What I gathered from my newbie experience is that if you want to just downsize get a case like the LianLi TU150 or the Cooler Master NR200P that won’t have you screw around with risers and complicated operations to put the system together.
If you’re looking for 64GB of RAM on an ITX AM4 board you’re pretty much forced to get the Asus Maximus VIII Crosshair Impact which has double-DIMM whatever compatibility. But it’s bitch to fit in SFF cases due to the DIMM.2 module (ask me how I know it).
In the end I think you should compromise the “as small as possible” with some convenience, just to make your life a bit easier.
I don’t but I can walk you through my build and the choices I made, even in PMs.
If you’re on AM4 and you’ll use an AMD PCIe 4.0 GPU make sure to set the PCIe slot to 3.0 mode before using any riser. Else the GPU will be kicked in 2D mode only.
Also keep in mind that not downsizing too much will give you space for the SSDs + better cooling. Sanwich style SFF cases (or even stacked one like the RVZ03) can be a portable hoven when you’re stressing your system.
I think I’m going to be sticking with one of my existing GPUs, since I’m trying to save money. (1080ti or 1070ti) I just want to downscale from this medium sized system to something that both fits on my desk and doesn’t boil me in my office. (damn 1950x)
Yeah, I’m beginning to realize this.
I might have to message you when I get closer to pulling the trigger on this.
Yeah, the case from Sliger that Wendell reviewed recently looked pretty nifty.
It really depends how much you want to pay for it up front. If you build a machine in the DAN A4 you’ll end up with a nifty shoebox PC, but you’ll suffer to get there, and you’ll suffer again any time you have to work on it. If it’s a production machine you’re going to set up once and never touch it again, then maybe that’s not so bad.
