I just built an ITX PC for the first time and just wanted to see what everyone thinks.
Here's my setup:
CASE: Fractal Design Define Nano S (no window)
CPU: i5-9600k (stock)
CPU COOLER: Noctua L9i
MOBO: ASUS ROG STRIX B360-I
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
GPU: MSI RTX 2060 SUPER Ventus OC
DRIVES:
- WD Blue SN550 1tb (system)
- Crucial MX100 512 gb 2.5 SSD
- Seagate 3TB 3.5 HDD
PSU: Corsair SF450 80+ Gold
FANS:
- 2 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 (front intake)
- 1 x Corsair SP120 (bottom intake)
- 1 x Corsair SP120 (rear exhaust)
See the attached picture for what it looks like internally.
My initial thoughts on the build:
- ITX is a pain in the butt to build trying to fit everything in nicely with my fat thumbs
- Corsair SF450 has super short cables and I literally was 1mm away from needing to buy replacement cables for the mobo and CPU power cables.
- I didn't use a SFX to ATX adapter for the PSU because I'm an idiot and didn't realize the SF450 didn't come with one. But also I don't think my 24pin power cable would have reached the mobo if I mounted the PSU with the adapter.
- I actually really love the case. It feels really solid and its got great sound dampening. With all the fans I installed running at 100% the PC is audible only as a gentle humming.
Some questions I need help with though...
1. I'm slightly worried about how I setup my 24 pin power cable. It's literally stretched to its limit and the the only way I could fit it was to basically squish it between the case wall and video card. You can kind of see it in the picture. The PC works fine but I'm wondering if it's safe long term to have that cable stretched to its max and slightly compressed?
2. I'm not sure if my temperatures are good. I know they're within limits but not sure what temperatures to expect from an ITX Build. They're definitely higher than what I'm used to from my previous PC which had great airflow and a 240 AIO cooler on the CPU.
I took a picture of the temperatures while running Time Spy (see the max temps in the attached picture). Any thoughts?
Here's my setup:
CASE: Fractal Design Define Nano S (no window)
CPU: i5-9600k (stock)
CPU COOLER: Noctua L9i
MOBO: ASUS ROG STRIX B360-I
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
GPU: MSI RTX 2060 SUPER Ventus OC
DRIVES:
- WD Blue SN550 1tb (system)
- Crucial MX100 512 gb 2.5 SSD
- Seagate 3TB 3.5 HDD
PSU: Corsair SF450 80+ Gold
FANS:
- 2 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 (front intake)
- 1 x Corsair SP120 (bottom intake)
- 1 x Corsair SP120 (rear exhaust)
See the attached picture for what it looks like internally.
My initial thoughts on the build:
- ITX is a pain in the butt to build trying to fit everything in nicely with my fat thumbs
- Corsair SF450 has super short cables and I literally was 1mm away from needing to buy replacement cables for the mobo and CPU power cables.
- I didn't use a SFX to ATX adapter for the PSU because I'm an idiot and didn't realize the SF450 didn't come with one. But also I don't think my 24pin power cable would have reached the mobo if I mounted the PSU with the adapter.
- I actually really love the case. It feels really solid and its got great sound dampening. With all the fans I installed running at 100% the PC is audible only as a gentle humming.
Some questions I need help with though...
1. I'm slightly worried about how I setup my 24 pin power cable. It's literally stretched to its limit and the the only way I could fit it was to basically squish it between the case wall and video card. You can kind of see it in the picture. The PC works fine but I'm wondering if it's safe long term to have that cable stretched to its max and slightly compressed?
2. I'm not sure if my temperatures are good. I know they're within limits but not sure what temperatures to expect from an ITX Build. They're definitely higher than what I'm used to from my previous PC which had great airflow and a 240 AIO cooler on the CPU.
I took a picture of the temperatures while running Time Spy (see the max temps in the attached picture). Any thoughts?