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xeridea
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Good case for AM1 build

Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:49 pm

Looking for good case for AM1 Kabini build. Included power supply would be preferable for cost reasons, wouldn't mind if needed external DC brick plugged in. I would like to find one without an optical drive spot, I have a standalone Blu-Ray player, and would be doing transcoding on my main PC and sending over network to 1 TB USB3 drive. So only need ample room for AM1 board, 5350 CPU, RAM, and an SSD.

I found this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811154091 It would work, I don't like how the PSU is above the CPU fan but a reviewer said it was fine with the stock AM1 CPU.

Edit:
Found this motherboard from ASRock that accepts DC input so would work with laptop charger: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157491
That would make it a good fit for this mini case:
http://store.mp3car.com/products/m350-u ... -box-black

Anyone have experience with this motherboard?
 
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Re: Good case for AM1 build

Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:43 am

What price range are you aiming for?
Antec ISK 110 includes a 90W external PSU.
Main: i5-3570K, ASRock Z77 Pro4-M, MSI RX480 8G, 500GB Crucial BX100, 2 TB Samsung EcoGreen F4, 16GB 1600MHz G.Skill @1.25V, EVGA 550-G2, Silverstone PS07B
HTPC: A8-5600K, MSI FM2-A75IA-E53, 4TB Seagate SSHD, 8GB 1866MHz G.Skill, Crosley D-25 Case Mod
 
xeridea
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Re: Good case for AM1 build

Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:32 pm

I was hoping for $60 with PSU, but that Antec case looks promising, and its not that much more. I like how the drives mount on the back and the overall design.
 
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Re: Good case for AM1 build

Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:35 pm

I can vouch for the ISK 110, in fact I have two spares laying around right now since I decided to add discrete GPUs to the systems that were in them.
 
DPete27
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Re: Good case for AM1 build

Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:29 pm

drfish wrote:
I have two spares laying around right now

I don't suppose one of them is this gem? (I'm not a stalker, that build just really stuck in my head)
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Main: i5-3570K, ASRock Z77 Pro4-M, MSI RX480 8G, 500GB Crucial BX100, 2 TB Samsung EcoGreen F4, 16GB 1600MHz G.Skill @1.25V, EVGA 550-G2, Silverstone PS07B
HTPC: A8-5600K, MSI FM2-A75IA-E53, 4TB Seagate SSHD, 8GB 1866MHz G.Skill, Crosley D-25 Case Mod
 
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Re: Good case for AM1 build

Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:08 pm

Lol, it is, I took it apart to use the fan for something else but ended up with a different plan so it could easily be reassembled or I could put the original mesh back in since the mod didn't mess it up much.

I might stick another 65w APU in there again some day...
 
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Re: Good case for AM1 build

Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:40 pm

Wow that's neat!
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