My first ITX System Build. What do you think?

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I have built an ITX System for the first time.

Here are the specs.


Intel i7 2600K CPU
Adata 8GB PC-1600 C9 (2x 4GB)
Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi
Adata 120GB S511 SSD SATA3 (Drive C)
Western Digital 1TB 1002FAEX Cavier Black SATA3 (Drive D)
Pioneer 219LBK SATA 24X DVD-R/RW
Antec TruePower 550W (Cable Management)
Lian Li PC-Q08B Tower Case
Windows 7 Ultimate

I changed the 2 Lian Li case fans to Silverstone 14 cm and 12cm fans.

For CPU cooling I am using the Cooler Master Vortex Plus

The only problem I have is the clips which hold the fan on the Cooler Master Vortex Plus is coming in the way of the PCI-E slot.

I am wondering if I can use zip tie to hold the fan on the Vortex Plus as an alternative solution so that I can use a better display card for occational gaming.
 
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I only have 1 picture for now. I will post more later today when I get home.


Here are all the items before I built my system. The Corsair Vengeance hand to be changed because the ram heatsink was a problem. Now using Adata DDRIII instead.

Every-Component.jpg
 
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I like it but I will post pictures of the case and will show the slight problem I have now trying to install a display card in the PCI-E slot.
 
Sorry for my late reply. I am from Hong Kong.

I will post pictures soon.

I tested my old PCI-E display card and I think it just manages to fit in the PCI-E slot. I was worried that the clip that is holding the fan of my Cooler master Vortex Plus will come in the way. From my test yesterday, I realized that if I install it slowly then I can be able to install it successfully. My only thoughts now is which card to install. What worries me is the display card's heatsink mounting screws at the back of the display card.
 
Front of the Lian Li PC-08

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Side of the case

Case-Side.jpg


Top of the case

Case-Top.jpg


Back of the Case

Case-Back.jpg


Inside the case - you will notice that I have tied up all the cables, giving it enough space for the front fan to pass air to the middle of the tower case. I have left one PCI-E cable free for installing the display card. I will buy one today.

Inside-the-case.jpg



Space available for display card. YOu will notice the clip for holding the fan for the CPU is very close to the PCI-E slot.

Display-card-Space-2.jpg


Case-Inside-Display-card-space.jpg



I did a test yesterday and installed my old ATI PCI-E display card and it was possible to install. However, I had to do it slowly. The worrying concern was the screws of the heatsink at the back of the display card.

Installing-old-Display-card.jpg
 
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I bought the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 OC card today.

Geforce-GTX-560-OC.jpg


Geforce-GTX-560-OC-2.jpg


I managed to install it without a problem. I was worried at first because the clip holding the fan on the Cooler Master Vortex Plus was too close to the PCI-E slot. So I am glad that all is well.

You can notice that the clip is indeed very close but still managed to install the display card.

Geforce-GTX-560-OC-Installed.jpg



Here is a view of the inside of the case.

Case-Inside.jpg



Front 14cm fan for intake.

Front-14cm-fan-for-intake.jpg



Top 12 cm fan

Top-12cm-fan-for-outake.jpg



Ventilation holes at the bottom and at the back of the case

Gefor-GTX-560-OC-seen-through-the-Ventilation--Holes.jpg


Ventilation-holes-at-the-back-of-the-case.jpg
 
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Wow. That's exactly what I want to build. I even have a 560ti already (the MSI twin frozr). Was planning to downsize but seeing that GB card fit makes me think mine will also.

Great build man. I'm jealous.
 
Here are some benchmark results wiith everything running at stock speeds out of the box.


