2020/09/16 15:24:21
Nereus
 
Upgrading the GPU:
 
OLD: EVGA GeForce GTX-980Ti SC (06G-P4-4992-KR - with the blower cooler) 1190MHz clock.
 
NEW: EVGA GeForce RTX-2070 SUPER Gaming (08G-P4-3070-RX - with the blower cooler) 1770MHz clock.
 
About 50% GPU performance upgrade. The 2070 Super was discounted down to $399 so I went for it. I was going to rebuild her entire rig, but the i7-7700k in there is still a pretty solid CPU, not that much of a gain going to an i7-10700k other than more cores, but it isn't really needed.. plus the 10700 runs significantly hotter - 91W vs 125W, and more heat is definitely not welcome in a mini-ITX build. Might be a small hit on the GPU performance with the 7700 vs 10700 CPU, but certainly nowhere near enough to offset the gain moving from 980Ti to 2070 Super. I'll do a benchmark and update ModsRigs once the GPU is installed.
 
I'll take a look at the Zen 3 Ryzen 4000 chips when they come out in October and maybe consider a full rebuild then, assuming there's a compatible mini-ITX motherboard.
 
2020/10/08 11:56:49
omenlw
So compact. Think a 30 series card would fit in it?
2021/06/07 07:32:30
kapuriakaran
Almost posted this build again, oops!
2021/06/07 07:45:38
HeyPablo
Nice.  Might take on an ITX build for my next PC.
2021/06/07 08:16:30
kapuriakaran
Mini ITX only because its easy to carry ?
2021/06/07 10:26:25
Nereus
omenlw
So compact. Think a 30 series card would fit in it?

 
Good question. I just checked it out.. apparently not. :(
 
The card in there now is 265.63mm long, the 3070 / 3080 is 300mm long. The Corsair 250D case specs says max GPU length is 290mm. Ouch.
 
The 3060Ti FTW3 would fit (285.37mm).. but none of the EVGA 3000 series come in blower style anyway (which you really need to have in that SFF case), so it looks like the current GPU will be staying there for quite some time.
 
I will be doing a full rebuild on this in the next month or two - upgrading to a mini-ITX Z490 build
 
 
2021/06/07 11:28:56
ein385
Nice build. The hidden in the desk part is pretty neat.
2021/06/10 02:08:37
kroix007
Nice!
2021/06/10 04:56:38
R00thead
That case looks like a breeze to build in. I love the way they designed it to open up so fully.
2021/06/15 15:40:59
bearbait
Awesome way to utilize the desk as a case!

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