Travelers Dream PC (My Build Log with the Silverstone SG05)

[LadYKilleR8520]

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As maybe some of you know, I constantly travel back and forth.. every week.. so I needed a PC to cater to that specific need..

I would like to share to you my solution to this dilemma..

I present to you my ITX Build "Sting"

The goal of this project was to keep the build as light and as strong as I can, within the budget.. Its a Gaming PC, with a hint of Horsepower. THIS IS NOT FOR BLING, BLING IS HEAVY

Specs:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77N-Wifi
RAMS: 2X4GB Crucial Ballistics Tactical Tracer 1866mhz CL9 9-9-9-27 1.5V XMP
HDD: 1tb WD Caviar Black 7200rpm 64mb cache
SSD: 128GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme
GPU: Powercolor 7870 Reference Design
CASE + PSU : Silverstone SG05B-450 (450W 80+ Bronze)

First I did a Tiny Mod to remove the original 3.5/2.5 bays because it was too heavy for my taste.. so basically it went from this:

To This:

Here's a View from another angle, as you can see I managed to fit 1XHDD and 1x SSD in there, it minimized weight and increased total airflow from the 120mm front fans (planning to change the front fans, dont worry)

It's Amazing how little this case is compared to an installed Reference Design HD7870 (Perhaps now its obvious why I chose a reference design cooler for this)

The heat from the GPU just shoots out of the case, providing an independent airflow for the CPU and GPU
Heres the final Internal Wiring, I needed to keep in mind to keep the wires from blocking the airflow, specially in a case this small:

Here's a view from another angle (Planning to change the cooler to either a Noctua NH-L12 or a Corsair H60.. it will fit due to the mod that I did..

Did I mention I installed a PHP 80.00 handle on the case


And Yes, I can carry it, Its very sturdy FYI:

wala pa q ligo anah.. pasensya nah.. ahahaha
Close-UP sa handle




A LITTLE UPDATE>>>>

I will be modding this thing to something like this.. wala pah nuon na final

[Sempron Guy]

nice, you can also opt for a seagate momentus XT instead of the caviar black and free some weight

[LadYKilleR8520]

ow, nice. thanks for the suggestion.. do they have the same price ranges as with the normal HDDs?

[Sempron Guy]

priced a bit higher but not within SSD's range. Ang bagay pud ana bitaw nga vc kadton Asus GTX 670 mini hehe, open type nuon ang cooling ato but definitly lighter than that HD7870 reference.

[LadYKilleR8520]

naa pud kha 700 series nga mini sah.. maau tah naa oi.. mao aq ibutang ani

[xy.techNOS]

nindota ani TS oe

[LadYKilleR8520]

@xy.techNOS dili q kaingon nga nindot cya boss.. UU gamit cya in terms sa akong application pagka constantly moving Gamer.. pero kanang sa ingon nga dli ka pirme maglihok..better make nlang gyud a high end rig nga mas imba kysa ani..hehehe

[Juan Carlo]

nice build boss..

as requested nimu dd2 sa ITX thread boss, hatag kog ginagmayng suggestions regarding sa plano nimu nga mag-install ug H60 sa imung rig.. sa makita naku sa imung build boss, masangko ang radiator sa Corsair H60 (same dimensions with Antec Kuhler 620 rad) sa imung videocard kung sideways (sa kilid ang tubes) nimu pag-mount.. kung patindog pud ang radiator (sa top or bottom ang tubes), i think masangit sya sa imung 3.5" hard drive nga naka-mount sa taas.. kung puros 2.5" drives ra ang naka-mount sa taas, murag dili ra masangit (sa bottom ang tubes sa H60)..

if your planning to buy a shorter videocard in the future, ok kaayu.. pwede nimu ma-install sideways ang rad.. dili maigo imung HDD sa taas.. pwede ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU Mini (if naay available) or Inno3D GTX 760 Herculez boss.. murag tama2x pud ata ang length sa ASUS GTX 760 DirectCU II..

murag ani boss:

[Juan Carlo]

aside sa shorter graphics cards, or 2.5" drives tanan imu i-install sa taas, ang usa ka mahunahuna-an naku nga paagi para ma-install ang H60 diha sa imu rig boss is kung i-isbog pa nimu pa-atras (paduol sa PSU) ang drives.. mount nimu sideways ang 3.5" HDD para naa kay ample space sa may front.. install nimu somewhere else ang SSD.. then install nimu ang H60 nga naa sa ilawum ang tubes..

[LadYKilleR8520]

@Juan Carlo sakto gyud kaau boss.. salamat gyud kaau sa imong comment.. d gyud diay toud masulod.. salamat sa reply boss.. nkatabang gyud ni nako.. mangita nlang q ug lain cooling solution boss... thanks...