to access this, it will be through RDP and not a direct connection. Onboard video will be sufficient if I need to hook it up to a monitor for troubleshooting. __________________ t_ski's stuff for sale ~ TPU Eyefinity Club ~ Heatware Silverstone TJ07 build ~ Mini ITX Home Server build Intel i7 3930K ~ Asus P9X79 Pro ~ 4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 C9 ~ Triple 7970's with EK FC-7970 CSQ ~ Triple Asus VW246H LCD's ~ 2 x 120 GB Corsair Force 3 (Raid 0) ~ 500GB WD ~ Lite-On BluRay ~ Nickel-plated Heatkiller 3.0 CU ~ D5 with EK X-top ~ BIX Quad Rad ~ Corsair AX1200 ~ Silverstone TJ07

Mar 1, 2011, 03:35 AM	#4
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	looks nice i like that case but its way to big for mini ITX lol __________________

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB@1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 waiting for it at home)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

Mar 1, 2011, 03:42 AM	#5
Jizzler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Geneva, FL, USA Posts: 3,010 (1.42/day) Thanks: 567 Thanked 606 Times in 487 Posts System Specs	Nice! I have that case and the other parts in my Newegg cart for my own home server. Picked up a sweet 2-month contract gig today, starting next week. Can hit the "buy" button shortly thereafter.

Processor:	AMD FX-8120
Motherboard:	ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional
Cooling:	Scythe Ninja 3
Memory:	G.Skill DDR3-1866 8GB x 2
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 660 2GB
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128GB, WD 640GB x 4, 2TB Seagate
Optical Drive:	Asus SATA DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus 24" HD+ (1920x1200)
Case:	Lian Li PC-A17B
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	OCZ GameXtreme 700w
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate

Mar 1, 2011, 04:03 AM	#6
codyjansen Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 290 (0.21/day) Thanks: 125 Thanked 49 Times in 48 Posts System Specs	that looks sweet. __________________

System Name:	First Build
Processor:	AMD Phenom II X4 810 @3.25 GHZ 1.4v
Motherboard:	ASUS M3N72-D
Cooling:	140mm Intake, 140mm Exhaust, 3x 120mm Intake, Corsair H50 Push/Pull Configuration
Memory:	4 GB (2x 2GB) Kingston HyperX DDR2 @1000 MHZ
Video Card:	XFX Radeon HD 6870 1 GB
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 750 GB SATA, 2x WD 250 GB IDE, WD 1 TB Portable, WD 2TB Portable
Optical Drive:	Sony Optiarc Black SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE248H / ViewSonic VA1912wb
Case:	Cooler Master Storm Scout
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair TX550M
Software:	Dual Boot- 7 Ultimate 64/ XP Pro 32

Mar 1, 2011, 05:25 AM	#7
PopcornMachine Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles/Orange County CA Posts: 1,125 (0.82/day) Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 372 Times in 302 Posts System Specs	Thanks for all the very good photos. You seem to know what you are doing with a camera.

System Name:	Green-Blooded Vulcan
Processor:	I5 2500K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus Gene-Z
Cooling:	XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 Kit & EK 6970 Water Block
Memory:	G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6950 (900/1400)
Hard Disk:	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Case:	NZXT Vulcan
Sound Card:	On Board
PSU:	CORSAIR 650HX
Software:	Win 7 64-bit

Mar 1, 2011, 04:20 PM	#9
chuchnit Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: KY Posts: 90 (0.10/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts	So I take it you will be running Windows Home Server on this? Nice looking little build.

Processor:	2600k
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P67A-UD7
Cooling:	Single Stage by Runmc & Venomous X
Memory:	2x2GB Corsair Dominators for now
Video Card:	Asus GTX 580 Direct CU II
Hard Disk:	2x Crucial C300 R0, 2x Samsung 1TB F3 R0, Samsung F4 2TB
Case:	Lian Li V1020B
Sound Card:	Creative X-FI Fatality
PSU:	Corsair AX850W

Mar 1, 2011, 04:38 PM	#10
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	Damn I like that case. Sub'd to see finale' __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

System Name:	0 Kelvin 5.0 / Server
Processor:	i7 930 \|\| Q6600
Motherboard:	EVGA Micro X58\|\| Asus Rampage Formula x48
Cooling:	Mugen2 \|\| Rocketfish
Memory:	6Gb Crucial Value 1800mhz\|\| 4gb Patriot SLI
Video Card:	2x Asus 5850CU 800/1200 \|\| ATI 6450
Hard Disk:	Intel 320 80gb SSD + 72.11 750Gb \|\| 3 x 2tb Sea + 2 x 500gb WD B
Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-S203N \|\| None
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Samsung 245BW \|\| Samsung 40" 650A
Case:	NZXT Rogue \|\| CM690
Sound Card:	Onboard \|\| ATI 6450
PSU:	8Silverstone DA800 \|\| Kingwin 1000w
Software:	7U x64 \|\| Windows 7
Benchmarks:	http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l294/freaksavior/Overclocking-1.png

