- Joined
- Jun 24, 2012
- Messages
- 28
- Motherboard
- Z77x-UP5 TH / 32GB RAM
- CPU
- i3770k
- Graphics
- MSI GeForce GTX 980TI 6GD5T OC
- Mac
Mid-2012 I built a big bad Hackintosh using the following:
The machine works reasonably well on MacOS X for video & photo editing and I have updated all the way to 10.11 (I've avoided Sierra thus far) and works well on Windows for my Oculus & various gaming needs.
The problem is that it's big and loud. The current case is 20" (H) x 23.3" (L) x 10.4" (W) (507mm x 592mm x 265mm) and quite loud with its fans & cooling system (I don't overclock). I'd like to downgrade to a smaller form factor without having to buy much if possible.
I'd like to solicit your advice on doing so. I am guessing the two options are to a) find a smaller case than can still accommodate an ATX card with 3 PCI cards (video, RAID & wifi) though I could possibly do without the internal RAID. b) move to a mini ATX card & case though I don't know if I could keep the same CPU, memory and PCI cards as a result.
What do you think?
- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 - ATX motherboard
- Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
- Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
- Corsair Vengeance 32 GB DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800 Quad Channel 240 Pin Desktop Memory
- Corsair Professional Series Gold 750-Watt 80 Plus Gold Certified High-Performance Power Supply
- Corsair CC600TWM-WHT Special Edition Graphite Series 600T Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case
- An Nvidia 670 video card
The machine works reasonably well on MacOS X for video & photo editing and I have updated all the way to 10.11 (I've avoided Sierra thus far) and works well on Windows for my Oculus & various gaming needs.
The problem is that it's big and loud. The current case is 20" (H) x 23.3" (L) x 10.4" (W) (507mm x 592mm x 265mm) and quite loud with its fans & cooling system (I don't overclock). I'd like to downgrade to a smaller form factor without having to buy much if possible.
I'd like to solicit your advice on doing so. I am guessing the two options are to a) find a smaller case than can still accommodate an ATX card with 3 PCI cards (video, RAID & wifi) though I could possibly do without the internal RAID. b) move to a mini ATX card & case though I don't know if I could keep the same CPU, memory and PCI cards as a result.
What do you think?