I'm not sure there's going to be much of a scalping margin for these cards given the target market for them - after fees I think you're looking at £30-50 tops given the RX 6600 is around the £400 mark. Completely pointless for crypto mining too.
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What's a decent mobo to combine with this case? its the re-designed one that doesn't catch fire , id certainly like something smaller these days.
Last edited by fishbowlhead; 24-01-2022, 12:12.
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An ITX motherboard - you're really limiting your choices with ITX and losing features because of the form factor. Most will limit you to 1 PCIe slot and 2 RAM modules. Also likely to be less M.2 slots and SATA ports. Probably not worth going for the highend boards because of this, but you'll still be paying a premium on something like a ASUS B550 ROG STRIX ITX if you're going Ryzen.
Need good airflow in those cases too - limits your choice of tower coolers. They look nice, but can be a bit of a nightmare to work on.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostAn ITX motherboard - you're really limiting your choices with ITX and losing features because of the form factor. Most will limit you to 1 PCIe slot and 2 RAM modules. Also likely to be less M.2 slots and SATA ports. Probably not worth going for the highend boards because of this, but you'll still be paying a premium on something like a ASUS B550 ROG STRIX ITX if you're going Ryzen.
Need good airflow in those cases too - limits your choice of tower coolers. They look nice, but can be a bit of a nightmare to work on.
The graphics card situation is completely out of hand.Last edited by fishbowlhead; 24-01-2022, 14:15.
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There are nice mATX cases that aren't massive, but will mean you get a couple more PCIe slots and 4 DIMMs with the micro ATX form factor mobos and there are far more options.
Such as the Corsair Crystal 280
The Corsair iCUE 220T which I've done a build in, depends if you like the front of it
The Fractal Design Meshify C
ITX is great if you're building a lower power machine but are less suitable for gaming boxes. You can definitely do them, but you do have to make some compromises.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostThere are nice mATX cases that aren't massive, but will mean you get a couple more PCIe slots and 4 DIMMs with the micro ATX form factor mobos and there are far more options.
Such as the Corsair Crystal 280
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CC-...f=sr_1_48_sspa
Hmmmm I really like the idea of this case, all the boring stuff in a separate chamber with all the cool stuff in the glass. What would be a good set of components to add to this for a £1k build (roughly).
I like the idea of doing one myself, gpu’s are an issue obviously but i can put my old amd 4gig one in it if needs be until a decent one comes up on its own.
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No special requirements no just has to be pcie4 compatible as ill be keeping the OS and program files on a gen4 ssd, then all the other stuff on a larger standard ssd or a big ol platter drive. As long as i can add to the system going forward that's fine with me, I'm not a programmer or have a need for editing video at breakneck speeds. Obviously graphics cards are a big issue but ill use my old 4gig one until something newer actually comes up for sale.
Was looking at B550 AORUS PRO V2 ATX price range wise, the X570 might be overkill to be honest.Last edited by fishbowlhead; 27-01-2022, 16:06.
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