Mar 2, 2011, 12:04 PM	#13
Liquid Cool Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 251 (0.31/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 88 Times in 75 Posts System Specs	Lookin' Good T! Best, Liquid Cool

System Name:	My Idle is better than your Pi
Processor:	Core i3 - 2120
Motherboard:	Intel DH67CF
Cooling:	Xigmatek Praeton/100x12mm Scythe
Memory:	Mushkin RedLine 2x4GB - 996981
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6570 LP
Hard Disk:	Samsung 830
Optical Drive:	none
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell P2412H
Case:	Wesena ITX5
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	PicoPSU 150XT/144w Adapter
Software:	Windows 7

Mar 2, 2011, 05:28 PM	#14
t_ski Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 8,841 (3.40/day) Thanks: 3,001 Thanked 3,306 Times in 2,528 Posts System Specs	Hey Steve! Good to see you here. I was meaning to send you a link to this (I just started it Monday), but did not get a chance with a couple other things going on... You start you're build? __________________ t_ski's stuff for sale ~ TPU Eyefinity Club ~ Heatware Silverstone TJ07 build ~ Mini ITX Home Server build Intel i7 3930K ~ Asus P9X79 Pro ~ 4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 C9 ~ Triple 7970's with EK FC-7970 CSQ ~ Triple Asus VW246H LCD's ~ 2 x 120 GB Corsair Force 3 (Raid 0) ~ 500GB WD ~ Lite-On BluRay ~ Nickel-plated Heatkiller 3.0 CU ~ D5 with EK X-top ~ BIX Quad Rad ~ Corsair AX1200 ~ Silverstone TJ07

Mar 2, 2011, 05:35 PM	#15
copenhagen69 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: USA Posts: 3,443 (2.84/day) Thanks: 1,519 Thanked 1,208 Times in 1,154 Posts System Specs	I was wanting a home server, but a few of my buddies said it was too much work for little gain. They said just add another hard drive or two to my computer and share them on the network if I wanted to go that route. What are the advantages to having a stand alone home server? ... Just curious Great looking build by the way __________________ \|\| Heatware \|\| Build: A Wooden Beast \|\| Build: The Wooden Beast's Desk \|\| Case Mod: Tribal Strikes Again \|\| \|\| Intel I7 920 @ 4.3 // ASUS Rampage III Extreme// ASUS 580 // 3x2GB Mushkin// CM Silent Pro 1200 // Water Cooled \|\| \|\| My Ever Changing For Sale Thread

Processor:	I7 920 @ 4.1
Motherboard:	ASUS Rampage III Extreme
Cooling:	Custom water cooling
Memory:	3x2GB Mushkin
Video Card:	580
Hard Disk:	320GB
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ V2400W
Case:	Custom
Sound Card:	on board
PSU:	Antec TPQ 1200w

Mar 3, 2011, 03:05 AM	#16
t_ski Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 8,841 (3.40/day) Thanks: 3,001 Thanked 3,306 Times in 2,528 Posts System Specs	The bigest issue for me was making sure that my rig was not the center of my home network's universe. Unfortunately, I've had hardware issues, etc. in the past that meant no one could print (to my locally attached printer) or access media/files I had shared. This removes my PC from the mix. Aside from that, this is one centralized location for iTunes media, movies, downloaded drivers & install files, and most importantly backups. I received the other two 1TB drives today and hopefully will receive the new PSU tomorrow or Friday. I'll have to look into the status of the OS... __________________ t_ski's stuff for sale ~ TPU Eyefinity Club ~ Heatware Silverstone TJ07 build ~ Mini ITX Home Server build Intel i7 3930K ~ Asus P9X79 Pro ~ 4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 C9 ~ Triple 7970's with EK FC-7970 CSQ ~ Triple Asus VW246H LCD's ~ 2 x 120 GB Corsair Force 3 (Raid 0) ~ 500GB WD ~ Lite-On BluRay ~ Nickel-plated Heatkiller 3.0 CU ~ D5 with EK X-top ~ BIX Quad Rad ~ Corsair AX1200 ~ Silverstone TJ07 Last edited by t_ski; Mar 3, 2011 at 04:18 AM.

Mar 4, 2011, 11:30 AM	#17
puma99dk\| Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denmark WTF xD Posts: 2,067 (0.73/day) Thanks: 238 Thanked 455 Times in 321 Posts System Specs	nice build, almost look like u can take a nice ITX board and pop in a strong Quad-Core or Hexa-Core with 4gb memory and a strong GFX and u will have a ITX gamer ^^ __________________ i5-2500k @ 4785mhz \| ECS P67H2-A

