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Budget small mAtx build

Came across this small $30 case on Amazon that holds mAtx boards and full size atx psu. The build quality is what you’d expect from a $30 case. However it’ll make a fine Bazzite box. Many of the reviews state that cooling is an issue however I was able to place 2 slim 120mm fans that I had from previous axp120x67 cooler that got swapped out by a Noctua slim fan in those build. If I notice high temps I’ll be replacing all the fans with slim noctua fans but for now staying under budget these will do. I also replaced the stock 80mm fan with a Noctua. Also living close to a micro center has perks I got the asrock mobo with 7500x3d cpu and 16gb of ddr5 ram for 300!!! The gpu I’m buying from FB market place and the storage is coming out of my ps5. Here’s the build next to a Xbox series X for comparison.

Specs:
CPU: 7500x3d
GPU: 9060xt 16gb (coming soon)
Ram: 1x16gb Flarex5 ddr5
Cooler: Thermalright Axp120-x67
Case fans: 2x120x15 (fans off the Axp120-x67)
PSU: MSI MAG A850GS 850W
Storage: 1TB Samsung 990pro (coming soon)
Case: TGDGAMER Matx Case

All in all it’s a pretty solid build on a budget in 2026.

u/Important-Cow-6841 — 14 hours ago
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Asus AP201 - XFX Swift 9070XT & 7800X3D

Finally moved from my old Thermaltake Versa N26 to this new case. This is my first time working with a small-ish case like this and was actually not all that hard to build in.

CPU cooler is reversed, back fan used as intake with a filter installed.

Plus 1 x bottom intake & 2 top exhaust.

u/Hot_Advantage7914 — 14 hours ago
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Fan Placement in Jonsbo Z20

Hey all! I'm planning a Jonsbo Z20 build with an air cooler, and I want to know how I should set up my fans. I'll have two fans on the top and one in the rear. Sadly, no room for bottom fans because of a thick GPU.

I know the two top fans should be exhaust, but what is better for the rear fan and the two fans on the tower cooler? Intake or exhaust, and should all three be orientated in the same direction? (I'm assuming yes, but want to make sure).

u/Mental_Gift_5581 — 1 day ago
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Massive 5080 Lian Li A3 build

Hey guys, Just wanted to show my Lian Li A3 Build with a massive 3.5 slot 360mm length 5080.

Overall, pretty happy with the build. Both temps and performance are amazing. It will primarily be used as my couch gaming PC for 4k cinematic games.

Specs:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (Undervolted PBO: -25)
  • Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 Evo
  • CPU Paste: ARCTIC MX-6
  • Motherboard: MSI PRO B850M-A
  • GPU: Gigabyte RTX 5080 Aorus Master (360mm 3.5slot GPU, 3175mhz 975mv +3000 memory)
  • RAM: 32GB Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra RGB DDR5 (41mm height, 6000MHz CL28)
  • Storage: 1x WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB, 1x WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB
  • PSU: Lian Li SXP SP1200 (ATX, 140mm x 150mm x 86mm)
  • Front Intake: Noctua G2 140mm Chromax Black
  • Rear + Top Exhaust: Thermalright TL-C12C

Mods (Purchased on Etsy):

  • 25mm Riser Feet (for more GPU airflow underneath)
  • ATX PSU Roof Mount (to fit the massive GPU + intake fan)
  • Magnetic Front Fan Rails for 140mm intake fan

Temps:

  • Idle: CPU 40c, GPU 35c
  • Gaming: CPU ~55c, GPU ~50-55c
  • Max (Stress Test/Shaders Compile): CPU 78c, GPU 65c

3DMark Score: 10225 https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/157611340

Issues:

  • Since this specific motherboard has the NVME above the GPU slot, it took a little maneuvering to actually get the 5080 in there.
  • Little room for cable management due to GPU size.
  • Needed to unplug the front USB header cable from the motherboard because the clearance is tight enough that the cable will slightly touch the GPU fan.

