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24 Dec 2010 07:37 #13039 by Hasbeen
We all know how to build a pc and in the world of cases like the Cooler Master HAF X it certainly isn't all that hard. Some of these cases could house 2 computers and serve as your own chair at the next LAN. The thing I've been playing with lately is trying to build the same computer that you might put in a case like the HAF X but put it inside a much smaller case. Its nice to have full featured powerful computers but sometimes portability really takes a hit when we build them. The hard part for me has just been finding a case I would deem good enough to house all the parts. So what I've made so far is:

Case
Antec Mini P180
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129044

Motherboard
ASUS Rampage III Gene LGA 1366
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131658

CPU
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211

Ram
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247

PSU
SILVERSTONE ST75F-P 750W
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256059

Vid Card
SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914

HSF
CORSAIR CWCH50-1
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010

SSD
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148348

Now that I have all that out what do all you think of this concept? It's a challenge to build all this into such a small case and still keep it running along happily. There were other cases I considered while working on this challenge. The smallest being the SILVERSTONE SG04B-F. So if you had the chance to do it how would you put together a full featured PC in a Micro PC size.

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24 Dec 2010 09:14 #13041 by garfi3ld
the 180 is still fairly large. i would still recommend going mini itx or shuttle

Wes

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