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The original was posted on /r/sffpc by /u/SnackableChips on 2024-01-22 23:13:43+00:00.
Evening, I'm looking to get the Geeek G1 Pro case and have hunted for the following parts:
- CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- GPU: RX 7900XTX Phantom Gaming OC
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB DDR5-6000 CL30
- Mobo: ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I
- PSU: Asus ROG 850W LOKI SFX-L
- AIO: Deepcool LS520 WH on Topside of case
- Thermal Paste: Arctic MX-6
- SSD: Samsung 990 PRO 2TB & Samsung 990 PRO Heatsink 4TB on Back of Mobo
- Fans: 2x120mm NF-A12x25 PWM on AIO & 2x140mm NF-A14 PWM Bottom of Case
General:
- I expect the cost to be around £2000 / $2500 and will be bought in ~3 months time
- Measurements are straight from the linked manufacturer's specifications, such as case max size and the square dimensions of parts.
- Airflow will be bottom to top through all components such as VRM's and RAM and through the side of the GPU heatsink. The 140mm's vs 120mm's with a rad should keep the airflow positive, and a dust grill will be placed on the bottom.
- Cable management just needs to not stick into fans, the side panels obscure a lot so looks are not important. With GPU against one side, and the RGB lighting on the other it should prevent seeing inside clearly.
- I own the PSU, both NVMe's, and 2x120mm Fans already.
- The case has some accommodations such has having a shorter pump for a thicker GPU, or removing brackets to fit parts, but I plan for no changes like that to be required (keeping it simple-r).
- I know I'll need fan splitters and plan 2x120 Rad fans on CPU_FAN, AIO pump on AIO_PUMP, and 2x140mm on SYS_FAN.
- I plan to use foam spacers on the fans to reduce noise, but it's subject to available clearance as of the time and this is not planned with them in mind.
- I'm coming from an i7-9700k and gtx1080. Despite newer parts being released this year like the 4080 super and AMD 8000 CPU's, anything is a serious upgrade at this point and so I'm not overly fussed about min-maxing for the peak choice of the hour. I might end up changing parts but its not planned.
My current concerns are:
- The Heatsink NVMe is going to be slightly thicker than usual (8.8mm vs 2.3mm), is it likely to cause clearance issues on the back of the motherboard?
- The GPU will leave me with the clearance of L: 0mm x W: 10mm x H: 7mm. The GPU should fit, however its to the millimetre. Is there likely to be enough slack left to fit the card?
- AIO pump has 1mm clearance, should be fine with the side panel. AIO radiator and fan height are to the mm as well, going to be very close to the top of the motherboard where the 8pin and fan headers go. I'm expecting this to limit cable routing but not obscure the pins?
- The CPU supports 2 sticks of 5200mHz, however people recommend 6000mHz with it. Seems to be silicon lottery as to any higher. eXPO will apparently overclock the CPU's memory controller to support 6000mHz. Likely to boot a few times and should drop to the DDR5 default 4000mHz if it doesn't like it. Is this interpretation right? The RAM deep dive was horrific.
I think I'm flying a bit close to the sun here with clearance, so if anyone can shed their wisdom on general part sizing with SFF cases, or features they can have as to help with this (such as something like an extra 10mm above their "Max" for ease of install) then any and all input would be great. Cheerio