- Nov 6, 2014
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So my old rig finally gave up the ghost, and it's time to rebuild. I've been strongly considering sizing down to a Matx board and case, considering some of the new Matx boards look pretty promising. I've never used Matx before and my only concern is that I'm unsure what to do about CPU cooling, I could conceivably fit a 212 evo or something along those lines into the case I'm looking at but it was already a huge pain to fit in my previous Antec 900 case. I was wondering it anyone could give me some cooling solution suggestions, air or water is fine. For reference I'll be listing my current proposed build with links to the relevant parts for people, just as an FYI I'm pretty non-negotiable on my decision to go Matx and on the case (unless I'm looking at a build breaking issue). The GPU cant be changed because that's a carry over from the rig I just laid to rest and I really can't afford to change it.
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/arc-series/arc-mini-r2
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600k
MoBo: Gigabyte Z170mx Gaming 5 Matx http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5530#ov
Mem: G.Skill Ripjaws Series V 2x8 DDR4 2400
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 G2 http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0750-XR
GPU: XFX R9 280X DD http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/amd-radeon-r9-200-series/amd-radeon-r9-280x-black-double-dissipation-edition-r9-280x-tdbd
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/arc-series/arc-mini-r2
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600k
MoBo: Gigabyte Z170mx Gaming 5 Matx http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5530#ov
Mem: G.Skill Ripjaws Series V 2x8 DDR4 2400
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 G2 http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0750-XR
GPU: XFX R9 280X DD http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/amd-radeon-r9-200-series/amd-radeon-r9-280x-black-double-dissipation-edition-r9-280x-tdbd
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