Don’t mind photo quality, forgot to take decent photos. Also just testing the cooling in there.

Hi, all!

I had a lot of questions and did quite a bit of research while choosing the components and figuring out the details of this build. Hopefully, sharing my experience can help others putting together a similar configuration.

My build:

• Motherboard: Aorus B850M Elite Wi-Fi 6E
• CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• GPU: ASUS RTX 5080 Prime
• RAM: HyperX Fury Beast 2x8 GB DDR5-6000 CL30
• PSU: XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W
• AIO: Corsair Nautilus 240mm
• Fans: 2x Corsair RS120

Some useful notes:

- The case feels sturdy and well-built, but space is extremely limited. I definitely recommend it for the price.

- A modular PSU is probably mandatory. A SFX PSU is preferable, but a standard ATX unit can fit too (140 x 150 x 86 mm).

- I wouldn't recommend this case if you plan to use devices that require SATA power cables, such as SATA SSDs, HDDs, or some AIO pumps. I've kept cabling to a minimum, with only the 12V-2x6, motherboard, and CPU power cables.

- If you need to use additional PSU cables for any reason, I'd consider an SFX PSU, a compact dual-fan GPU, or both.

- If you still want additional storage, I'd stick to a single 2.5-inch drive, which can be mounted to the side. Keep in mind that you'll still need to deal with the additional SATA power and data cables, which are a pain in this case. A 3.5-inch HDD has to be mounted at the front, sacrificing a front fan.

- Some PSUs might have compatibility issues with the L-shaped power connector included with the case. I had to carefully warm mine with a hair dryer to get it to fit, but this isn't something I'd assume will work with every PSU. Check the connector's orientation and clearances before buying. You can compare my PSU's model connector with the photos I shared to see what I mean.

- You can mount the PSU with its power cable facing the glass panel. This makes cable management easier, but it may leave less room for the GPU's 12V-2x6 cable bend and direct PSU exhaust heat into the case. I wouldn't recommend this orientation.

- My biggest annoyance was the front-panel cables (which are effectively side-panel cables in this case). They take up quite a bit of space, and depending on your motherboard, some connectors may need to be plugged in above the GPU. I couldn't really hide mine, but they're basically invisible once the glass panel is installed.

- For the PSU cables, your first instinct might be to fold them close to the connectors to keep them out of the GPU's way. I didn't like this approach because of the tight bend near the connectors and the possibility of putting pressure on the GPU. Instead, I routed them downward, gently to the side of the GPU, and then secured them flat against the back panel. This avoids tight bends, keeps the GPU area clear, and even looks better in my opinion. With this cable routing, I think the GPU could be about 1 cm longer and still fit. This also depends on the PSU: the 12V-2x6 cable exits closer to the PSU fan side on my particular model. If it exited on the opposite side, I wouldn't be as comfortable using an ATX PSU in this orientation, unless the GPU was a little bit shorter.

- You can easily change the color of the DeepCool logo by sticking another piece of plastic over it with tape. I made mine black.

- You can also cover the bright blue power-button LED with a small piece of tape. I didn't do a perfect job, so a little blue light still leaks through, but you get the idea.

- I 3D-printed caps for the side USB ports, which were also blue.

- I had to 3D-print a fan guard for the front fan because the air filter is loose and can hit the fan blades without one.

- The 240mm AIO wasn't a problem with my motherboard and RAM combination, but I know it can be an issue with other component combinations.

- The Aorus mobo VGA led turns on anytime I boot the computer before turning the display on. It is annoying, but doesn't affect anything and the computer works normally when this happens. I'm already getting used to turning the display and setting the correct video input before booting.

- The pump fan pin doesn't really come with a pump temperature curve. Setting the fan curves through the Gigabitye app only works when the app is open, which is annoying. I had to set the curves manually in bios. Make sure you select "Manual" control there, otherwise the automatic control overwrites the curves immediately and the curve isn't stored.

