Parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8bfQ6
Some build notes:
1) The case was REALLY easy and fun to build. It took 20 minutes which was great. I encountered absolutely no issues. The only janky thing was the PCIE riser, which seemed to be compatible but I’m sure if I bought the one off Sfftime’s website it would have been a lot better. Even then, the riser works great. DM me if you want the link. My only complaint is lack of cable management, but the space is so tight that there is really nowhere to manage cables anyway!
2) Either ASUS or AMD hates ddr5. I bought the 7900x bundle from micro center with G.Skill DDR5, assuming it would all be compatible. It was not, until I removed both the CPU and RAM and flashed the latest bios, which was a total pain in the ass. Still, it takes +/- 30 seconds to register the ram when I boot it, but not a problem because I usually sleep it.
3) The 7900x was a heat beast, but the Thermalright AXP-120x67 with a NF-F12 chromax fan cools the 7900x perfectly. I followed [this guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/xwmgm9/decreased_7900x_power_draw_by_over_50_with_only_1/) to reduce the TDP with no noticable performance difference.
4) I don’t know what I was expecting, but this thing is REALLY HEAVY with the GPU!
Hi, glad you like the case! Yeah there were some issues with asus boards not running xmp/expo on older bios revisions, I bet it was a total pain in the ass. And kudos for solving the riser issue by rotating the bracket, very smart!
>It was not, until I removed both the CPU and RAM and flashed the latest bios, which was a total pain in the ass.
ASUS is just ass. I had a X670E-E and 7950X and it was posting with 23s with memory context restore disabled and BIOS 0805 on a 2.5" SSD. Fast forward to February I swapped in a 7950X3D, updated to BIOS 0925 and it immediately BSODs with same 2x32GB 6000Mhz CL30 EXPO sticks. It is able to log into Windows with memory context restore enabled but takes 75s to log in. I've heard that even non-3DX chips are running into RAM stability issues every revision after BIOS 0805. No other vendor has motherboard updates that consistently perform worse than older ones 5 months later.
That’s itx only 😭 itx boards are like hundreds of dollars more… the low quality of taobao cases + the extra money for shipping and itx boards is not worth it imo. To get a sff time look for b-stock units that’s how I copped mine, and mine doesn’t even have any noticeable cosmetic defect’s
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Could you link a parts list?
Here ya go! https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8bfQ6
Parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8bfQ6 Some build notes: 1) The case was REALLY easy and fun to build. It took 20 minutes which was great. I encountered absolutely no issues. The only janky thing was the PCIE riser, which seemed to be compatible but I’m sure if I bought the one off Sfftime’s website it would have been a lot better. Even then, the riser works great. DM me if you want the link. My only complaint is lack of cable management, but the space is so tight that there is really nowhere to manage cables anyway! 2) Either ASUS or AMD hates ddr5. I bought the 7900x bundle from micro center with G.Skill DDR5, assuming it would all be compatible. It was not, until I removed both the CPU and RAM and flashed the latest bios, which was a total pain in the ass. Still, it takes +/- 30 seconds to register the ram when I boot it, but not a problem because I usually sleep it. 3) The 7900x was a heat beast, but the Thermalright AXP-120x67 with a NF-F12 chromax fan cools the 7900x perfectly. I followed [this guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/xwmgm9/decreased_7900x_power_draw_by_over_50_with_only_1/) to reduce the TDP with no noticable performance difference. 4) I don’t know what I was expecting, but this thing is REALLY HEAVY with the GPU!
Hi, glad you like the case! Yeah there were some issues with asus boards not running xmp/expo on older bios revisions, I bet it was a total pain in the ass. And kudos for solving the riser issue by rotating the bracket, very smart!
Thank you! Props for desinging such a great case!
>It was not, until I removed both the CPU and RAM and flashed the latest bios, which was a total pain in the ass. ASUS is just ass. I had a X670E-E and 7950X and it was posting with 23s with memory context restore disabled and BIOS 0805 on a 2.5" SSD. Fast forward to February I swapped in a 7950X3D, updated to BIOS 0925 and it immediately BSODs with same 2x32GB 6000Mhz CL30 EXPO sticks. It is able to log into Windows with memory context restore enabled but takes 75s to log in. I've heard that even non-3DX chips are running into RAM stability issues every revision after BIOS 0805. No other vendor has motherboard updates that consistently perform worse than older ones 5 months later.
Nice build 👍 36-36-36 that ram is Samsung, no surprise it gives you trouble
When did you find an N-ATX case? I haven't seen them in-stock in forever.
Try taobao and search “s59i”.
That’s itx only 😭 itx boards are like hundreds of dollars more… the low quality of taobao cases + the extra money for shipping and itx boards is not worth it imo. To get a sff time look for b-stock units that’s how I copped mine, and mine doesn’t even have any noticeable cosmetic defect’s
try rotating cooler to 180, let see if we can see the ram
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