where are this community ??

sff not popular anymore

You can try checking out Zalman CNPS8700 LED or the SST NT05 CPU cooler, I'm planning to get one zalman soon, but didnt have the time to buy it and fix it yet. My current stock AMD HSF noise is killing me during high CPU load, running at 5~6k Rpm even someone else can hear it few rooms away.

Other than that I'm still having a hard time managing the cables to make it sleek eversince switching from Q6600 to the X6 1055T, but what the heck, as long it's running fine and i can care less for now.

Btw, community aint dead yet due to smaller users compare to the usual ATX/ATX+ platforms. Also there's nothing much happenning in the SFF market sections other than the Silverstone luxury good looking tong sampah design. But thats my personal speculation.

Could owners of Silverstone SG03 help me in choosing a rear fan exhaust option/workaround since if to plonk a Gigabyte ATI HD6850 and a sound card leaves me no room for a PCI expansion exhaust fan. Any ideas?

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Added on April 30, 2011, 4:16 amOr recommend a bit larger case with a 120mm fan rear slot. (The Thermaltake Armor looks good, but N/A around M'sia right?)

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Added on April 30, 2011, 4:31 amI just noticed something. The specs for Silverstone SG03 says there are 5 PCI expansion slots. But I only count 4 that directly interfaces with the mobo. And looking back at some SG03 pictures and the Silverstone SG03 manual, there might be what appears to be a PCI slot at the very top, quite suitable for the fan exhaust option. Can any SG03 owners confirm that it is a mountable PCI slot, and size/space clearances if they can guesstimate?

This post has been edited by trencher10: Apr 30 2011, 04:31 AM

5 pcie slots, 4 at the bottom for PCI purpose and the top is either for cooling or fan controllers. I use that for exhaust by using a PCI FAN, you can take a look at the Fox 1 cooler . Originally the fan is facing upwards, you can just dismantle it and change the direction to draw hot airs from the mosfet/cpu area out.

http://www.evercool.com.tw/products/sb_f1.htm

As for the GPU, im not sure what PCI fan can help coz i've tried a few and noticed it's still better to use the FX-121 crossflow fan between the gpu and the cpu, big thing is its hard to come by that model coz i heard its part of the EOL line. Well, do some experiments with two PCI fans, see which results suits best and remember not to buy those RM5 PCI fans, they're not strong enough and might die faster in the long run.


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Also, forgot to mention, do include two high-perf 120mm fan at the front for air intake. It sure helps cool things down especially with high end GPUs/CPUs.

This post has been edited by LWRNCH6550: May 3 2011, 12:43 PM

Thanks! Yeah, I figure with 2 x 120mm fans in front, the top PCI slot occupied with a FOX-2, or even a FOX-1 might be enough for cooling purposes. Though I wonder if I should use 1 high-rpm switch-controlled 120mm fan and another rpm-noise compromise 120mm fan, instead of 2 rpm-noise compromise 120mm fans.

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Added on May 3, 2011, 10:48 pmOn the FX121 crossflow fan, I'm not too fond of it, since crossflows are quite susceptible to dust build up and majorly hard to clean (I own a Vantec HDD crossflow cooler), and it gets loud when it starts to end-life. Not too mention hard to replace.

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Added on May 3, 2011, 11:04 pmCurrently, in terms of looks, volume, space, features, availability, the Silverstone SG03 seems to fit my bill. Does anyone else have any recommendations alng the lines of the SG03?

This post has been edited by trencher10: May 3 2011, 11:04 PM

True on the crossflow fan part, its hard to come by.

Other than the SG03, u can take a look on the XQ Box cuz i used to own one until i sold it away within a week, due to the clearance issue i had with the coolermaster modular PSU. Its a good casing though, very good for LAN party usage.

Personal advice though, if you are really into getting SG03 for the long run, get the alu version instead of the normal steel version, its worth for what you pay. The steel version is kinda...looks like badly build with tight time schedule in the factory.

Yeah, the XQBox does look good for more ease of transport. But the single 120mm fan rear, and the fact that the 80mm fan does not flow over the HDDs concern me. Ambient temperatures back home being what it is, more prudent to get IMHO a better air-flow case. Unless I put a desktop 'kipas' full blast on the XQBox!

anyone wanna letgo ur microfly bx6 casing please pm me? or u guys know place for me to buy(even singapore) also please pm me?

Can anyone recommend cheapest SFF casing for ATX board??

do you want tower case or box type..
for tower u can choose sugo sg03...maybe can support atx board..
for sugo sg01 and sg02 only support m-atx board....atx = cannot fit...




This post has been edited by Lanc3: Jun 22 2011, 07:00 PM

for cheaper sff you can choose XQBOX ....around RM150-250
but still you need m-atx board..

but the case is lack of modern style ,better get silverstone for better quality

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Added on June 22, 2011, 7:10 pmsaw this at mines last month...
Aerocool QX-2000
price around RM 3++

i'm in love with this sff case..
Termaltake Armor A30
where to find and how much ???
my budget is around RM600

Thanks for the recommendation..
Aerocool QX-2000 look good.
Need to change to m-ATX though.

yesterday i found Aerocool QX-2000 on Lelong...just RM288 !!!
cheaper than Silverstone sugo SG01 = RM 378
wanna grab aerocool case today
oso the case has room for 13" GC....fit for my ATI HD 5830

This post has been edited by Lanc3: Jun 23 2011, 07:40 AM

anoyne know cm elite 360 can fit what size cooler? any good cooler for i5 or i3 sandy bridge is slim profile one?

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6056


http://www.casepower.com.tw/english/QS01.html

If not mistaken either one is under 200. Like most people here I'd say go with Elite 360. Review is here
http://www.techenclave.com/reviews-and-pre...ter-154955.html

For HFS I'd go with this:
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=3263

This post has been edited by Bad Cyborg: Jul 4 2011, 10:49 AM

what ssf case mobo ontop and the psu below? been surfing but cannot find what im looking for

lian li PC Q06, for itx

just buying Aopen 326 yesterday
but my HD5830 did not fit the case lah bcoz front panel cable blocking the GC ...just only put my old HD5750 ,never mind coz power enough to watch HD movie and light gaming session...but i have 1 problem, cable inside my case is like mee goreng lah.... ..can anyone show me pic of ur SFF case cable management?
i will upload my case pic and my ugly cable management if anyone request it...

come on. no interest in sff anyone?

btw, can someone suggest me a casing build alike CM elite 360 but height is just fit for micro atx mobo. more like sg03 but i prefer psu and cdvd arrangement in elite 360