Another recommendation is to have the contact of for anything you need for assistance when you are on the road. So I'm going to put it all back in the 7HX. Ivy-Bridge 3570k not being Sandy Bridge, it requires a good thermal environment. There are just all of the future issues to deal with that are going to limit what I'll be able to do with this case.
ANTEC H2O 920 V4 FULL
Full ATX and full graphics cards with good airflow.Įven in this half-wit configuration with the rad just sitting around, I benched it hard with IBT and the case closed and it still performed like a champ. So, if running on air is your goal (air heat sink fan) then this is a great case. I still think that this is a very well designed case, for someone running on Air. And If I keep the radiator where it is, there's no way a grapics card will fit in there. There aren't even any ports to run water lines out of the case. But where the hell was I supposed to put the radiator now? The A55B is absolutely not setup to accomodate any kind of water cooling. Clocked just fine, and the thermals were there.
I finally got everything together and it worked ok. If you're tweaking with Overclocking and frequently changing settings, it can be a hassle. Kind of a hassle, but not a big deal in permanent installs. You have to pull the front cover off (super easy) and get your finger in there just to switch the PSU. One major negative consequence to having the the PSU in the location it is in is that it isn't easy to get to the power supply switch easily.
ANTEC H2O 920 V4 INSTALL
One very handy feature of these Lian Li cases is the ability to easily take panels apart to ease in install and cable routing. The fan came out like a lego block, as did setting up the PSU without tools. What is great with this, like all Lian Li cases so far is how modular everything is. I wanted to play with this case for the sake of a liquid Nitrogen project I wanted to get up and running in the future. The PSU is setup for exhausting in the front, so it is an innovative setup. It also has the PSU front mounted, which is how it is able to shrink its overal height compared to the 7HX. You can see that with the A55B, it has the 140mm fans setup in push-pull, so this is great for getting air across all of the other thermally sensitive components on the motherboard, like the VRMS, RAM, etc. The 7HX has the drive bays removed in this current setup since it isn't really needed and it helps air flow.
I just built a small stable i5-3570k for my mom using the stock Intel cooler, and it couldn't even clock all 4 cores 3.8 Ghz stable. It is all about that AIO water loop that allows me to crank the Ghz on this setup. The 7HX actually comes with a total of 3 fans whereas the A55B only comes with 2. With the front cover pulled off you can see the fan configurations. It is nice that you can actually fit a full ATX Mobo in a case this size. You can see that there is a significant size difference between these two cases. Disclamer: Synapse does business with and is somewhat "sponsored" by them. I reference often because getting the information you need to make a purchasing decision and deciding between components is good with their site.
What I'm trying to migrate to: Lian Li PC-A55B My goal: Shrink down my i5-3570k rig down to a smaller case I've had lots of luck and absolutely love using LianLi cases because they are all Aluminum and have the feel of a really high end piece of craftsmanship. The big thing about getting high performance computing to work these days is thermal management. I've been playing around with computing lately, as it is a necessity and fairly entertaining.
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