PCMark 7

Result before installing the Gigabyte Gefore GTX 560 OC (Running Intel HD Graphics 3000)
= 4980 PCMarks

http://3dmark.com/pcm7/98798


Result after installing the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 OC
= 5364 PCMarks

http://3dmark.com/pcm7/101523



3DMark 2006


Result before installing the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 OC (Running Intel HD Graphics 3000)
= 5046 3dMarks

http://3dmark.com/3dm06/15861286


Result after installing the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 OC
= 24607 3DMarks

http://3dmark.com/3dm06/15869094




3DMark 2011


Can't run with Intel HD Graphics 3000 because not Direct X 11 compatible.


Result after installing the Gigabyte Gefore GTX 560 OC
= P4202 3DMarks

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1489602



Will post game benchmark results soon.
 
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Will post my test results soon but for now I can't resist but to post results from my new 1000 MB/S line internet service.


Download = 907.08 mb/s
Upload = 750.04 mb/s

Internet.jpg
 
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Street Fighter IV Benchmark Result at highest settings possible.

SCORE: 5976
AVERAGE: 59.97FPS
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
Memory: 8192MB
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Display Setting: 1920x1080 60Hz C16xQAA

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Alien Vs Predator

*DX11 Hardware Detected*

Using Default Video Settings:

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Texture Quality: 2
Shadow Quality: 3
Anisotropic Filtering: 16
SSAO: ON
Vertical Sync: OFF
DX11 Tessellation: ON
DX11 Advanced Shadows: ON
DX11 MSAA Samples: 1


Benchmark Summary:

Number of frames: 4753
Average Frame Time: 22.0ms
Average FPS: 45.4
 
I have gotten conflicting answers on the N460GTX CYCLONE 1GD5/OC's actual length. MSI and Newegg sites show it at 7.9", but if you ask MSI, or check any reviews they say its 8.25". I have tried asking owners, but no response.
 
Resident Evil 5 Benchmark (DirectX 10)

Screen Resolution : 1920 x 1080
Display Mode: Full Screen
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync: off
Frame Rate: unlocked
Antil Aliasing: C16XQ
Motion Blur: on
Shadow Detail: High
Texture Detail: High
Overall Quality: High

Variable Benchmark

Resident-Evil-5.jpg


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Lost Planet 2 (DirectX 11)

Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Display Mode: Full Screen
Refresh Rate: 59.8Hz
Vertical Sync: Off
Anti Aliasing: CSAA32X
Motion Blur: On
Shadow Detail: High
Texture Detail: High
Rendering Level: High
DirectX 11 Features: High

Lost-Planet-2.jpg
 
The CPU, Case and GPU temp is not that bad in the Lian Li PC Q08.

The cooling fans in the case are doing a decent job.

Here are the CPU, case and GPU temperature readings right after running the above game benchmarks.

CPU-and-GPU-temp-right-after-running-benchmarks.jpg
 
Last week I changed the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 OC at the shop to a slightly faster card because I needed a card that can play games at 1920 x 1080 with max settings at a good frame rate.

So I got the MSI Geforce GTX 560 Ti Hawk

MSI-1.jpg


MSI-2.jpg




Here are some benchmark results with the i7 2600K running at stock speeds with Turbo enabled and the display cards running at stock speeds out of the box.

3DMark 2006 with Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 OC
= 24607 3DMarks

http://3dmark.com/3dm06/15869094

3DMark 2006 with MSI Geforce GTX 560 Ti Hawk
= 26390 3DMarks

http://3dmark.com/3dm06/15886225


3DMark 2011 with Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 OC
= P4202 3DMarks

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1489602


3DMark 2011 with MSI Geforce GTX 560 Ti Hawk
= P5196 3DMarks

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1535544

Well worth the $50 price difference.

Games are also running more smoothly at 1920 x 1080 max settings. Not the best but good enough for my itx system.
 
nice, i stated in another thread that i got impatient and ended up buying the h67 itx instead, i think the only difference with the z68 and h67 (both zotac) are the OC capabilites, 1 extra hdmi, different placement of the wifi antennas. Anyone else know what the z68 model offers that the h67 doesnt?
 
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