Need advice on Mini-ITX build!

[xkm1948]

im just using a 2400 chip but i have OCed it 350mhz without any issues. it runs extremely cool and for the most part, extremely silent. i dont imagine having any problems even with a 2600k running 5ghz.

good to know. now proceeding to find the best price for all the components.

 

[EarthDog]

That wont be done in a SFF case and on air... (5Ghz 2600k).

 

[Fitseries3]

i dont see why not. i could in mine with the h60. these chips dont generate that much heat.

 

[ERazer]

Fits, did you mod ur h60 to make it fit?

 

[EarthDog]

2500k... MAYBE. H60 is also not air (but as good).

5Ghz is an unrealistic goal for air overclocking 24/7 for most 2600k's.

 

[Fitseries3]

Fits, did you mod ur h60 to make it fit?

nope. didnt mod anything in this whole build. just put it together.

2500k... MAYBE. H60 is also not air (but as good).

5Ghz is an unrealistic goal for air overclocking 24/7 for most 2600k's.

never said it was for 24/7 no. but h60 is about the same price as any decent air cooler you're going to find that actually fits in there... and it is better.

 

[xkm1948]

So is Scythe Shuriken Rev. B a good choice for OC the 2500K? I fear that a large heatsink will block PSU/RAM/Graphic card

 

[Fitseries3]

So is Scythe Shuriken Rev. B a good choice for OC the 2500K? I fear that a large heatsink will block PSU/RAM/Graphic card

my shuriken sat right over the pcie slot so i had to sell it and get the h60.

 

[ERazer]

check out prolimatech samuel 17

http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/detail.asp?id=157&page=1

 

[xkm1948]

my shuriken sat right over the pcie slot so i had to sell it and get the h60.

Is yours theShuriken Rev. B, or the big Shuriken?

 

[Fitseries3]

check out prolimatech samuel 17

http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/detail.asp?id=157&page=1

i tried that one... its not the greatest for cooling and it sits too close to the psu to put a decent fan on it.

Is yours theShuriken Rev. B, or the big Shuriken?

the smaller of the 2. i dont remember but i do know i got the smaller one from microcenter when i bought it.

 

[EarthDog]

never said it was for 24/7 no. but h60 is about the same price as any decent air cooler you're going to find that actually fits in there... and it is better.

Sorry, since this was an mITX build, was thinking 24/7 and not benchmarking clocks...silly me.

That H60 runs out of steam compared with high end air coolers and heavy overclocks. Heatsoak FTL.

Ok, I feel like Im threadjacking, just wanted to make sure good information was out there. Sorry OP.

 

[xkm1948]

damn, so shuriken is out of the picture. Need to research more now. lol

 

[Fitseries3]

Sorry, since this was an mITX build, was thinking 24/7 and not benchmarking clocks...silly me.

That H60 runs out of steam compared with high end air coolers and heavy overclocks. Heatsoak FTL.

Ok, I feel like Im threadjacking, just wanted to make sure good information was out there. Sorry OP.

well like i said.... for the price of a decent air cooler that actually fits in this case and performs worth a crap you can get the h60 that will outperform those aircoolers.

in normal cases where space isnt an issue, of course a good air cooler will smoke the h60 all day long.

im just saying, in this situation the h60 is a viable solution.

 

[xkm1948]

OK, what about Thermalright AXP-140?

 

[xkm1948]

So the Asrock z68 is 17cmx17cm. I need to find a decent one that wont hinder the graphic card and mem.

Which mobo are u using Fits? I can do some quick comparison to see if it will block.

 

[Fitseries3]

Asus p8h67-i deluxe

 

[xkm1948]

Guess axp 140 wont fit well......

 

[Fitseries3]

not enough room for fan between psu

 

[xkm1948]

not enough room for fan between psu

that guy manged to stuff in an antec 850watt atx psu. But he says something wrong with 5.25 cage side panel not sliding properly. Besides that he did get a dual slot GTX 480 in there. Strange. The Schtye one is smaller in size but wont fit.:shadedshu

 

[xkm1948]

Sorry it was a cooler master. That's one huge ass heatsink. It completely covered the entire mobo.

 

[Fitseries3]

you really dont need that much power. 650watts is plenty for anything you can stuff in there

 

[xkm1948]

you really dont need that much power. 650watts is plenty for anything you can stuff in there

I got the 500watt cosair ones.

Do you think the axp140 looks too scary on such a small system? maybe I should just go with the stock heatsink

 

[xkm1948]

Thanks for all the help guys! I just made the purchase. Now I have it like this:

2500K
Asrock Z68 mini itx
kingston hyper X DDR3-1600 8GB
Thermalright axp-140
WD Black 1TB
LianLi Q08 Silver
Cosair 500Watt PSU
LiteOn 24X DVDW


Now I am not sure about 6850. I saw the XFX one for sale at 129 after MIR. Do u guys think the price will drop more later?

 

[PopcornMachine]

Congrats.

I wouldn't expect prices to change much until new cards are released.

AMD 7000 are supposedly coming before the end of the year, but who knows for sure?