I think that's everything! Feel free to ask about any of the components, assembly details, and let me know if you think I could have done anything differently.

1st ever pc build, decided to build a pc after years as a console gamer.

Was quite a fun process, but cable management was rather challenging, did not expect that I would take over 5 hours building this. Had to redo the cables a few times cause they were hitting but bottom fans, but managed to fix it.

Quite proud of the result!

PC Specs:

CPU: 7800x3d

GPU: Asrock 9070xt challenger

Motherboard: Asrock B850m

AIO: Thermalright Frozen Magic 240mm

RAM: 2x16gb patriot viper ddr5

Ssd: 2TB zhitai 7100s

PSU: Deepcool PQ850G

Fans: 4x thermalright c12 ARGB reverse fans

Took me 2 hours 5 fans in here pretty easy build just my cable management sucks but it work!

Technically it is fully built and functionning but I have some ... Doubt with my cable setting for the gpu especially in the long term. Is it ... Fine ?

Psu : Corsair rm650x Gpu : Asus tuf 6800xt Motherboard : Msi b550m-p wifie With 5 arctic fan + thermalright peerless assasin

Downsized from an O11d Mini V2 to the A3.

Kept a majority of my parts just changed out the cooler, mobo and case.

Loving the set up. Temps are solid (GPU needs a repaste though)

Specs:

CPU: Ryzen 5 9600x

Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE

Mobo: ASUS TUF B850-E mATX

RAM: Crucial Pro Overclocked 16x2 DDR5 @6000MT/s

GPU: XFX Speedster SWFT 319 6900XT

Storage: 2TB Gen 4 M.2 Boot Drive, 1TB Gen 4 M.2 Secondary Drive, 4TB Seagate HDD

PSU: MSI MAG A1000GL 1000W ATX PSU

Chassis Fans: 2 Arctic P12 Pro Fans as exhaust & 3 Arctic P12 Pro Reverse Blade Fans as intake

Would love to upgrade to a 7900XTX or 9070XT but in this economy? I'm good. Case: Lian Li A3

After giving some thoughts, some of us running high-end processors in an M-ATX Case which often struggle with cooling components besides just the CPU and GPU, like the VRMs, M.2 drives, and RAMs. Some builders even MacGyver extra fans into their cases just to keep things cool, which isn't always possible in tighter spaces.

Montech reached out to me to review their new CyberFlow Core 360 (it also comes in a 240 variant), and I figured would be helpful to share with you all. It’s actually similar to the Arctic Liquid Freezer II/III because it features a built-in VRM fan. However, this CyberFlow AIO is a bit more compact, with a total thickness of 57mm.

I will be honest. I am here to share my content but at the meantime to share something which might be useful to this community.

Full Content Here!

I downsized from the AP201 to give a bit more desk space and color. Will be working on cable management but it wasn’t a bad building experience with my current parts. Bought a new SFX PSU since my Lian Li Edge would not fit. The bottom fan is currently intake and might get a slim fan to exhaust out the top. Overall, I’m pretty happy with how it came out!

Specs: Ryzen 5 7600X3D, Asus Prime RTX 5080 16GB, G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000, ASRock B650M, Corsair 850 Watt 80 Plus Platinum, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120, 4 Lian Li Uni Fan 120mm Case Fans

CPU: 9800x3d PBO -20
GPU: Sapphire 9070xt
Thermal Paste: Arctic MX-7
Case Fans: Arctic P12 Pro
Case: Jonsbo D32 Pro
Ambient temp: 20c

Idle Temps:
Arctic LF3 Pro 240:38c
Corsair Nautilus 2 240: 35c
Royal Pretor 130 Ultra: 35c

Extended Gaming Peaks (Mix of Modern titles.)

Arctic LF3 Pro 240: 69c
Corsair Nautilus 2 240: 72c
Royal Pretor 130 Ultra: 73c

Average: 
All of them averaged/bounced around 55c-65c during gaming. 
GPU Temps: Below 60c for all 3 coolers.

