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EVGA ITX Barebones

tasty. I really think that the days of the hulking elephant that was needed for a balls-out gaming machine are really starting to wane.
 
Damn Dirty Ape said:
tasty. I really think that the days of the hulking elephant that was needed for a balls-out gaming machine are really starting to wane.
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NEVER! :eek: There will always be a space for over the top builds, shame on you for your blasphemy! :D Frank N Stein disapproves of this message.

Now I could see this as a nice and tidy HTPC though.
 
Damn Dirty Ape said:
tasty. I really think that the days of the hulking elephant that was needed for a balls-out gaming machine are really starting to wane.
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Kinda. If decided to use a sound card, SLI etc. ITX just doesn't work for me.
Being an enthusiast, I need a case that can match my imagination. ITX cases limits my imagination.
If I see a ROG ITX motherboard with decent onboard sound, stuffing a GTX 690 inside a ITX case sounds like a good idea.

The SG10 looks like a better compromise of size and space.
 
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The1stCAV said:
NEVER! :eek: There will always be a space for over the top builds, shame on you for your blasphemy! :D Frank N Stein disapproves of this message.

Now I could see this as a nice and tidy HTPC though.
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my define mini (not too shabby) says phhhhbttt lol.
 
Neat but anything with a modern EVGA motherboard is a pass. WAAY too many issues reported and way too few updates.
 
The1stCAV said:
NEVER! :eek: There will always be a space for over the top builds, shame on you for your blasphemy! :D Frank N Stein disapproves of this message.

Now I could see this as a nice and tidy HTPC though.
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Lol, of course this would come from the largest patch :p


The top of this case just makes me go :confused: I just don't see how it ties into the design at all.
 
Very neat. I especially like the watercooled version and the mods they made to make it easy on the user.
 
Damn Dirty Ape said:
I've not heard good things about the stinger mobo either up till now, mostly bios related but still.
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Most other companies it would be easy to say "the BIOS problems will probably be ironed out". However with EVGA that is very iffy. Even back when they had a good motherboard team they rarely did BIOS updates on anything expect their highest-end expensive boards. Beyond the issues the Stinger just doesn't seem like a great board. Other Z77 ITX boards offer similar and more features for significantly less. At $200 the Stinger should have all the bells and whistles of the cheaper boards and more. It feels like you're paying more for the brand name than anything.
 
I could have sworn that in an article I read about this case release it came without a motherboard.... ;)
 
Regardless; The evga itx boards have some issues that they still haven't adressed otherwise I would have one.
 
Damn Dirty Ape said:
tasty. I really think that the days of the hulking elephant that was needed for a balls-out gaming machine are really starting to wane.
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You wouldn't know it looking under my desk. And I'd hate to integrate a machine with this many GPUs into a smaller chassis. I know it's doable but I'll pass.
 
Should have made a DTX board with SLI... With 2x mPCIe slots for a mythical mPCIe soundcard and cache driver...
 
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