Outside of the case. Layout is inverted inside.
Old photo.
Backside of the case. Old photo.
Opening up the sidepanel reveals a pretty cramped inside. Old photo.
There are no real ways to hide cables in this case when you put this hardware in it. Corsairs sleeved cables save the day by not looking too bad. Old photo.
The GPU just about fits. It is supported by a ziptie-contraption and some foam behind it against the PCH heatsink.
I am sacrificing some looks for space saving. Old photo.
We can see all the fans here.
Two A12x25's pushing air in through the rad, the cryorig VRM cooler helps push air to the top and then the A12x15 and A9x14 push the air out the top.
The GPU has an intake on the sidepanel but it still gets a bit toasty sometimes. Old photo.
Old photo.
Old photo.
Old photo.
Updated pictures for end of 2021!
Server has had a couple of changes.
Updated pictures for end of 2021!
Server has had a couple of changes.
Updated pictures for end of 2021!
Server has had a couple of changes.
Updated pictures for end of 2021!
Server has had a couple of changes.
Johnny (SFF SSI-CEB Server X79 Xeon)
This build is mostly for documentation of my server. It's gone through changes before but my latest move was to cram everything in a small of a case as possible.
This is my result.
Main components:
Thermaltake Core G3 (would really want a Sliger Cerberus X, but they are way too expensive for me)
Intel Xeon E5 2680 v2
Asus X79 WS (Bios mod to boot from nvme drives)
32Gb Samsung ECC 1866 CL13
GTX980Ti
SF750 v2
I didn't take any photos when I built it, so some photos after will have to do. I recently put in the 92mm fan above the GPU with some rubber screws as the GPU can get quite toasty. There is only a single 120mm mount in the top, so a 92mm was the biggest I could fit without drilling new holes.
The X79 mobo is SSI-CEB formfactor which is almost as big as E-ATX and the case is only 24 liters big, so it is quite a tight fit. That's why there are some zipties holding the GPU in place, the included GPU support legs can not be mounted as the holes are covered up by the motherboard.
Upgrades I want to get:
Another 32gb 1866mhz ECC kit
The E5 2697 v2 (12c/24t)
Sliger Cerberus X
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: none
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: E-ATX
Type: General Build
Build Updates
CPU upgrade
2022-07-02
Upgraded the CPu from a 2680 v2 to a 2690 v2.
26% improvement overall in 3dmark timespy!
m.2 boot mod and move to air cooling
After the AIO mounting video by Gamers Nexus I saw that my AIO is not mounted that well and I decided to move to a NH-D9L. Temps are still fantastic, maybe even better. The case is listed as 110mm max height for CPU coolers but after measuring that limit is actually around 116mm, for anyone wondering.
I was also starting getting low in storage capacity and I have added a WD Blue SN550 through a PCIE to M.2 nvme adapter. It works great and I even found a thread with modded bios for this motherboard which allows me to boot from said nvme drive, giving me access to super high speed storage for the OS and servers.