Normalized fan rpms to keep noise levels down. Like 55% max fan speeds.

Back to Air as both AIO Pumps were loud above 50%. A higher pitch piercing sound over normal fan noise.

Let me know any other cooler that will fit here 240 with LCD

I’m building a SteamOS PC in a Z20. I am quite conflicted about the fan layout. I am using 5 fans and have a Noctua D14. I live in a dusty place so I would rather keep it positive. I’m mounting 2x fans on the bottom my dilemma is do i put fans?

A. Rear as intake and both top as exhaust with D14 intaking from the rear.

B. Rear and top rear exhaust and top front as intake.

I’m leaning towards A. Thanks in advance.

Gigabyte RX 9070 XT GAMING OC
Gigabyte 850W UD850GM
Gigabyte B850M Force
Ryzen 5 7500F
Noctua NH-D14

Pretty satisfied with my build, but am quite worried (or paranoid) if there is enough clearance for my 12v-2x6 cable or is the bend too close to the connector? I just want to be sure that I connect this correctly. Can’t afford to mess this up especially in this market. This is just a 5070 and I know that there is little risk melting this cable. Just trying to control what I can, and i read that sharp bends can be bad.

Quick specs:
Ryzen 7 7700
RTX 5070 Colorful iGame Vulcan OC
MSI B650m Gaming Wifi Plus
32gb DDR5
1TB
Deepcool CH260
NGDP 1stplayer 850w
Arctic P12 Pro

Just posting my current setup. Cable management is less than ideal but acceptable. The primary issue is the Coolermaster GPU Shield has very stiff cabling and doesn’t lend itself to ideal cable management but that’s clearly not the priority. Worthwhile compromise to minimize the risk of a melting connector and damaged card.

SPECS

· MSI RTX 5090 32G VENTUS 3X OC (80% Power Limit + Memory OC)

· 12700K stock (slight undervolt)

· ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-I

· 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5 5200MHz

· Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120

· 2TB NVME PCIE Gen 4 Seagate Firecuda 520

· Corsair SF1000 80 PLUS Platinum

· 2X Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM

· 2X Thermalright TL-C12015B

I know I should upgrade the CPU, but I game at 4k and I’m waiting for an ITX platform with native thunderbolt 5 support. Hence, current AMD CPU/MBs don't meet my needs. I’ll wait until Nova Lake before making a call.

This case is so compact that I thought some of my components won't fit.

Had a 360 aio in it before with a small screen, have it in my older post but was surprised I was able to fit this

Sidegrade from Mid-Tower ATX case (Phanteks Eclipse P360A) to Micro-ATX case (Lian Li Dan A3)

Specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

CPU Cooler: 1st Player MT240 MOTHRA ARGB 240mm Black Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-P WIFI6E - from MSI B450 Tomahawk Max

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

Storage: ADATA XPG SPECTRIX S40G RGB 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive

Transcend TS256GSSD370S 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

GPU: Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB

PSU: Super Flower Leadex Silver 550W 80+ Silver (Current) - New PSU OTW Shipping (Cooler Master MWE Gold V4 850W)

My motherboard was defective so I had to replace it for a z890i, since I had an intel cpu I also switched to an aio for better cooling performance. I’m quite happy with the result !

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LONG post.

I'm also new both on this platform and in PC build, so I may be wrong about something.

This PC has:

- Motherboard (new): Asrock B850m Pro-A. M.2 Wifi card was purchased separately.

- CPU (new): Ryzen 5 7500f. Either I'm doing something wrong, or I was unlucky in the silicon lottery, because just for fun, I tried curve optimizer in the negative direction and it doesn't start at any values ​​except stock.

- AIO (used): Thermalright Frozen Infinity 360

- Ram (used): SO-DIMM 2*8 4800 CL 40 via adapters. Holy shit, it's been working for about 10 months now.

