- Apr 21, 2012
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sitting next to a 360 Slim.
Antec ISK 300-150. Case was very well built and solid, took 20 minutes to complete the build from unboxing till the time I launched windows install. It is extremely quiet, my only complaint is that due to the lack of room and short wires, it's difficult to keep them away from the CPU fan, and air flow seems to be poor although they do have vents running all the way down both sides which is nice.
Running it with a Gigabyte H61N ITX motherboard, 8GB Corsair 1333MHz and a Sandy Bridge 3450S i5. Crucial 128GB M4 SSD. Windows 8 CP
Passmark ratings are
CPU: 7,465
2D : 436.2
3D : 336.1
Memory: 2220.9
Disk: 1301.9
Overall: 1846.8
Cost was $535, not counting Windows. Usually idles around 35C with stock fan, it is extremely quiet. Case gets warm at load, the only thing that worries me is the hard drives are right above the PSU, though their is a small slot for a slim optical drive which is empty.
I built it to test the setup and see what the power draw was and how it performed. So far fairly pleased, the CPU is matching my 2500K (not OC'd) in performance and using a lot less power, temps are about the same.
If I could do it over again, I'd get ahold of the Asus P8Z77, a 3770S, faster memory. I'd also use a low profile aftemarket CPU cooler and add a 2nd fan (which i'll probably do anyways). I also wouldnt install windows 8 on a desktop.
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