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Silverstone RVZ01?

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Ghozur

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Hello SFF people! I recently built a system in a Corsair 250D and after seeing it, a friend wants me to build one for them but in a Silverstone RVZ01. So I just want to make sure of a few things.

PSU Questions:
1) Looking at the Silverstone site it seems to indicate that a SFF-L PSU will fit? Is this a standard size where any will fit?
2) And I did look into the SFF-L comparison thread but it seems to be more a listing than a comparison. Are any of the 500w models better than others?
3) Lastly I'm pretty sure that 500w will be fine for a midrange to upper midrange gaming system?

CPU HSF Questions:
1) The CPU will be a A10-7870K, would a SS Argon AR06 be better than the rather impressive stock cooler? With beefier heatpipes and a larger fan I imagine yes, but doesn't hurt to ask.
2) Is the Argon the same size as the stock cooler? Trying to do some measurements of the stock cooler in the case it appears to be 92mm by 101mm which is just about the same size. I ask as the RAM is about 1 or 2mm from touching the stock so one side can't get any bigger.

Case Fans:
1) From what I've read the case requires the slim 15mm fans?
2) Any suggestions as to what fans to get? Not exactly a huge selection on NewEgg.


Thanks for taking the time to read this!
 
PSU:
1) SFX-L was "invented" by Silverstone themselves, which is SFX with a length of 130mm instead of just 100. That means that yes, any SFX and SFX-L PSU will fit.
3) Yes, 500W will be absolutely fine. I'm personally running a 970 and an i7-4770T off a 300W PSU with a bit of headroom.

Not sure about the other points, somebody else will have to help out.

Will you pair this APU with a dedicated GPU? If yes, why use an APU instead of a CPU? If not, why not use a case smaller than the RVZ01?
 
Thanks iFreilicht, I guess I've been overbuying PSU's for years then! :D Perhaps I'll suggest one of the 400w units, $25 is a lot of tacos. lol

The APU is going with a dedicated GPU. We both run 2 accounts of a few multiplayer games on one computer, and used to run an old card for the 2nd instance of the game. Without having a 2nd card, the better integrated GPU will be nice for that. And if DX12 works as advertised with combining 2 GPUs then it'll give a better boost to FPS than the IGP in an Intel chip. And even if he wasn't using a dedicated GPU I think it would be a case of looks over practicality. lol
 
The RVZ01 was designed to work with Intel and AMD stock coolers too so I would suggest that you keep the stock cooler and simply try it out first. You'll probably be surprised how well it works in the case.

As for case fans, the RVZ01 already comes equipped with two 120mm x 15mm slims fans, which should be more than sufficient for most builds. You probably don't need to add or replace them as RVZ01 in stock form is currently one of the best performing small cases on the market as shown in this review.

You can still replace the included fans with 25mm thick fans, but they will reduce available height of the CPU can GPU coolers. Our manual, which you can download here, has further information on component size limitations.
 
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