That's fair enough, what about the rest of the spec?
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That's fair enough, what about the rest of the spec?
The Meshify 2 Compact is an ATX sized case, I'd highly recommend getting an ATX motherboard, or a mATX case to math the mATX motherboard you're wanting.
I can highly recommend the Define Mini C Tempered Glass, solid front but it has excellent side ventilation so still have excellent airflow.
I know it is mate, as I say I'm going back to my original plan, msi mortar wifi/bt atx and rm850 atx psu. decided on a phantek g360a in the end
be quiet! Dark Rock PRO 4 Dual Tower CPU Cooler, 7 Heatpipes, 120mm+135mm Silent Wings PWM Fans, Al/Cu, 250W TDP
£79.99
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X, AM4, Zen 3, 8 Core, 16 Thread, 3.8GHz, 4.7GHz Turbo, 36MB Cache, PCIe 4.0, 105W, CPU Retail
FREEArctic MX-4 Enthusiast Thermal Paste (1.2g) - LN 105362
FREEAMD "Equipped for Battle" Game Bundle - LN121073
£279.98
32GB (2x16GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, PC4-28800 (3600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 18, 1.35V, AMD Ryzen Optimised
£119.54
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Optical FPS/MOBA Gaming Mouse, RGB Back-Lit, 18,000dpi, Wired, USB 2.0, 7 Buttons, 1000Hz, Black
FREEXclio Eclipse XXL Gaming Mouse Mat Worth £9.98
£44.99
850W Corsair RM Series RM850, Fully Modular, 80PLUS Gold, Single Rail, 70.8A, 140mm Fan, ATX PSU
£99.98
MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI, AMD B550, S AM4, DDR4, SATA3, PCIe 4.0, Dual M.2, CrossFire, 2.5GbE, ax/BT5.1, Micro-ATX
£131.99
2TB WD Black SN850 w/ Heatsink, M.2 (2280) PCIe 4.0 (x4) NVMe SSD, 3D-NAND, 7,000MB/s Read, 5,100MB/s Write
£239.99
LG 32" 32GP850-B 2560x1440 NANO IPS 165Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Widescreen Gaming Monitor
£349.99
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3080 iChill X4 LHR 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card
£829.99
Phanteks Eclipse G360A Mid Tower Airflow PC case - Satin Black
£84.95
Total = £2270.89
Before buying the Phanteks, also consider the Corsair 220T, since you were looking for a compact build the 220T is a very compact ATX chassis, and comes with 3x aRGB pre-installed fans on the front for £70 on Amazon. It's got excellent airflow, and an easy access front dust filter, something I consider very important if you want to maintain the PC easily. It's only major downside is the lack of front USB-C, but the Phanteks G360A doesn't have it either....
If Front USB-C is needed, the Corsair 4000D Airflow / 4000X is the way to go. 4000D airflow needs extra fans adding, and the 2 included aren't RGB. The 4000X has 3x aRGB fans similar to the Phanteks G360A / Corsair 220T but the front is glass and while airflow is okay, it's not as good as all the other options (but fans are pre-fitted so it's a trade off)
Phanteks G360A dims = 455 x 200 x 465
Corsair 220T dims = 395 x 210 x 450
I'm assuming that's Depth x Width x Height in both instances.
sound mate it's not for me personally I think that front is ugly and lacks air flow.
I don't get the whole need for a usb c tiny plug on the power connection side? makes no sense. anything with usb c has a normal usb plug for wall chargers like my phone. makes no sense to me bar on a modern laptop to make the form factor smaller? so I couldn't care less haha!
I was gonna get an antec nx700 as has 2 hench 185mm front fans and a 120mm rear all rgb, but it as with the meshify looks very plasticy and cheap... im very picky espesh with modern hardware... having had multiple macs made of laser cut milled out ally i see no excuse in this day and age for plastic rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishe lappies and pcs... i mean my first mbp was 2008 and an ally unibody with a glass massive buttonless multi touch and pressable trackpad and glass led backlit screen and the g5 pro and mac pro came out in the 2000s and imho the g5 then mac pro are the best looking cases ever made... was gonna convert one to atx/matx with a kit (yep it's a thing) but cba now as they're all battered and overpriced and been kicked around studios by drugie recording artists i guess LOL.
I mean tell me this fully beautiful yet fully functional/airflow fest/every inch optimised/stealthed drivebays and cabling etc etc isn't fecking stunning
https://www.owcdigital.com/assets/pr...c_pro_open.png
I've done a build in the 4000D before, the fans that come with it were also black, which in a white case is an oversight on their part, as the build I did came with extra ordered RGB fans I had to alternate them so the fans went black white black white just so it didn't look wrong.
Taste is subjective on the 220T, but you're wrong on the airflow, it's like a wind tunnel.
Bar the things I mentioned earlier,
CL of the RAM, I ended up with 3600Mhz CL16 for my rig.
3080 12Gb, do you need the small difference in the core count for the 12Gb variant and the extra 2Gb of RAM vs the price/performance of a normal 3080 10Gb?
And ditch the RGB, its distracting when you are playing games and nobody needs it, its not like it makes the PC faster ;)
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any love for the case I'm collecting tomorrow? was my dream computer back in the day from looks/design/function/power the lot. I think it's timeless and a true airflow monster. I also despite having multiple macs love the blasphemy side of what I'm doing with it haha!
Never worked in it so I'm not in a position to comment, given it's age though I'm assuming it won't have dust filtration at the front, or be easy to access if it does. I can appreciate the clean aesthetic but it's not for me, I bet it weighs a fair bit.
I know what you mean about them seeming to get bashed about, I wonder if they are just more delicate than they look as I always seemed to see them scratched and dented.
I shall be watching with interest. Is there a lot of metalwork in converting one of those?
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