Gaming for truckers

How's the pump noise, though? My mini-itx case had room for a darkrock 4 and that'll cool 200W. Good enough for a 3950X.

 

there's a light noise of the liquid getting moving when i turn it on, but it's quiet by the time i'm booted to the desktop. I've got an EVGA CLC240

 

I am also somewhat thinking I might just take my current Mid Tower. I'll just need to find a way to replace the glass side panel. Plus see if I can swap in that M.2 SSD in place of the smaller SSD that is in it currently. Then I'll just need to worry about upgrades, no a whole build. Since I can always pull it out of the cab when I am on home time. Dunno for sure 100%

 

Was having fun and built this. Bit more than I wanted to spend. But I like it

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($144.43 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B450-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($139.79 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($54.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 580 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: In Win D-FRAME MINI BLACK Mini ITX Tower Case ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ ModMyMods)
Total: $897.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-27 15:44 EST-0500

 

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MasterCase-Mini-ITX-Built/dp/B07TMRGV6D
I was looking at this case last night . My build came out to $598 using the Ryzen 1600 AF ( its basically the 2600 on a smaller chip ) .

 

That memory speed is gonna hold you back. Ryzen really likes above 3200mhz to get the full potential

 

Nice, I'd looked at a similar Case. I know on my above build it is a bit overboard on that mini case. Probably could have saved about 100+ going with something cheaper. Liked it's rugged, and also has that "handle" spot on top to carry it out of the cab if I need.

 

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My budget build , to replace a aging Gaming laptop .

 

You should do the SSD M.2. 2TB. Only about 50.00 more.

Anyone played HBS's Battletech?

 

That's a neat case actually. Not cheap, but cool.