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I'm a dumb fag.
>>45288644
Why not? I spent my hard earned money on the newest hardware. I want to be able to look at my baby.
best cases for a poorfag? (under 50$)
>>45288468
I just ordered myself one of these bad boys.
Sweet fanless glory awaits.
>>45288898
I'm sure all the other components will love it.
I want a real fucking tiny case that won't fuck my wallet
>>45288468
>>45288482
>>45288891
>window
Is /g/ even trying tonight?
Threads are lame, taste is lame.
mfw...
>>45288898
lets hope your motherboard socket is in the right place
>>45288986
What is with the hype on this brand?
I personally think they're poorly lacking in features and expensive purely for the sake of the unibody extruded chassis.
>>45288995
Yes, let's hope so. The heatpipes do allow you a bit of flexibility in the positioning of the socket. The bigger problem seems to be clearance between the socket and the top of the motherboard. Some of the fancy motherboards are putting all kinds of caps and heatsinks up there.
>>45288904
Don't care. Gonna be great.
>>45288995
Looks like it can slide along the heat pipes.
>>45289028
You might find they've been soldered in place, otherwise there would be piss-poor transfer.
>>45289025
There is no point in getting an 'airtight' case as opposed to something as trivial as an open bench.
I can understand the appeal, honestly, but I'm practically inaudible with this.
>>45289055
Thermal paste would soon sort that.
>>45289055
>2014
>No AIO Watercooling
why u do dis
>>45289055
From what I've seen in the manual, the heat pipes are not soldered in place. You just need an assload of thermal compound to get good conductivity between the pipes and the chassis.
The temperatures aren't going to be great, but it should be more than enough to keep the system stable for what I need. In part, this is an experiment to try building a system with literally no moving parts.
Love it. Not a peep, even when I'm under 100% load.
>>45289088
>>45289105
I stand corrected, then.
In that case, you'd really want to go out of your way in finding the best paste for it.
>>45289090
>No AIO cooling
>Suggesting to me it's worthwhile
Are those rads cores like 10mm thick after factoring out the mount?
>>45289090
thats fucking retarded looking
for the amount of money you spent you could have gone full loop
>>45289145
Yeah, no thanks. I saved money when compared to going full loop, and since I am constantly swapping in new components (I love upgrading my GPU) I don't feel like going watercooled with a custom loop.
Sorry, I took convenience of AIO's over custom looping.
And who gives a fuck about how it looks inside when the whole point of this build was performance per dollar?
Seriously, go get a Mac if looks are that important you pleb.
>>45289145
Water cooling loops that can give CLCs a run for their money cost ~$350 and up.
>>45289164
>Being this mad
Buying an overpriced CLC isn't a smart decision.
>Love upgrading my GPU
Neither is that.
>Constantly swapping out components
Or that.
>>45289090
how damn thin are those cores
shit man that's so dumb
>>45289177
Try $150 starting for an open loop or less than a CLC for an on par air cooler.
>>45289181
>Got AIO's for $100 for both the X40 and X60 together
>MFW cost of a decent reservoir/pump
>Not even factoring in cost of waterblock for GPU
>MFW next GPU is R9 295X2
>MFW entire build was based on scalability and got my money's worth out of it already
You may say it's not smart or overpriced, but then again, you're just that pleb.
>Waiting for Broadwell before completely new build with new requirements
Does it anger you that I use an FX-9590 in this build?
>>45289232
so you just basically buy the newest thing on the market whenever it comes out?
Consumer pleb
>>45289232
>Not factoring in thermal limits
>Not factoring in full coverage of components (lol aircooled VRM and ram with cut little sinks)
>The above two VERY related to a 295x2 which innately runs hot and consumes a lot of power (VRM, thermal limits)
>blah blah blah
Yes, I am just a pleb.
>Does it anger me
No, it really doesn't. Spend the extra dosh on binned components, by all means, but don't think it's a bragging point.
Granted full blocks are costly, but if you're throwing around numbers like 295x2 and 9590, how hypocritical are you?
