Project Skimpy

[GeForce]

This will be a silent mid-range m-ITX build. *will add more details as when available*

Component List:
Case - Jonsbo U2 Silver with Window Side Panel
CPU - Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition -> Broadwell i5-K next year
Motherboard - Asus H97i Plus -> Asus Maximus VII Impact
CPU Cooler - Noctua ?
RAM - 2x 4GB Avexir Core Blue LED 1866Mhz -> 2x 4GB Avexir Core Red LED 2400Mhz
GPU - Palit GeForce GTX 660 OC
PSU - Seasonic G450
SSD - Crucial MX100 256GB -> Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB

Completed - 15th Nov 2014

Feel free to leave any suggestions that would be suffice for me to consider.

Case: Check

GPU: Check

The Rest: Check

 

[GeForce]

Benchmarks
3DMark FireStrike 1.1

 

[GeForce]

Overclocking
OC Pentium G3258 20th Anniversary from 3.2 to 4.0GHz

 

[GeForce]

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[GeForce]

24/10/14 Jonsbo U2 Silver w/ Window Case Purchased
GPU Test Fitting.

 

[royfrosty]

Nice going small!!! Jy

 

[GeForce]

Seems like I'm going for Maximus VII Impact, cuz good deal imo.. and wanna upgrade to broadwell-K next year as well.
Will be hooting next week

 

[GeForce]

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Did not POST at first, everything out of the case to troubleshoot.

 

[sglords]

ur io sheild got bulged out when fit into chassis?

 

[GeForce]

ur io sheild got bulged out when fit into chassis?

don't have eh.. but took awhile to get it in, as usual .. fitting motherboard into chassis abit challenge too cuz i/o shield got padding, need push motherboard toward i/o shield while screwing in the motherboard.