FIT's: Small box, big punch

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

Well, i got tired of such a huge machine, especially one that tied up SO much money.

i been thinking for a while now about how to keep myself focused on making a machine i'd be happy with, will run anything i want to run and NOT break the bank dollar wise. however, it would have to hold up to FIT's level of performance expectation.

i've always wanted an ITX machine but i wanted one that was killer for its size. when intel released the new sandy bridge chips i was excited. after toying with a few of these little buggers i found what i was looking for.

one of our friendly forum members pointed out to me a board by asus that immediately caught my eye and had me drooling. NO its not a crazy over the top P67 that can run 4 monster GPUs.

i'll let the pics do the talking from here on out but i will say, ALOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THIS MACHINE BEFORE I EVER BOUGHT 1 PART.

so as i say farewell to megarig i bring forth my new build...

my system specs have been updated to reflect the hardware im using if you are wondering. YES the first few pics have a 6870 in them but i have since gotten a 6970 that you see in the second to last pic.

im running eyefinity across 3 23" sammys 6144x1152 res. she plays most games so far PRETTY NICE!

im still tweakin it so shes a tad messy. i need to tear it all down tomorrow and redo wire management and get an OC on the CPU started. im waiting for the H60 watercooler unit to cool the cpu but that will be a bit before i get it i think. none the less... im STOKED as F*** about this machine. she runs SUPER SMOOTH and the new EFI bios is really sweet.

MoonPig · Mar 31, 2011

Take it the SR-2 didn't fit? Damn.

Looks decent. I've always wanted to try an mITX system. Might have to one day, pop it behind the right monitor when i also get another two for Eyefinity

Long time away... lol.

brandonwh64 · Mar 31, 2011

You know what moonpig, just imagine if they did make a ITX version on the SR2 LOL that would be super sweet

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

for those of you who wonder and dont look at system specs...

Processor: i5 2400
Motherboard: ASUS P8H67-I DELUXE
Cooling: Corsair H60(soon)
Memory: 2x4gb Mushkin SODIMM DDR3
Video Card: ATI 6970 2gb
Hard Disk: WD 640GB,1TB and 2TB Black
Optical Drive: Samsung 22x DL DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model: 3x Samsung 24"
Case: Lian li PC-Q08
PSU: Corsair HX520W

brandonwh64 · Mar 31, 2011

Fitseries3 said:
for those of you who wonder and dont look at system specs...

Processor: i5 2400
Motherboard: ASUS P8H67-I DELUXE
Cooling: Corsair H60(soon)
Memory: 2x4gb Mushkin SODIMM DDR3
Video Card: ATI 6970 2gb
Hard Disk: WD 640GB,1TB and 2TB Black
Optical Drive: Samsung 22x DL DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model: 3x Samsung 24"
Case: Lian li PC-Q08
PSU: Corsair HX520W

Do you think the I5 2400 will OC any? i would have thought you might would get a K version

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

oh it will...

i thought about the 2500k but i wanted to put more into video and ram than cpu.

the 2400 is very capable and even at stock clock it is very smooth.

D4S4 · Mar 31, 2011

an ssd or two, maybe?

overclocking101 · Mar 31, 2011

the 2400 will not overclock at all. it has turbo boost and that is it. you may get like 2bclck but that is it. I dont know where it states non K sb cpu's oc but let me see the article wherever it is. anyways much better looking than that gawdy sr2.

chuchnit · Mar 31, 2011

H67 cannot overclock the CPU, only GPU.

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

i seem to be doing ok so far. it is OCing just fine. proof in a bit.

CJCerny · Mar 31, 2011

Wasn't it like just 4 weeks ago that you said that you had lot interest in computers all together and were moving on?

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

i did... this is pretty much a final build.

i built it to enjoy a machine that i didnt have to fuck with all the time, a machine that i can game with, use for photoshop, video editing and whatever else and have fun with.

this machine wont be upgraded all the time like i used to do.

other than what i've stated above this is how it will run for at least the next year if not longer.

im dont tinkerin with shit all the time.

brandonwh64 · Mar 31, 2011

chuchnit said:
H67 cannot overclock the CPU, only GPU.

Who says? if anyone can OC a H67 it would be fits, Fits is like chuck norris and the dos equis man had a baby

WANNA SEE SS!!! NAW!! lol

MoonPig · Mar 31, 2011

Fitseries3 said:
i did... this is pretty much a final build.

i built it to enjoy a machine that i didnt have to fuck with all the time, a machine that i can game with, use for photoshop, video editing and whatever else and have fun with.

this machine wont be upgraded all the time like i used to do.

other than what i've stated above this is how it will run for at least the next year if not longer.

im dont tinkerin with shit all the time.

You can't escape Fits... it just doesn't work like that.

20mmrain · Mar 31, 2011

Fitseries3 said:
Well, i got tired of such a huge machine, especially one that tied up SO much money.

i been thinking for a while now about how to keep myself focused on making a machine i'd be happy with, will run anything i want to run and NOT break the bank dollar wise. however, it would have to hold up to FIT's level of performance expectation.

i've always wanted an ITX machine but i wanted one that was killer for its size. when intel released the new sandy bridge chips i was excited. after toying with a few of these little buggers i found what i was looking for.

one of our friendly forum members pointed out to me a board by asus that immediately caught my eye and had me drooling. NO its not a crazy over the top P67 that can run 4 monster GPUs.

i'll let the pics do the talking from here on out but i will say, ALOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THIS MACHINE BEFORE I EVER BOUGHT 1 PART.

so as i say farewell to megarig i bring forth my new build...

