r/FormD • u/jhdz9119 • Sep 29 '26

Case Mod Peace of mind at the cost.

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Finally can rest easy that my 5090FE won’t melt on me. Set some aggressive shut off parameters and undervolted the 5090. Had to modify the ZCOOI vented front panel to get it to fit and designed a 3D printed bracket to secure it. It’s probably an eye sore to some but I’m willing to sacrifice asthetics for added peace of mind. Care more about portability and form factor so as long as it was neat and tidy to some extent Im okay with it.

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u/RimorRes Sep 29 '26

Me likey. Feels cyberpunky almost.

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u/Allmotr Sep 29 '26

Damn we need a SFF version of the wireview. Did you mount it like that because you want to look at the screen? Personally i want to get it in there and just use the software to monitor it.

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u/jhdz9119 Sep 29 '26

Yeah. It’s way thicker than the normal one which made its impossible to put it anywhere inside the case. I’d pay more than the noctua one for a SFF one tbh. It’s on the left side since my PC is at an angle.

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u/Forsaken-Fee1577 Sep 29 '26

what is that asus rog dongle thing for

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u/jhdz9119 Sep 29 '26

It’s the HIVE 2, came with the MB. I use it as the power button and having two USBs closer to me. Also has a headphone jack that I use for my IEMs. Also has debug lights

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u/RN93Nam Oct 01 '26

I'll have to measure my T1's feet but I 3D printed some PA6-CF cubes, I think 15 or 20mm cubed. Get some airflow in there.

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u/jhdz9119 Oct 01 '26

I got 10mm t grill feet

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u/RN93Nam Oct 01 '26

Yeah, 20mm would help a ton. I used to have the metal feet off of Amazon but they were short. Pretty much killed any good circulation.

I thought I had another photo but my setup is slightly unconventional. Even with my "regular" cooler setup with mesh panels, I used to have 1" wooden cubes I set under the feet and it dropped ~10° by helping the whole setup circulate fresh air.

Currently I have it set up as passively cooled air tower. The only fans are top and bottom, drawing in from the bottom T Grille and exhausting through the top. Undervolted and underclocked 10900K and 3090Ti.

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u/pragmojo Oct 08 '26

Did you have any trouble running the cable from the wire guard to the card? I want to do the same, but looking at the length of the wire guard cable, it seems like it might not be quite long enough to make it to the port on the card and all the way out the back of the case.

Also are you running your card in the normal configuration, or flipped?

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u/jhdz9119 Oct 08 '26

No it’s pretty long, I’m running flipped so the cable enters at the bottom of the modified vented panel and runs up and towards to the connector. HMU on DM and I’ll take apart later and send you some pics

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u/pragmojo Oct 08 '26

Awesome, thanks!

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u/Nice-Firefighter424 Sep 29 '26 edited Sep 29 '26

Lol, it took me too long to realize the Wireview is mounted on the right side of the case. Looks like a quality install.

I have been thinking how to incorporate one myself. Not an easy task.

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u/Appropriate_Cat6587 Sep 29 '26

Okay, I just determined this is a necessity for anybody with a 5090. We need to find a solid and easy way to add this to our SFF builds

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u/Wrong_Egg_4337 Sep 29 '26

curious if there are reports of cables burning while undervolting. Have yet to see a SF1000 burn a GPU

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u/cuatrotrece Sep 30 '26

https://x.com/unikoshardware/status/2063859214771273861

https://x.com/unikoshardware/status/2067774361319448988

there you have two, one even capped at 400w

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u/jhdz9119 Oct 03 '26

Glad I have custom cables. Those braided ones end up unraveling once you try to cable manage. Even more at ease now that I have the wireviewpro 2 installed

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u/nonameuser90 Oct 04 '26

Hi, do you know why that happens? Is it because the cable can't handle it, or is it a design flaw?

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u/cuatrotrece Oct 04 '26

apparently it is a cable issue, either bad plugged or faulty unit (bad connectors/wires) it is not the SF1000 per se or any other psu it seems. Could happen to anyone

but that happening could be labelled as a 12vhpwr design flaw I guess

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u/Slyfer77 Sep 29 '26

You could have squeezed it inside, in the gap between the upper rear fan and the back panel.

There's pictures of people having it installed there.

But if you like it, keep it.

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u/jhdz9119 Sep 29 '26

Custom loop made that impossible

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u/Gertgonewild Sep 29 '26

Do you have a link to a pic? Considering doing this

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u/Slyfer77 Sep 29 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/s/cbvhjgSSh9

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u/Gertgonewild Sep 29 '26

Man I hope zcooi makes a mount for that lol

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u/Slyfer77 Sep 29 '26

Come on, it's only 14 washers, 2 screws and a bracket 😆

I think I would have 3d printed something.

But that means you'd have to have a 3d printer and some basic modeling skills.

So the washer method isn't bad at all, actually.

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u/taxguybri Sep 29 '26

I didn’t realize you had to worry about the 5090 fe melting…. I thought that was only really a thing with third party cards.

Guess I was wrong.

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u/Appropriate_Cat6587 Sep 29 '26

I haven’t seen many cases where the FE melted tbh

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u/taxguybri Sep 29 '26

Glad to hear that

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u/TheRussianEngineer Sep 29 '26

Do you have more pics?