I'm planning on upgrading my pc by moving it into a different case since my current one has no airflow at all, anyone ever work with the Thermaltake Versa H18? I'm planning on placing a micro itx mobo and a low profile gpu inside.

I'm choosing the case cause it's cheap, and seems good for the price, I'll be spending the money I save on a better psu instead.

Seems like a good idea

Fracrical cases are good aswell if your look for cheap and airflow

I'll look into that brand, first time hearing about it tbh.

nothings showing up when I look it up

fractal pc case

ah, you meant Fractal Design

yeah, I'm looking at the meshify case actually, might wait a bit since my budget is a bit low and get that instead

Ya it's a solid case one of my bois has it

Great airflow and easy to cool with a few fans

And has dust filters which are nice

Case stays clean

yeah, one of my top choices for a case, was just thinking of the H18 because of how cheap it is

getting new parts on the 27th

ryzen 3 2200g and 16gb ddr4 corsair vengence

are you going with a small form factor pc?

what are you gonna use it for? just regular office stuff?

Me and my cousin's PC

Boice

Ye thanks mang

so my PC is a prebuilt from HP and it has a 240w psu, is it possible that the gpu is undervolted, which is why it doesn't perform as good as it should?

What's your GPU?

@«Hellhound» gtx1050ti

Hmm

I think 240 is too low

300 is minimum wattage required

so better upgrade to a 550 or a 450 if you plan on going lower end

Problem with HP is most likely using a proprietary 24 pin ATX connector

also, does your 1050ti have a 6 pin PCIE connector?

I haven't checked tbh, I'll take a look after I'm done updating some stuff

also, whats your full system specs?

I ended up ordering a new motherboard already tho

whatcha going with?

lemme list out my current specs first

Yeah, most likely that Prebuilt HP PSU isnt gonna fit your new MB

I already ordered a cx550m from corsair

Those units tend to be hit or miss

but, if yours turn out to be good, then its a good PSU

I think there was a bad batch or something

i5 2500 3.3ghz
gtx 1050 ti
16gb ddr3 ram
512gb ssd
2tb hdd
an optical drive
some sort of proprietary motherboard

But i doubt you're going to push it to its maximum rating anyways

yeah, I placed all my parts in a psu calculator, and it said I only needed 360w

also this case is horrible, only has a single 60mm fan

Just keep in mind Intel calculates its power usage at idle

yeah

AMD calculates at load iirc

I'll probably end up getting a better psu later on and place this one in a lower end build for my sister

2500 is still an ok CPU, moderate to light gaming of older titles

yeah, I only play 2 games at most anyways

I'll probably end up getting an i7 3770k and OCing that

im the same though since im just running an i5 6600k and 1060, so just one step above ya

aince they're cheap and fit in my motherboard

what about a 4790k?

@«Hellhound» different socket

I'll have to spend more and get a new mobo

I'm a casual gamer anyways

so no need to spend so much

GPU would prolly be the one higher on your list of priorities lmao

I've heard the 3770k can last pretty long even after OCing anyways, my friend has had one at 4.4ghz for 6 years now

but yeah, solid unit overall for low mid gaming

Iirc 3770k is Solder

solder?

The Integrated Heat Spreader (the metal bit you see that has the information) is soldered to the Die (actual silicon)

oh damn

it isnt

What's your cooler?

If you're planning to OC, get a good cooler for the 3770k

since most likely that TIM (thermal interface material, tldr thermal paste) between the die and IHS might be crusty

My current one is stock for the prebuilt, but I'm ordering a budget cooler that a couple of my friends tested from aliexpress called the snowman t5

since its years old

Snowman is a good cooler

its been making the rounds as a good budget cooler

also

look at this cooler if you still havent ordered

ok

Scythe Fuma 2

Basically a more accessible version of a Noctua NH-D15

And better ram clearance

cool, looks nice too

I'll check it out for the build I'm gonna do later on

depends on your color coordination for your build tho

planning to change mine out since it rests on the glass

also,a its a fatass cooler

yeah, I'll probably end up placing it in a more mid-range build for one of my family members who does editing

Ryzen is a good choice

For production workload

It just rests on the glass

It JUST fits

hot

Might change it out for something smaller and ar gee bee

I'm gonna get him something full tower since they have the space

Nice

Even though this case has filters for it, still pretty dirty

and its an airflow focused one

i might rig up another layer for the filtration