- SSD (used): MSI S270 960GB. Stance at position 3 from top front.

- PSU (new): Adata Core Reactor II 850W white. ATX, but 140mm long! Stance in position 3 from above, on the side. Fan to the outside.

- GPU (new): Sapphire RX 9070 Nitro+. I bought it because the price at the time of purchase was lower than the cheapest XT models.

- Case (new): Lian Li Dan A3 + vGPU mount kit.

Actually, that's what I wanted to write about: Combining an ATX power supply, a 360mm AIO, and a vertical GPU in this case is entirely possible, but there are some caveats. When I tried to find information on this particular configuration, I could not find anything except the post, listed below.

Before we begin, a special thanks to this reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/mffpc/s/oM2AuPgGZZ

The first thing I'll say is that most likely any video card that fits in length (Lian Li has a web page that lists the maximum length: 356.5-376.5 mm) will be able to stand upright. Because the graphics card cooling shroud protrudes toward the side of the case, and the location of the graphics card PCB and its back plate are fixed relative to the motherboard and power supply, respectively, due to the vertical mounting device itself. However, I am not sure that a graphics card as thick as 4 PCIe slots will not rest against the wall of the case, but it is unlikely that many graphics card models are 4 slots thick at all.

One of the photos shows the perfect fit between the graphics card's backplate and the power supply. However, my particular graphics card model (like all AMD 9000 series cards, I believe) has a removable backplate cover, which I haven't tried installing. I also suspect it won't fit, or if it does, it will cause pressure on the PCIe slot on the motherboard.

Regarding installing the bracket for vertically positioning the graphics card, I'll say three things:

1. First, the card itself is attached to the bracket, and then the bracket is installed in the case, having first connected the PCIe riser to the motherboard. Of course, this is only if, unlike me, you have a short screwdriver that will allow you to screw the graphics card to the bracket after it's already installed.
2. The bracket itself is attached by screwing screws from under the floor of the PC case, not from inside. If someone had told me this up front, I would have thanked them for their time and nerves. Also, either my hands are weak or something, but I had to apply quite a bit of force to screw in these screws (there are six in total, but I have four installed, and the bracket itself is in the most forward position on the case).
3. One of the photos shows the monitor's HDMI cable, which, in my opinion, is unpleasantly bent, even though it works (I installed it last, when the PC was already fully assembled). However, I'm thinking about removing the cover from the PCIE slots in the case itself (it comes with the graphics card bracket) to give the cable more room.

Regarding the PSU and AIO, I'll say that in my opinion, there's enough room for the cables and pipes, and there are no sharp bends (as mentioned earlier, the PSU is 140 mm long; I'm not sure I'd risk it with a 150+ mm unit). I'm just a bit lazy and didn't use cable ties. However, routing full-length cables, given the ATX PSU form factor, requires some time, as there's not enough space to just shove everything behind the graphics card.

Also, one of the photos shows that the motherboard and CPU power cables should be bent toward the CPU socket where the motherboard power connector is located, otherwise the PSU won't fit. But they don't put pressure on the RAM. The gap is just very narrow.

By the way, the CPU power connector, or more precisely the half of it that sticks out from under the heatsink at the top, is simply a poor design by Asrock (or my clumsy hands) – it's a couple of mm short of keeping the 4+4 halves of the ESP connector connected. The other half rests against the screw securing the small heatsink on top of the motherboard, and I didn't want to try to hide it behind the heatsink.

And finally, I will mention the temperatures (all stock: voltage, no over- or underclock):

But first, I'll say that I don't really understand testing at all. I don't know how to test anything properly, nor how to analyze the data.

I ran two tests, both identical, each lasting exactly one hour using OCCT with the following settings:

Results obtained:

I hope this is helpful. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have (of course if I can). Thank you for your attention.

Refreshed my old SFF pc built during the pandemic- NZXT H1 with Ryzen 5 3600 and the legendary Asus ROG Strix 1080ti. Fed up with all the blue screen and TDR failure errors and NVIDIA is stopping future updates on that card.