>>45289197
>MFW Premiere Pro barely gets an FX-9590 at 5ghz STABLE above 50 celsius
>MFW R9 290x during Premiere Pro rendering barely breaks 50 celsius
>MFW $2,000 build scores this high on 3DMark and all games run on Ultra (except DayZ):
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/4809077?
this be it
>>45289309
>$2000
christ man I spent 2000 and have a full water loops with one radiator cooling everything instead of 2 paper plates with fans taped to them
>>45289271
>Not factoring in 120mm fan directly aimed from the side at VRM's
>Not noticing never being near thermal limits at full throttle
>Thinking you know more than AMD and the 295X2's design, considering that my workstation at my college campus has two (perks of being the campus media editor) and neither break a sweat at 100% usage
You do realize that this was literally the finest build you can achieve for less than $2k, including parts being shipped, when I built this, and I needed performance over efficiency? But you're the one who's so elitist thinking that this build was bad because muh AIO
>>45289256
If I can afford it, why not? Don't get your jimmies full rustled.
>>45289335
>>45289090
>MFW that's my exact case
>>45289365
you have no idea how jealous i am
>>45289345
Post your Speccy then.
>>45289359
You're getting your anons mixed up, you're the one being elitist because;
>2014
>No AIO Watercooling
>why u do dis
And I told you why.
Also,
>If I can afford it, why not?
>While defending a bang for buck build
Hmm.
>>45289309
Can you run a regular firestrike bench with some program that monitors min/max temps?
>>45289376
TBH, it's a lovely case but when I do my Broadwell build, I'm going for case attached.
>>45289384
Coming right up. Running it now.
>>45289416
looks about as sturdy as an iphone
>Full 13inch and 3slot GPU support
> Can fit dual fan radiators
>Slim optical
>Tiny and good looking
Get this case.
>>45289309
You spent 2k and you're scoring that low? My FX 6300 and GTX 970 scored like a 7300
FT02, without a doubt.
>>45289484
This case, or else you're a faggit.
/g/ pls
>>45289551
>>45289484
too big for me
best full GPU tiny case coming through
>>45289503
>Almost a year old build
>GTX 970
Updated score:
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/4809199?
I ran Firestrike Extreme before, hence lower score. Regular Firestrike score posted there.
>>45289384
See attached screenshot for temperature recording over time in Sensor Recorder (GPU temps recorded as what Speccy says since screenshot was right after it finished the combined test
So what was that about muh paper plate cores?
>>45289589
>2014
>not having your gpu flat behind your motherboard
>>45289589
Where does the CPU cooler go if the GPU is right above it?
>>45289603
exterior shot
it has mesh vents on both sides and the top
shame there's no mesh on the front, it would look nice imo as well as improving airflow
>>45289589
>>45289603
What case is this?
>>45289621
the GPU is behind the motherboard.
you can see the GTX Titan if you look carefully.
>>45289593
That's more what I was expecting from your build. Why FS Extreme on a single GPU setup?
>>45289603
pcie risers are gay.
>>45289639
A4-SFX
theres gonna be a kickstarter soon
Features: Dimensions: 110mm x 196mm x 306mm, [B]6,6L[/B]
6.6 liters.
Can you fucking believe that?
Steamboxes are 12-14.
>>45289643
Last time I saw that case it was external PSU era. I'm slightly jealous now after getting my Ncase..
>>45289667
That's pretty cool. I'll keep an eye out for it.
>>45288986
>>45288995
Ive had this case, its beautiful; unfortunately its internal design and dimensions are fucking atrocious
>>45289658
he picked an expensive one, apparently the best on the market.
>>45289667
It looks like dust will gobble it alive within a year.
>>45288986
Biggest faggot world wide award.
best case Ive ever owned.
