This is just something I was thinking about the other day
Is it just me or is the size of our SFFs going to have to change?
Efficiency keeps going down, but power requirements keep going up. For an ATX case, this isnt a big deal throw in a larger PSU and an even more insane cooler! (Although even these are starting to reach the limits) For an SFF, these are already designed to house the maximum size of components increasing any one of them means modding or buying something bigger.
When I first started using a SFF, I was using a modified ARIA. I kept trying to cram larger and larger PSUs into the proprietary PSU housing, but eventually could not find any that would fit! Now I am using a Microfly clone and even with a 780w PSU, I am again having issues finding anything larger that will fit.
Shuttles have also had to move from ~200w 450w PSUs and I have heard that even their underrated PSUs are struggling with multi-GPU setups.
So am I going to have to buy a new case or bust out the dremel again and hope AMD/Intel/nVidia start making more efficient chips?
Efficiency keeps going down, but power requirements keep going up. For an ATX case, this isnt a big deal throw in a larger PSU and an even more insane cooler! (Although even these are starting to reach the limits) For an SFF, these are already designed to house the maximum size of components increasing any one of them means modding or buying something bigger.
When I first started using a SFF, I was using a modified ARIA. I kept trying to cram larger and larger PSUs into the proprietary PSU housing, but eventually could not find any that would fit! Now I am using a Microfly clone and even with a 780w PSU, I am again having issues finding anything larger that will fit.
Shuttles have also had to move from ~200w 450w PSUs and I have heard that even their underrated PSUs are struggling with multi-GPU setups.
So am I going to have to buy a new case or bust out the dremel again and hope AMD/Intel/nVidia start making more efficient chips?