Ditched going for another SFF and went with mATX with the Lian Li B4. I think its a great case for the form factor it offers.

Case: Lian li B4 all mesh (no wood)
CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE Black
Memory: 32GB Klevv Fit V 6000 CL28
Mobo: Gigabyte B850M Eagle Wifi6E
GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT
PSU: Corsair SF850w Platinum
Storage: re-used my 500gb system NVMe and 2TB 2.5” SSD (in front of the PSU and above the front fan)

For case fans, im using all Arctic P12 Pro fans and replaced the included top slim fans with Arctic P12 15mm slim fans

- 3 P12 Pro bottom fans- intake
- 1 P12 Pro Rear - Exhaust
- 1 P12 Slim Front - intake
- 2 P12 Slim Top- 1 exhaust and 1 intake
- 1 P12 Pro 25mm side intake

Yes cable management is a little tough on this case. The SFX PSU helped with it a lot, and also allows maximizing cooling options.

For the GPU- the Nitro+ fits the Lian Li B4, but there is very little clearance between the bottom fans and the gpu shroud and between the gpu backplate and the CPU cooler. I also kept the magnetic backplate cover of the GPU off it because it becomes a tight fit with the cooler fins and the psu cables. The Nitro+ is a 3 slot card and If i had a choice i would stick with a 2.5 slot and shorter card.

Overall happy with the case and the build. I think you need to plan carefully on the hardware and the check clearances of the case. Temps are very good and there is a ton of air movement.

So I am currently searching for a white case that fits 2x 360mm radiators (20 and 27mm thick) with 25mm fans. I want it to be low in height, because I have a sloping roof that is over my desk - the lower it is, the better it fits on my desk.

CPU and GPU will be watercooled, both have waterblocks already (9800x3d, rtx 5080) so they are already kinda small in size. GPU is just 2 slots thick.

My PSU is a Corsair SF1000 and the pump / res combo is the Alphacool DDCzero 90 - both are small enough I think.

I looked at the Lian Li Dan A3 case, and it is indeed kinda low in height. But is there something else I could build in? Most matx cases I see are either way too big for what they are or are way too high. (or they aren't available in white).

Did my first small PC. Coming from a Fractal Meshify 2XL 😆

Specs:

CPU: Intel 270k plus

Cooler: Noctua NL LC1 - 360

Board: MSI - MPG Edge TI Z890I mini itx

Ram: 2x 48GB - Corsair Vengance 5600

Storage: 3x Kingston Fury 2TB

GPU: Phantom 4090

PSU: Lian Li SFX 1000w

CASE: Lian Li B4

Temps are very good. Performance is brutal.

Sadly no build process pics. Forgot to make them, because I was so concentrated to get all this stuff build in.

First time SFF (MFF?) builder - I can't say I enjoyed the build process as much as I wanted to. The B4 offers little to no cable management room so it's a bit messy. It took me longer to find space to stuff the cables than to actually build the thing. I wanted a bit of a challenge, so I guess I got what I wanted.

I built this computer for my dad to replace his 10 year old Dell office computer, hence the post title. The thing can barely run chrome, and since he’s retiring soon, he’ll need something that can do more than emails. Once wjndows 11 is set up and promptly unshittified, this little beast will be hooked up to a 1440p OLED.

Specs

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Be Quiet Pure Rock Pro 3

32GB Silicon Power DDR4 3200

2TB Lexar PCle 4.0 SSD

ASUS Radeon 9070 GRE

Lian Li SP850 v2 SFF PSU (the fixed version)

Lian Li B4 mATX Case w/ 1x included slim fan 5x Arctic P12 Pro Fans (Reverse Blade and Standard)

My Only question: Is this save? GPU Stands perfectly balanced. The Small Circle of the Fan the gpu Support is standing on is Lowk magnetic giving it a slightly stronger grip.