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System Name | No name, yet.. |
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Processor | AMD 1800X at stock settings. |
Motherboard | AsRock X370 itx/ac, /diy vrm heatsink. |
Cooling | Alphacool Eisbaer 240LT. |
Memory | 2 x 8gb G.Skill Flare 3200/CL14. |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte RTX 2060 oc rev2. |
Storage | Samsung 960 Evo 500GB m.2, Crucial MX500 2TB sata. |
Display(s) | HP ZR24W. |
Case | DIY ITX. |
Power Supply | Be Quiet 500W sfx-l |
Software | Win10 home, Ubuntu linux. |
Greetings from Finland! My first post to TPU and this forum...
So, i'm building a new itx case from a scratch. It's gona be a long project and my first, but at least i've started building it. I have a lot of other money holes atm, so i think this project could take additional 3-9 months to finish from this point. Fortunately, i can take most of the (metal) materials free from my work. Would still need about 150 - 450€ to finish it. Closer to the latter if i choose to use an AIO watercooler, like Eisbaer 240 LT. It should fit...
I started to build my original ryzen rig about a year ago, and finished it early last spring. Everything is working fine, except i don't like the size of my case (Define Nano S) and my GPU is from 2011... I don't use it for gaming, so it's okay-ish for now...
After a few weeks fidling with available materials, beer, pen and paper, i decided to use 8x12mm steel rods for the chassis and add aluminium sheets where needed. And that's about 8 weeks ago.
The sheet in the picture measures about 170x170mm, it's 3mm thick and it's for the MB. It also works as a heatsink for the SSD beneath the MB. The GPU will be attached to the backside of this plate with a riser cable, similarily like in Dan cases. There will be a possibility to adjust the position of the MB/GPU combo vertically, so there should be enough room for thicker GPU/ thinner CPU cooler combination or vice versa.
The SFX (-L) PSU goes under them. On the front there will be two silent 120mm fans and on their left side is room for a small DVD or blueray drive. If i decide to use an AIO, it should fit on the right side of the chassis. Or at bottom, if i relocate the PSU.
The exact position for HDD(s) is a bit open question right now, like the possible fan controller.
As a cover i think i'll use a combination of aluminium sheets and stainless steel mesh. Haven't decided yet the colors for the paint job. Propably matte black on the inside and something colorful outside. No glass panels. Or leds.
Oh, allmost forgot. The outer dimensions of the chassis right now is 161mm(w), 251mm(h) and 320mm(d).
Components/ My current rig atm:
- CPU : Ryzen 1800x, no oc
- MB : AsRock X370 Fatal1ty ITX /diy VRM heatsink mod
- RAM : 2x8GB GSkill Flare-X 3200/CL14
- SSD : Samsung 960 evo 512 GB
- CPU cooler : Noctua NH-L12S
- Case : Fractal Design Define Nano S
- HDD1 : WD Velociraptor 150GB
- HDD2 : WD Black 1TB
- HDD3 : WD Black 1TB (external USB)
- PSU : BeQuiet SFX-L 500W /w diy ATX+EPS cables
- GPU : Asus GTX 560 Ti 1GB (lol)
- OS : Dualboot WIN 10 Home / Ubuntu
- BackUp : Qnap NAS for backups, music and my photos.
Things to add:
- AIO : Ordered Alphacool Eisbaer 240 LT today, hope it fits.
- Front fans : Noctua redux NF-S12B pwm.
- Fan controller : I'll propably build my own....
- PSU : Diy power cables where needed.
- HDD : One 3 - 8TB to replace the old two internal ones would be nice.
- Front USB and audio connectors: Something ready made...
- Buttons, Power and HDD LEDs : Haven't decided yet...
Things to avoid:
- LED lighting
So, does anyone have ideas, tips or opinions of my project so far? And yeah, i know the GPU is "rather" old... Thanks to miners...
I'll take a few more pictures of it at the following days.
And pardon my english, haven't used it for years.
So, i'm building a new itx case from a scratch. It's gona be a long project and my first, but at least i've started building it. I have a lot of other money holes atm, so i think this project could take additional 3-9 months to finish from this point. Fortunately, i can take most of the (metal) materials free from my work. Would still need about 150 - 450€ to finish it. Closer to the latter if i choose to use an AIO watercooler, like Eisbaer 240 LT. It should fit...
I started to build my original ryzen rig about a year ago, and finished it early last spring. Everything is working fine, except i don't like the size of my case (Define Nano S) and my GPU is from 2011... I don't use it for gaming, so it's okay-ish for now...
After a few weeks fidling with available materials, beer, pen and paper, i decided to use 8x12mm steel rods for the chassis and add aluminium sheets where needed. And that's about 8 weeks ago.
The sheet in the picture measures about 170x170mm, it's 3mm thick and it's for the MB. It also works as a heatsink for the SSD beneath the MB. The GPU will be attached to the backside of this plate with a riser cable, similarily like in Dan cases. There will be a possibility to adjust the position of the MB/GPU combo vertically, so there should be enough room for thicker GPU/ thinner CPU cooler combination or vice versa.
The SFX (-L) PSU goes under them. On the front there will be two silent 120mm fans and on their left side is room for a small DVD or blueray drive. If i decide to use an AIO, it should fit on the right side of the chassis. Or at bottom, if i relocate the PSU.
The exact position for HDD(s) is a bit open question right now, like the possible fan controller.
As a cover i think i'll use a combination of aluminium sheets and stainless steel mesh. Haven't decided yet the colors for the paint job. Propably matte black on the inside and something colorful outside. No glass panels. Or leds.
Oh, allmost forgot. The outer dimensions of the chassis right now is 161mm(w), 251mm(h) and 320mm(d).
Components/ My current rig atm:
- CPU : Ryzen 1800x, no oc
- MB : AsRock X370 Fatal1ty ITX /diy VRM heatsink mod
- RAM : 2x8GB GSkill Flare-X 3200/CL14
- SSD : Samsung 960 evo 512 GB
- CPU cooler : Noctua NH-L12S
- Case : Fractal Design Define Nano S
- HDD1 : WD Velociraptor 150GB
- HDD2 : WD Black 1TB
- HDD3 : WD Black 1TB (external USB)
- PSU : BeQuiet SFX-L 500W /w diy ATX+EPS cables
- GPU : Asus GTX 560 Ti 1GB (lol)
- OS : Dualboot WIN 10 Home / Ubuntu
- BackUp : Qnap NAS for backups, music and my photos.
Things to add:
- AIO : Ordered Alphacool Eisbaer 240 LT today, hope it fits.
- Front fans : Noctua redux NF-S12B pwm.
- Fan controller : I'll propably build my own....
- PSU : Diy power cables where needed.
- HDD : One 3 - 8TB to replace the old two internal ones would be nice.
- Front USB and audio connectors: Something ready made...
- Buttons, Power and HDD LEDs : Haven't decided yet...
Things to avoid:
- LED lighting
So, does anyone have ideas, tips or opinions of my project so far? And yeah, i know the GPU is "rather" old... Thanks to miners...
I'll take a few more pictures of it at the following days.
And pardon my english, haven't used it for years.