System Name:	Lynni / Lynni-Win8-Test
Processor:	Intel Core i5-3750K @ 4.6ghz \| Bios: offset 0.045 \| CPU-Z: 1.232v \| Intel Pentium G860 @ 3,0ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Extreme Bios 1707 \| ECS P67H2-A Black Series V1.1 \| SuperMicro C7Q67
Cooling:	Corsair H100 @ 2xNoctua NF-F12 PWM \| Intel Stock Cooler
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance LP 16gb (4x4gb) @ 1600mhz (9-9-9-24 T1) / Adata XPG™ Gaming v2.0 Series 2x2GB
Video Card:	Asus GTX670-DC2G-4GD5 @ 1015/1502mhz / EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640mb / Asus EN9800GT/DI/1GD3/A
Hard Disk:	OS: Samsung 830Series 128gb SSD \| Gaming: WDC Green 500gb \| Anime/DATA: 2xWDC Green 2TB WD20EARX
Optical Drive:	Pioneer DVR-216DBK \| Samsung SH-B123L @ SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Philips 221EL2 LED 21,5 inch Monitor & Philips 32inch LCD TV @ 1080p
Case:	Cooler Master HAF XB \| 1xNoctua NF-F12 PWM \| 2x Noctua NF-R8
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar Essence STX \| Creative Aurvana Live! \| Logitech Z-2300
PSU:	SeaSonic X-760 80PLUS \| Silverstone ST45SF-G Double GOLDIE :3
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 OEM - KIS2012CBE \o/ \| Win8 Pro 64bit @ Box - No SSD atm
Benchmarks:	3DMark11: Pxxxx - Unigine Heaven Benchmark: xxxx \| Nuth tested, yet!!!

Mar 4, 2011, 03:09 PM	#18
t_ski Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 8,841 (3.40/day) Thanks: 3,001 Thanked 3,306 Times in 2,528 Posts System Specs	Yes, this case will allow full-sized video cards. The lower HDD cage can be swapped out for a support bracket that allows larger cards to fit in there. However, I would think if you were going for the gamer version, you probably wouldn't need so many hard drive bays and can go with one of the smaller Lian Li cases or a Silverstone Sugo. __________________ t_ski's stuff for sale ~ TPU Eyefinity Club ~ Heatware Silverstone TJ07 build ~ Mini ITX Home Server build Intel i7 3930K ~ Asus P9X79 Pro ~ 4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 C9 ~ Triple 7970's with EK FC-7970 CSQ ~ Triple Asus VW246H LCD's ~ 2 x 120 GB Corsair Force 3 (Raid 0) ~ 500GB WD ~ Lite-On BluRay ~ Nickel-plated Heatkiller 3.0 CU ~ D5 with EK X-top ~ BIX Quad Rad ~ Corsair AX1200 ~ Silverstone TJ07

Mar 6, 2011, 03:13 AM	#23
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	I never said it wasn't capable it's capable for sure. __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

Mar 6, 2011, 03:27 AM	#25
newtekie1 Semi-Retired Folder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 17,751 (6.48/day) Thanks: 780 Thanked 5,115 Times in 3,706 Posts System Specs	I would have prefered a board with an x16 slot, but not for a graphics card, so that I could slap an x4 dedicated RAID card in there to run the data HDDs off of, and run the ODD drives and OS drive off the onboard. Great build none the less though! Though if you are anything like me, you'll be disappointed with Windows Home Server. I tried it but quickly went back to good ol' Win7 Professional. There isn't anything Win7 Pro can't do that Win Home Server could, and Win7 Professional can actually be used as a workstation if need be. __________________ Rig1: System Specs. Rig2: A8-5600K@4.4GHz / AsRock FM2A75 Pro4 / 8GB Corsair DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24 / HD7560D / Samsung DVD-Burner / 1.5TB WD Green + 3x3TB WD RED in RAID5 Rig3: Athlon X2 4200+ / M4A79 Deluxe / 4GB G.Skill Pi DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 / GT430 / Sony DVD-Burner / 500GB WD Rig4: Phenom II x6 1605T @ 3.6GHz / Asus M5A99X Evo / 8GB PNY DDR3-1600 9-9-9 / GTX470 & GTX470 / Samsung DVD-Burner / 1.5TB Seagate

Processor:	Intel Core i7 875K@4.0GHz(200x20)
Motherboard:	eVGA P55 FTW 200
Cooling:	Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/ Corsair SP120 High Performance Edition
Memory:	8GB Corsair DDR3-1600 7-7-7-20
Video Card:	ASUS GTX 670 4GB DirectCU II @ 1015/3600
Hard Disk:	1TB Seagate 7200.12(OS), 3x 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11 in RAID 5
Optical Drive:	Lite-On Blu-Ray Combo Drive IHES108
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 25" 2509m 1080p LCD
Case:	Lian-Li Lancool Metal Boned K7 w/ Windowed Side Panel
Sound Card:	Onboard is good enough for me
PSU:	Corsair HX850
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Professional

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
The Mini-ITX build begins.	Lazzer408	Project Logs	404	Mar 17, 2011 08:50 AM
AMD X6 1065T mini ITX build - Silver	alucasa	Project Logs	18	Feb 6, 2011 04:17 AM
AluminiX - Aluminum Mini-ITX Case Build	Thrackan	Project Logs	68	Oct 19, 2009 06:00 PM
advice on a very cheap mini itx build	ste2425	System Builder's Advice	4	May 18, 2009 10:24 PM
ZOTAC Expands Mini-ITX Lineup, Introduces New nForce 630i-ITX WiFi Mini-ITX Mainboard	malware	News	4	Oct 31, 2008 12:38 AM