Hey guys,
So I just finished up with my Skyline build where I did custom PSU and Drive Bay covers. But I feel like I want to try my hands at a scratch build. I really like EKs water cooling components so I thought I would do a theme build so to speak that works with their components. I've always wanted to do an ITX build where the motherboard laid flat, so that I could have a window top, left, and right.
In order to do this I need a design where the radiators will not block the view of the internals. Tough to do when you are trying to make a small itx case, well, small as possible. My target size was somewhere in the neighborhood of a BitFenix Prodigy. I know I wanted at least 4 fans on radiators for good cooling performance. I also want to be able to fit a decent sized power supply so that I do not have to sacrifice quality for an SFX power supply. So below is the hardware I want to use in this build.
HARDWARE
This last one is a size comparison between the Caselabs Mercury S8.
So I just finished up with my Skyline build where I did custom PSU and Drive Bay covers. But I feel like I want to try my hands at a scratch build. I really like EKs water cooling components so I thought I would do a theme build so to speak that works with their components. I've always wanted to do an ITX build where the motherboard laid flat, so that I could have a window top, left, and right.
In order to do this I need a design where the radiators will not block the view of the internals. Tough to do when you are trying to make a small itx case, well, small as possible. My target size was somewhere in the neighborhood of a BitFenix Prodigy. I know I wanted at least 4 fans on radiators for good cooling performance. I also want to be able to fit a decent sized power supply so that I do not have to sacrifice quality for an SFX power supply. So below is the hardware I want to use in this build.
HARDWARE
- Mobo - ASUS Maximus VIII Impact or Maximus VII Impact
- CPU - i5 6600k or i5 4690k
- RAM - Still looking, I'm going to cool these with EK waterblock so as long as its fast and easy to overclock it'll work for me
- PSU - Corsair RM650
- Storage - 2 x 250GB 850 Evo or 1 x 500GB 850 Evo
- GPU - GTX 980ti or Titan, depends on budget
- EK Supremacy Evo - Clear
- EK Titan Block - Clear
- EK Memory Block - Clear
- Rad - 2 x EK-CoolStream PE 240
- Pump - undecided
- Res - undecided
- Tube - hardline
- Fittings - EK compresssion
- Fans - 6 x EK-Vardar F4-120
This last one is a size comparison between the Caselabs Mercury S8.