- May 19, 2011
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Spec:
Intel Core i5-4460
ASUS H97I-PLUS
Coolermaster Elite 130 case
Corsair CX430M
SSD & ODD
In short, I've put the parts together and it POSTs, and I am relieved. The cabling is a proper little bird's nest in there, and I want to swear at Coolermaster for their bone-headed SSD mounting system (because a normal SATA power connector cannot connect to the SSD power interface and I had to use a molex -> SATA adapter in order to get the flexibility needed which meant even more cabling).
Thankfully, the CX430 is a slightly more compact PSU which gave me another 0.5 - 1 inch breathing room between the DVD drive and the PSU which made cable routing a lot easier going. It was an afterthought at the time of purchase to go modular but I think I would have had a hissy fit during the build process if I had tried to use a non-modular PSU!
I think however that ITX cases need to be a lot more tailor-made to the intended board, or boards are subject to much greater restrictions about where connectors can be located simply because even two inches of spare USB 3.0 cable is a pain to find a suitable place for (there's about 6 inches spare in this case).
One question - there's a side fan in this case that points directly at the phase circuitry next to the CPU. I don't have it plugged in right now, do I need to? I can't imagine so given that the PSU fan is located directly over that area and an ATX system wouldn't have a dedicated fan at that point, nor am I overclocking the PC.
Intel Core i5-4460
ASUS H97I-PLUS
Coolermaster Elite 130 case
Corsair CX430M
SSD & ODD
In short, I've put the parts together and it POSTs, and I am relieved. The cabling is a proper little bird's nest in there, and I want to swear at Coolermaster for their bone-headed SSD mounting system (because a normal SATA power connector cannot connect to the SSD power interface and I had to use a molex -> SATA adapter in order to get the flexibility needed which meant even more cabling).
Thankfully, the CX430 is a slightly more compact PSU which gave me another 0.5 - 1 inch breathing room between the DVD drive and the PSU which made cable routing a lot easier going. It was an afterthought at the time of purchase to go modular but I think I would have had a hissy fit during the build process if I had tried to use a non-modular PSU!
I think however that ITX cases need to be a lot more tailor-made to the intended board, or boards are subject to much greater restrictions about where connectors can be located simply because even two inches of spare USB 3.0 cable is a pain to find a suitable place for (there's about 6 inches spare in this case).
One question - there's a side fan in this case that points directly at the phase circuitry next to the CPU. I don't have it plugged in right now, do I need to? I can't imagine so given that the PSU fan is located directly over that area and an ATX system wouldn't have a dedicated fan at that point, nor am I overclocking the PC.
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