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I face palmed myself so hard that i almost cracked my skull at your comment, its not firewire it IS BLUETOOTH( i have one of these boards so i know, please refrain from commenting if you do not know the answer) [URL=http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=jGAoIFEziW5sPYy7&templete=2http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=jGAoIFEziW5sPYy7&templete=2[/url[/URL]] Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port 1 x DVI 1 x HDMI 1 x External SATA 1 x LAN(RJ45) port 6 -Channel Audio I/O 2 x Wi-Fi antenna port 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output port 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output port 1 x Bluetooth 2 x USB 3.0 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
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[URL=http://jontrosky.com/images/Fi...rosky.com/images/Firewire_6_pin_port.jpg[/url] this looks like a fire port, does the blue thing looks like a port to you? ps: sorry for the harsh remarks, kinda woke up on the wrong side of the bed
 
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Yeah, that's exactly what I was gonna say. It's a beastly mATX/mITX thread... not SFF. Yes, it's in the SFF forum because it's mATX/mITX motherboards, but... the Vulcan is probably the very definition of a beastly mATX rig.
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I'd say the SG03 is a better definition, i've got an i7 and dual 5870 and raid 0 ssd in my box

i've got nothing agaist the vulcan or p180 mini and they sure do fit in this thread. however i'm just thinking that they are abit on the large side of SFF

for example http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=5239
which as roughly the same dimension of the vulcan
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"Also, calling someone's case "too big" is against the spirit of this thread. Unless it's ATX full tower, then screw em.
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true, but i'm just abit picky and more interested in seeing rigs as small as possible and packing as much power as it can.

I just like seeing small rigs totally packed and filled to the brim with goodness. seeing all the empty spaces in a larger case kinda left me cold, would love to see a fully decked out vulcan with full watercooling
 
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They were. But enthusiast ITX boards have always been fringe, with only one or two in each generation. Thanks to the Prodigy, Asus and Asrock are moving tons of ITX boards and other manufacturers are surely taking note. This is not a bad thing.
I don't care for the Prodigy, but it has single-handedly thrown ITX into the mainstream. And for that I have to respect it. When 1150 and Haswell come out, I guarantee we'll have many more enthusiast boards in the ITX factor.
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I was under the impression that silverstone with its SUGO series especially the SG05 did. Well the reason why the prodigy is popular is probly because that it is big and the stigma goes by the bigger the better even when it is not filled, how else is there so many full tower atx builds with nothing inside them.

I don't believe in getting cases bigger then it need to be, ie matx only if I intend to run multiple GPU or have a soundcard with a GPU. I cant wait for mass market DTX boards where i can have a soundcard in a slot and a GPU in the other.
 
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I'm back again for a rig update, I haven't got a satisfying rig since the one i posted on page2 of this thread(watercooled i7 920, HD5870 CF, rampage 2 gene, 12GB ram, dual SSD raid etc in a SG03) to a less satisfying ( zotac z68, 2500k, 8GB ram, 570GTX) that I've ditched after 6 months and never powered on since day one. Now I've took the opportunity to update 2 rigs fitting for the club.

Little teaser



Test bench/ server 1

Specs:
Intel 3470
Asrock Z77E-ITX
8GB Corsair Vengence
GTX570 Gainward phantom
Seasonic X750 PSU

WD 640black cached by 60GB agility3
16x 2TB HDD in 4 Hotway raid box
Custom box




old looks:





Server 2
Specs:
Intel 3770
Asrock Z77E-ITX
16GB Corsair Vengence
GTX670 Asus Direct CUii

128GB Crucial M4
750GB Momentus XT
Silverstone SG08







Old looks



Not so beastly remains of server in a new body( I'd probly fill it with a quad core trinity system when available)

Intel G620
Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3-B3
Elixier 8GB 1333mhz ram

500GB momentus
Antec ISK100


 
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That's how the case is designed. It's more like a tech station than a case really. Inside the box is my PSU, 2 SSDs, 2.5" 750GB HDD, and there is no optical drive. The motherboard is not supposed to go inside the box but rather on top just like it is.
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exactly how i based my box design on too, but i fit a 3.5" hot swap, 2.5" hot swap, slim dvd and a 2.5" SSD with my PSU in the box below.

bit worried about dust though
 
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Yea that is pretty impressive. I was actually thinking about making something like that but then stumbled on the Lian Li and decided to just get it. I lack the proper tools and the know-how to make something that would look even close to as good as the Lian Li.
This is the overhang of the GPU that I don't like ATM. I wish that AMD made the 7900's as short as the GTX 600's. Here's hoping the 8900's are a few inches shorter.
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yeh i dont like my 570 overhanging as well, i'd prefer a 660ti or something similar with low noise but budget wont allow me to buy another card just for the sake of fixing the overhang. so if only i can trade my 570 for another card without losing much performance or $$ i'd leave it overhang after all that card isnt going to be permanently mounted there to save power
 
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I am so confused by this set up. It's a bench, on top of a shoebox? I mean I understand what it is, but not the why.
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Well its a typical bench wrapped in a prettier package. You get the messy PSU, HDD, optical etc hidden in the enclosed bench below rather then exposed like the traditional bench and you get your easily accessed hardware on the top.

Just think your typical bench with its bottom half enclosed in pretty aluminum.
 
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Hi guys, I'm doing a build with a Asrock Z77E, 3570K, and a 7950 (mebbe 670). Is there any real advantage of a Prodigy over a SG08 if I'm not doing crazy water shenanigans? The one and only reason this rig is being built is for a mobile drag-to-friends-house rig. Yes, I'll be OC'ing that 7950 to hell and back, the [H] OC analysis convinced me to get a 7950 over a 670. Thanks!
EDIT: If anyone can suggest a cooler for the SG08, that'd be cool too.
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I have a NH-U9B in my SG08

IMO top down coolers are more effective in this sort of case layout
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nah it's not that. It's just that I wish they would slow down on the socket changes is all. give the existing sockets more life. because this latest changeover (like the last one) reminds me of the socket 939 death.
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but they make less money when they cant force you to upgrade. intel is probly still having nightmares about S775 lasting so long
 
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Giving consumers an easy upgrade path will make more folks likely to upgrade when they do not really need to.
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Something that intel is failing to do. New socket every tock phase dont really offer a real upgrade path unless you upgrade from the current tick phase and gain little benefit.
 
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It happens kind of often, there is actually someone on here who just recently his h100 leaked on all his stuff.
look at this LOL http://www.overclock.net/search.php?search=h100+leaked
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thermaltake is just newer

my H50 leaked on me as well, the pipe cracked. i think that is mostly due to the pipe aging and hardening under heat and it can no longer withstand the stress of being bent.

so it really depends on the pipes used. hard corrugated pipes cracks while the softer neoprene doesnt
 
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