>>45289657
I felt like pushing it a little more because I repasted today for
>>45278618
I spent a long time researching for this build. Everyone is so up in arms against AMD because muh single-thread performance and hyperthreading shit, but when you throw AMD a properly multi-threaded application like Premiere Pro, that FX-9590 blows right up out of the water. Sure it is a power beast and it's TDP is hilarious, but when I got it for $200, I was the one left laughing.
Also, if you know how to lay out your airflow in a case, and you have proper fans (Noctua's and Rosewill Hyperboreas on my 240mm radiator in pull), you keep temps stupid low.
I'm honestly tired of the baseless AMD hate. Ironically, I was originally doing a Xeon build but I was going to have to skimp on the GPU to keep it under $2G's. But this PC is fucking killer for the price of the entire build.
Did I mention that I bought two SSD's and all the HDD's with the cash left over so I even solved my storage conundrum?
>>45289701
you can post in the thread and ask for dust filters.
>>45288644
>having a gaming rig is a bad thing
There's is literally nothing wrong with this. Gentoo doesn't set the standard.
Lian Li Pc-B10
and maybe A71f
>>45289719
Loooool
>>45289800
>Corsair 900D
Aside from price, what makes this case funny? This was my second choice after the NZXT Phantom 820 and I'm actually regretting not getting it since I like it's design better.
>>45289829
the size.
>>45289927
And if you're building a multi-gpu setup with watercooling, and you have a fuckton of hard drives, this is the perfect case.
Best for you =/= Best for everyone
>>45289950
If you're building a multi-gpu setup with watercooling, this is the perfect board: >>>/v/
>2014
>not using NAS
>>45289829
>>45289800
It's a 750D, not a 900
![arcminir2-2b[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ogRD71A.jpg "arcminir2-2b[1].jpg")
>implying anything besides this is worth mentioning
>>45289980
>Video Editing
>Scratch Disks
>RAID 0 setup for maximum performance
>Multiple GPU's for 4k editing
>Watercooling for stability when some render jobs take 12 hours to complete
>Multiple GPU's because Red Epic footage color grading is like putting salt in your dickhole
>Implying said setup might only be for gamers
>2014
>Being this new
Check that privilege sonny.
>>45290015
Whoops got that wrong. Thanks for correction.
Love it
![tweak_dk_Fractal_Design_Arc_Midi_R2_5[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UxWtonk.jpg "tweak_dk_Fractal_Design_Arc_Midi_R2_5[1].jpg")
>>45290032
sorry i'm fucking retarded, i meant the midi r2 not the mini r2
>>45290085
Just personal taste here, but I feel like this case belongs in a Chinese Flea Market.
I don't know what it is, but I couldn't put quality internals in something that looks so cheap. But that's just my opinion.
>>45289980
>NAS
You mean babbys first server?
>>45289657
Pew pew
>>45290106
i know it does look pretty cheap, but it's very simple and great quality. it has filters on front, top, and bottom and is very easy to put a nice build in
>>45290131
Just wait for my R9 295X2 to show up.
It's going to be game over.
I'll have the best AMD build ever.
>>45290146
>I'll be the worlds tallest dwarf!
>Admittedly taller than other dwarves, but still essentially a small person.
>>45290146
A fair amount of firestrike benches seem to show otherwise.
In games, it seems to be on par or falls short due to game engines not optimized for it.
Still my favourite case.
It fits all my main points when looking for a case
>no windows
>great airflow
>mid-tower
>made out of steel
The two 200mm fans & two 140mm fans, leds, fan controllers AND temperature display + meters that come with it all for ~$70 still make this the best value case I ever bought, I don't know how NZXT pulled off that price. The only con I can find in 4+ years is that it isn't very wide and tall CPU coolers don't fit without removing the side fan.
And it looks really good as well, although I can see why people don't like the shape.
>>45290143
Totally not knocking you on the usability part, which I totally put before design. I'm just one of those guys who'd spend a little more on a Corsair case if I wanted minimalism and filtration.
>>45290158
>>45290170
>>45290173
I totally understand. I really only settled with it because by build got up into the 2000's and i had to start skimping on something, but ended up pretty surprised by it
