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Planning to build mini-itx rig (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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Yellow, big brain PC users 🖖

I'm traveling and moving a lot for quite a while now, and getting a rig was never part of my plan

But recently I realized I can get a mini-itx and bring it anywhere I want

Looking for your advices and build configurations

I want it to be like top, but without it just be overpriced. I don't care for LEDs, as small and as powerful as possible, high-mini-atx-end 😄

Thank yowoou

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[–] xyguy@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I can personally vouch for the Cooler Master NR200. Its super nice to build in and very versatile with PSU and GPU configuration.

The version I built for a friend had a 5600x with a Noctua NH-U9S and a 6700xt and absolutely zero issues with cooling.

Other than that, same thing others are saying, start with the case and power supply and then work backwards.

[–] Sunoiki@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll second that. I have a 5800x and 3070 Ti in mine, runs great. CPU is cooled with an Arctic LF 2 280 AIO, which I wouldn't recommend to a stranger as it's pretty tight and probably not great for the tubes, but the point being that you can fit some fairly beefy gear. Don't think I would would gain much performance with a larger case as with all the ventilation everything is drawing fresh air.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thirded. Excellent for beginners and people new to ITX, and there's a big community around that case alone.

ETA: Machines and More on YouTube has many, many videos that cover the NR200 and build options.

[–] jo3shmoo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Same here. The NR200 has hosted my gaming rig for over a year now with a 5800x3D and a 3090. Airflow is reversed to pull air in the back and bottom and blow it out the top, with some thin noctua fans on the bottom intake to get a little extra airflow to the GPU. It's a super capable and portable build. My brother did a near identical build with a 3070.

Also it fits in this nice sewing machine bag. I've brought it to friends houses to introduce them to VR and it perfectly holds an NR200, some power cables, a controller and my keyboard. https://a.co/d/anJj9sM

[–] Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Really interesting, I was trying to work from the motherboard and GPU, rookie's mistake 😃