r/formdt1

I built this because I was tired of seeing the Steam Machine rip everyone off for the money so I built my own in what I believe is the best bang for buck.

My view is that a Steam Machine is generally a Living Room console and a lot of folks have 4k TVs today...maybe not PC monitors but certainly 4k tvs are very popular and that's what I have so it makes sense to have something that can actually deliver a great experience in 4k.

My TV in my office is a LG C4 Oled 65" 120hz so I built this specifically for that res/refresh rate & the games I wanted to play from my couch. For me that is no competitive shooters, etc. Games that are really built for experience with a controller from the couch.

Another part was the software, which I stuck with Windows 11 Pro with the new Xbox mode. This was the simplest setup for all the upscaling technologies and gaming apps outside of Xbox and Steam. Xbox mode scanned and brought in all my games from every gaming app with one shot, no special this and special that, they just work. Now, is it as smooth as an experience like SteamOS or Bazzite..etc..no. But it's not bad and the compatibility with everything is the biggest win for me. This thing rips all the games I play at 4k some requiring FS4 but nothing beyond quality mode.

System:

• FormD T1 Black 2.1 w/Eiga custom fan brackets & T30s
• MB: Asus x670i-e w/GPU riser lock bar.
• CPU: 7500x3d cooled by Thermalright AXP90-53 w/SMHeintz 4070/Nidec Fan Kit
• KLEVV DDR5 6000 CL32 w/Custom Black Zcool RAM Heatsinks
• 4TB Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD
• Asus Prime Evo RX9070 OC w/FormD T1 Travel Kit
• Cooler Master V850 SFX w/gray Parachord custom cables from DreamBigByRay on Etsy

First sff pc build and scratching my head…
Not sure I am being a complete moron but the online manual is making 0 sense to me,
I want to setup in the 2.75slot configuration am I meant to be putting a spacer in this gap? (1st image)
In regards to the pcie adapter I need the 35mm of spacing but then do I need to use a space to get it to sit square against the rear of the frame?
If so it then seems like the countersink screws are too long and leaves me with 1-1.5m of play?
Am I right in thinking that this also means I just turn the case upside down once fully built for the fans to be on top as exhaust or again am I being a moron? Any and all help is very much appreciated

Just swapped my 5070 aero to a 5080fe and the build is feeling close to complete. Thinking of replacing the heat spreaders on the ram to finish the clean all black look anyone got recommendations?
7800x3d -20 curve
5080fe with slight undervolt
Samsung 990pro 2tb
Corsair vengeance ddr5 6400mhz cl36
Asus b650e-i
Corsair sf750
Axp90 x47 full
Dingkey offset bracket+ backplate
Thermalright contact frame
Psu cables dreambigbyray but used the stock 12vhpr cable
Phanteks t30 with custom length cables
Noctua NF-A9x14 HS with custom extension cable
Formd t1 v2.5

Goal was to keep everything clean and organized internally. May add eiga shroud someday if I can get it all printed in one connected piece