Description

Upgrading from a 3700x and a 5700 XT in an ITX case. Really nice to build in a mid tower again, so much room. Just put my old ITX mobo in and it fits pretty nicely. It doesn't cover the cutout for ATX mobos but the LEDs give it sort of a cool glowy effect.

Part Reviews

CPU

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor

Got it pretty discounted for 340$ just as the 7000s came out, really nice boost in performance even in gaming from my previous 3700x. All I had to do was update my mobo bios.

CPU Cooler

NZXT Kraken X53 RGB 52.44 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Pump can get a little loud, emitting a high pitched whirring sound. But fortunately the RPM can be turned down. Generally quiet.

Motherboard

Asus ROG Strix B450-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard

Has done the job since 2019 but the LEDs on the backside are very fragile, one has fallen off already and another came dead out of the box.

Video Card

XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card

Huge upgrade over the 5700 XT, temperatures rarely even touch the 70s while maxing out 1080p at 144hz or UHD at 90-120hz. Minor coil whine. Huge heatsink barely fit in the H5 flow and the GPU brace that it came with would not fit, so I had to get one third party.

Case

NZXT H5 Flow (2022) ATX Mid Tower Case

Amazing to build in and looks great, tons of space on the backside for cable management. Note that the lower intake fan occupies space where one might put a hard drive.

Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Coil whine if not turned on eco mode but otherwise a solid PSU, operating since 2015 or so.

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Comments

Evolutionary1
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Clean build! Did you spray paint that gpu?

Jackdog50
  • 2 years 3 months ago

I think that's the stock color for the shroud and backplate

bobchen1701
  • 2 years 3 months ago

The 'Black' edition of this GPU has the metallic aluminum back plate like the XTX, so this is out of the box. Surprisingly the 'Ultra' edition of the GPU has a more standard 'black' painted backplate.

Zosto
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Nice clean build, how are the noise levels of that XFX ? cheers

bobchen1701
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Past 50% it's pretty loud. But honestly haven't found the need to turn it past 50 or even like 30 for that matter. Did some reasonable OCs and with the fan at 50% the temps don't really go past 60c. Without the OC things rarely get past 50c with the fans running between 30%-40% which is quieter or about the same as my case+CPU fans.

Zosto
  • 2 years 3 months ago

very good,thank you.

MaydenAmerica
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Nice build! I just grabbed the same GPU and mine has pretty bad coil whine. How is yours?

bobchen1701
  • 2 years 3 months ago

It's been super dependent on the game. But it usually stops if I cap the framerate. Maybe 1 in 10 games I play gets it noticeably.

bobchen1701
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Also realized a good chunk of coil whine was coming from my PSU in 'performance mode' guess the higher power draw makes it act up. But when I put it on 'eco mode' it's way quieter.

MaydenAmerica
  • 2 years 3 months ago

thanks for letting me know! i ended up shipping mine back for a replacement because it seemed to have much more whine than normal. other reviews have said it was minimal and this one was really bad. hopefully my replacement is a bit better. it whined even with a 60 FPS cap.

bobchen1701
  • 2 years 3 months ago

hope you win the silicon lottery this time

Sneaaky
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Very beautiful build, exactly something like this I would like in the future!

Im very surprised that two fans can light up the case that much. I was sure you used a white LED strip like i do.

bobchen1701
  • 2 years 2 months ago

I was surprised too, they're the fan lights that come with the Kraken. I probably won't get more because these LED fans are plenty. Really impressed with the amount of customization you can do with those too.

LaffertyLabPCs
  • 1 year 8 months ago

Any issues with getting the AIO on the top? I read from one user that it doesn't support a top mounted AIO but looks like you came through with it