Ion goes ITX

[[Ion]]

Originally Posted by HossHuge

I found this. Looks like you'll be OK.

http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2008/...onsumption.png



http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...w,1800-12.html

Thanks!

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

No 350W is not good enough for a 8800GTS G80. These cards are power hogs and I lost a PSU due to this card and it was a 450W 20A antec with a Pentium D 820 65nm 2GB DDR2. I would look for a better PSU cause if it goes you may end up buying more than just a PSU.

G92
And this i3 will use a ton less power--and the Antec 450w I have is rated at 24(maybe 25) amps on the +12v rail
And actually I built a system with an 8800GTS G80 and an AMD X2 on a SeaSonic 330 (maybe 380w) PSU. Works totally fine--PSU doesn't even get warm

Originally Posted by 3870x2

the 8800GTS is quite power hungry, you might run into issues with a 350w, depending on the PSUs actual output.

About a month ago I had a 5750 for sale, would have gone nicely with this build.

Indeed, a newer card would have been nice. But I wasn't planning this build that long ago--and the G92 8800GTS is just fine I think.

[3870x2]

You are probably better off with it being larger than expected, that 8800GTS is not a small card.

[cdawall]

350w will be fine I run a 4.2ghz i7 and GTX 470 on my 450w without issue 1-2 years later.

[Norton]

Originally Posted by BUCK NASTY

Where does one direct their attention in order to procure a "free case" with a bonus Banana?

I've bought items from sneeky before and never got any bonus misc. fruit

[theonedub]

A free case? That's bananas

Good luck with the build, ITX setups are fun.

[cdawall]

Originally Posted by Norton

I've bought items from sneeky before and never got any bonus misc. fruit

I got some ram off of a Canadian counterpart and he sent me cookies with it. Need to find more people like that.

[Norton]

Originally Posted by cdawall

I got some ram off of a Canadian counterpart and he sent me cookies with it. Need to find more people like that.

Buy something from AudiTuner- he throws in a neat little trinket and a snack.

I deal with USA Bluebook regularly for parts,etc for work and they have been giving away tootsie roll pops with every order for the last 15+ years. If they forget to do it then they get nasty phone calls from their customers...

[t_ski]

Originally Posted by Norton

I've bought items from sneeky before and never got any bonus misc. fruit

I got the magic trophy once:



Still waiting for someone worthy to pass it along to...

[[Ion]]

While you guys do nothing but crap my thread, I have a few updates:

EVGA 8800GTS G92 and 8GB of G.SKILL DDR3

[cdawall]

Those cards are awesome. My younger bro is still using a GTS250 512mb can't get it to clock like my Zotac 8800GTS to this day.

[[Ion]]

Originally Posted by cdawall

Those cards are awesome. My younger bro is still using a GTS250 512mb can't get it to clock like my Zotac 8800GTS to this day.

Well, I'm not planning on anything extreme--just probably a small boost to the core clock

[brandonwh64]

Will Bionc work on the 8800?

[[Ion]]

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

Will Bionc work on the 8800?

I'm sure there are BOINC projects that will use a G92 GPU, but WCG won't. So it will fold when not in use

[brandonwh64]

Originally Posted by [Ion]

I'm sure there are BOINC projects that will use a G92 GPU, but WCG won't. So it will fold when not in use

Ahhh nice! I didn't know it was a G92 until I read your earlier posts. My first impressions were it was a G80. I had 8800GTS G80's in SLI loved them!

[[Ion]]

My Core i3 is getting shipped out tomorrow, and the Asus P8H77-I came back in stock at Newegg with free shipping, an extended warranty, and a $10 discount, so I just ordered that. I should have everything by Wednesday, so I can built it as a treat after my calculus final

[[Ion]]

CPU just got here

Unfortunately, I got the PSU used without any of the modular cables, so I have to disassemble it to make sure that the pinout is the same as for the Antec cables I have.

I'm now just waiting on the motherboard, which should be here Wednesday or Thursday.

[Norton]

Originally Posted by [Ion]

CPU just got here
http://img.techpowerup.org/121203/P1100596.jpg
Unfortunately, I got the PSU used without any of the modular cables, so I have to disassemble it to make sure that the pinout is the same as for the Antec cables I have.

I'm now just waiting on the motherboard, which should be here Wednesday or Thursday.

I have a dead Silverstone 600w modular- you can have some/all of those cables from that if they match?

[[Ion]]

Originally Posted by Norton

I have a dead Silverstone 600w modular- you can have some/all of those cables from that if they match?

The folks at Thermalcrap use a different modular cable layout than Antec (at least using one of the Antec cables with a 120mm fan resulted in the fan not spinning up). I'm going to see if I can borrow a voltmeter from someone here, and if I can determine the layout I'll re-pin my cables (not too much trouble).

Thanks for the offer--I'll see what the layout is and then let you know

[n3rdf1ght3r]

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

Ahhh nice! I didn't know it was a G92 until I read your earlier posts. My first impressions were it was a G80. I had 8800GTS G80's in SLI loved them!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3...h64/newfan.jpg

I have an old 9800gx2 lying around, sadly I cant use that for WCG That thing could play crysis 2 on max with like 30 fps, kinda Its nice to look back at old graphics cards, oh the nostalgia

[[Ion]]

Here we are--the build!

The motherboard came in a very diminutive box:


Taking it out of the box, it's even smaller:


CPU & RAM installed:


At this point, I installed the motherboard setup into the case and then the GPU--not a wise step. The GPU had to come out again so I could wire up the front panel. Also, I had to remove the PSU twice, once to connect the CPU 4pin and once to fix the CPU fan wire.

Here's the completed product viewed from the right:


And the left:


I thought that I got a picture of it fully assembled with the cover on--apparently not. I'll do so in the morning

[t_ski]

Originally Posted by [Ion]

The motherboard came in a very diminutive box:
http://i.imgur.com/GlxHj.jpg

Taking it out of the box, it's even smaller:
http://i.imgur.com/FXyay.jpg

I know what you mean. I have a mini ITX system that is my home server, and I have a Scythe Big Shuriken 2 installed on it:

http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cp...000_index.html

If you look at it from overhead, the board isn't much smaller than the 120mm fan on the CPU cooler.

[[Ion]]

Originally Posted by t_ski

I know what you mean. I have a mini ITX system that is my home server, and I have a Scythe Big Shuriken 2 installed on it:

http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cp...000_index.html

If you look at it from overhead, the board isn't much smaller than the 120mm fan on the CPU cooler.

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2976/p1010054af.jpg

Wow--that's a lot of CPU cooler!

It seems kinda overkill for the Sempron though, no?

I think I'm going to leave my i3 on stock cooling--it's doing about 60C and is completely silent, so no complaints

[t_ski]

Originally Posted by [Ion]

Wow--that's a lot of CPU cooler!

It seems kinda overkill for the Sempron though, no?

Right now it's sitting on a Phenom II 910 X4 chip (65W IIRC), but I have plans to downgrade that chip and cooler in the very near future.

[[Ion]]

I replaced the bracket on the GPU with a single-slot bracket from an 8600GT:

I'm hoping that this will allow the card to breathe better and run cooler. It also means that I have probably the only double-slot 8600GT

Here's the finished system:


Ultimately, I decided to go with a 320GB disk instead because it's 7200RPM vs the 5900RPM of the WD 1TB I have. If I run out of storage space, I still have room for two more 3.5" drives. I also went with an Antec 430W PSU, as the 350 is currently in use on the Atom.