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sir-ed-z
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Outside of the box [ so ugly that it's beautiful! ]

What to do with those 140mm AIO radiator and fans with small case such as QBX by Cougar?
How about outside? Just like those cars with external oil cooler.

The AIO radiator & fans have a 120mm adapter.
There's an air filter in the room so the dust is pretty minimum.
I need more desk space so moved everything from a Thermaltake V21 case.

Selected "Vehicle" as theme but I think it looks more like a "Borg" half-cube.



Note:

The T-Force Cardea Zero I upgraded to is 2 TB. Price reflect the unit.

After looking at the current price. Glad I bought this 2 years ago.
Only regret is getting the GTX 1660 instead of a RTX.
They were cheaper at that time.
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Vehicle
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

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Build Updates

2023 Chip, Mobo, Graphics Update

32G ram and M.2 Update + extra

Vertical takeoff with 1660ti

New PSU and put back RX580

Hardware

CPU
$ 195.00
AMD - Ryzen 7 (1700)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 8
Motherboard
$ 408.86
ASUS - ROG Strix Gaming (B350-I)
Chipset: B350
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 230.00
G.Skill - Trident Z (3200MHz) (White/Black)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
$ 330.76
MSI - GeForce Armor
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1660 Ti
Storage
$ 200.00
TeamGroup - T-Force Cardea Zero Z330
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: PCIe x4
Capacity: 512 GB
PSU
$ 172.61
Seasonic - Focus SGX
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 69.29
COUGAR - QBX
Type: Mini-Tower
Side Panel: Solid
Cooling
$ 126.99
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,750.05
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