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture038.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture039.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture040.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture041.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture042.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture043.jpg

my system specs have been updated to reflect the hardware im using if you are wondering. YES the first few pics have a 6870 in them but i have since gotten a 6970 that you see in the second to last pic.

im running eyefinity across 3 23" sammys 6144x1152 res. she plays most games so far PRETTY NICE!

im still tweakin it so shes a tad messy. i need to tear it all down tomorrow and redo wire management and get an OC on the CPU started. im waiting for the H60 watercooler unit to cool the cpu but that will be a bit before i get it i think. none the less... im STOKED as F*** about this machine. she runs SUPER SMOOTH and the new EFI bios is really sweet.

Nice little box you have there!!! LOL

But in all seriousness I do like it! I got in to that building style in the past. It takes a good builder to build something that powerful on such a small level. Takes allot of planning you did a great job so far! Are you planning on dressing her up a little on the inside too? Cable extensions and the like???

BTW I agree on the EFI Bios way better then the old CMOS.

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 31, 2011

Lovely little case, my next build is going to be Matx in a PC-V351B, and nice psu, mines been solid for a few years now.

Overall yumminess as usual Fits :toast:

brandonwh64 · Mar 31, 2011

I really want to turn my main I7 rig into a smaller platform and get rid of the huge case! I almost thought of making a cardboard box case to hold me over until i sell the HAF932 LOLOL

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

tiny OC so far...

Deleted member 24505 · Mar 31, 2011

Nice chip that is, much price differance twixt 2400 and 2500?

PaulieG · Mar 31, 2011

Fitseries3 said:
tiny OC so far...

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture484.jpg

That's about all the OC you're gonna get with H67. Much above BCLK 105, they start to get very unstable, and with the multi locked, there is just no place to go.

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

this baord has awesome bios options, almost as many as some of the crazy boards ive had in the past.

im not done by any means

wolf · Mar 31, 2011

kickass mini rig man, cant wait to see where this ends up.

brandonwh64 · Mar 31, 2011

Fitseries3 said:
tiny OC so far...

http://img.techpowerup.org/110331/Capture484.jpg

DUDE! nice! see if it will almost touch 4Ghz LOL

*EDIT*

WOW that would take 33x122

dont know if BCLK will do that

ERazer · Mar 31, 2011

how you liking the case so far? got the same case for my server, ill be watching how h60 fits bc i wanna grab one

Fitseries3 · Mar 31, 2011

i like it alot but just hard with all this hardware in there to get around with big hands

Processor	C2D E8400@3.9GHz (488x8, 1.4v :( )
Motherboard	Abit IP35-E
Cooling	Thermaltake Sonic Tower+120mm fan
Memory	2GB kingmax ddr1066@976MHz 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	Radeon X1800GTO @700/1400MHz with Accelero S1+Glacialtech fancard
Storage	2xSeagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster 793s... just you laugh...
Case	some Aplus case
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC888
Power Supply	Chieftec 450W
Software	Win7 x64

System Name	The wifes worst enemy
Processor	i5-9600k
Motherboard	Asrock z390 phantom gaming 4
Cooling	water
Memory	16gb G.skill ripjaw DDR4 2400 4X4GB 15-15-15-35-2T
Video Card(s)	Asrock 5600xt phantom gaming 6gb 14gb/s
Storage	crucial M500 120GB SSD, Pny 256GB SSD, seagate 750GB, seagate 2TB HDD, WD blue 1TB 2.5" HDD
Display(s)	27 inch samsung @ 1080p but capable of much more ;)
Case	Corsair AIR 540 Cube Mid tower
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	EVGA GQ1000W MODULAR
Mouse	generic for now
Keyboard	generic for now
Software	gotta love steam, origin etc etc
Benchmark Scores	http://hwbot.org/user/philbrown_23/

System Name	Main Rig
Processor	Athlon 5350
Motherboard	AsRock mITX
Memory	4gb
Storage	120gb Kingston HyperX SSD
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster 740N
Power Supply	Corsair 430 watt

System Name	My Gaming System
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte b650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Phanteks Glacier One 360D30
Memory	G.Skill 64000 Mhz 32 Gb
Video Card(s)	ASRock Phantom 7900XT OC
Storage	4 TB NVMe Total
Case	Hyte y40
Power Supply	Corsair 850 Modular PSU
Software	Windows 11 Home Premium

Processor	5800x(2)/5700g/5600x/5600g/2700x/1700x/1700
Motherboard	MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3)
Cooling	EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2)
Memory	32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe
Display(s)	Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p
Case	(2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w
Mouse	Generic Black wireless (5)
Keyboard	Generic Black wireless (5)
Software	Win 10/Ubuntu

System Name	MightyX
Processor	Ryzen 9800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X650I AX
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2
Memory	32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX3080 Deshrouded
Storage	WD Black SN850X 2TB
Display(s)	LG 42C2 4K OLED
Case	Coolermaster NR200P
Audio Device(s)	LG SN5Y / Focal Clear
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RBG Pro SE
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Compact w/pudding
VR HMD	Meta Quest 3
Software	case populated with Artic P12's
Benchmark Scores	4k120 OLED Gsync bliss

Processor	R9 5950x
Motherboard	Asus x570 Crosshair VIII Formula
Cooling	EK 360mm AIO D-RGB
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16gb (CL16@3800MHz)
Video Card(s)	PNY GeForce RTX 3090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB NVMe \| Intel 660p 2TB NVMe
Display(s)	Acer Predator XB323QK 4K 144Hz
Case	Corsair 5000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Objective2 Amp/DAC \| GoXLR \| AKG K612PRO \| Beyerdynamic DT880\| Rode Pod Mic
Power Supply	Corsair AX 850w
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder Elite V2
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum RGB "Cherry MX Brown"
VR HMD	Oculus Rift
Software	Window 11 Pro

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