Happy to answer any questions.

u/Swaggasaurus-Rexx — 1 day ago
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Thermalright AIO pump orientation

Looks like all the new Thermalright AIO have the same mounting system, so I was wondering if we can install the AIO pump with the hoses on the bottom instead of the side. For intel, I think the correct position is how I have it in the first picture with the hoses on the side, but I would like to have the screen in the "AMD" position where the hose are on the bottom.

Everything seem to mount up when I dry fit it, but I don't know if that changes the pressure points of the cold plate.

u/NivekHang — 21 hours ago
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New Lian Li Dan A3

Finally able to rebuild my machine in this awesome case!
Switched from ASUS AP201 that will become a home server.
Specs
Ryzen 7800X3D
MSI B850 gaming plus (new board, the previous gigabyte B650 died)
64GB crucial pro 6000 (bought right before ram apocalypse)
2x nvme 2TB (SN750 + KC3000)
Inno3D RTX 4080
Corsair nautilus AIO
Corsair SF750 + official 16 pin cable

Now need to 3D print a custom SFX support to better use internal space and maybe put a front fan. Because the motherboard have the pcie x16 in second position and use a triple slot GPU, I’m unable to use bottom fans, but the temps are good! Max temp around 70 degrees in gaming both GPU and CPU without excessive rpm.

Note I already replaced the Corsair very short EPS12v cable with a longer one that hidden behind the AIO radiator. Lucky the PSU bought to the server have perfect compatible cable and come with two (Its a Empower Mach 1 850w)

u/jpgod35k — 1 day ago
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How should I cable manage my PC?

My plan is to have 360 AIO at the top, 120mm fan at the rear, 3*120mm slim fan at the bottom and 2*140mm fan at the side.

I'm afraid there will be not enough room to cable manage neatly especially with my 3*8 pin pcie connector GPU.

How should I mount the PSU? Should I get an sfx PSU?

u/Scyrines — 1 day ago
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Is this motherboard okay to use? (Gigabyte B850M FORCE WiFi6E V2)

Hi reddit, I have yet another question for the experts and experienced. I'm considering using this motherboard for my build. I'm gonna be using a Ryzen 7 7700, Jonsbo HX2680 and RX 9060 XT to go with it.

It has everything I'm looking for: 3 M.2 Slots, PCIe slot at the highest possible position, decent VRMs, and I quite like the colour. It's also relatively cheap ($274NZD/~$160USD).

However, The IO is very bare bones with not many USB ports. I could probably get away with a USB hub, but still. Has anyone used this motherboard before? Should I go with this mobo? Should I find a different one? I searched all over Google and there weren't many reviews.

u/Moonergeist — 1 day ago
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The MFFHTPC stacked build

My poor back is sore from that amp but we're nearly there (just have to source a BD ROM drive). The B550M thankfully supports multi channel audio so I've been successful in running a proper dedicated 5.1 setup although in the future, I hope to be able to run a Dolby Atmos configuration.

The Antec Fusion has been great once I gutted the old design and been running much cooler than expected under load without any need to reduce voltage on any component.

Tomorrow is going to be a long slog of cable management which I'm somewhat looking forward to.

u/Miniteshi — 22 hours ago
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I am proud of my A3 build

Cable management is way harder especially im using non-mondular. My motherboard pcie slot is way to low which makes very tight space at the bottom even when using thin fan. Overall, i love it!!

u/theeskalator — 2 days ago
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Looking for advice on ideal fan placement for my new build with the Lian A3

u/Dcoyxy9 — 24 hours ago
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Off to college, PC is too big; How best to shrink it?

At the moment my build is a full ATX sized build, with the components making pretty good use of the case. However, since dorms are generally pretty small, I want to put my PC into a smaller case, so that I can more efficiently utilize the space. I'm alright with buying a new motherboard and a new case (obviously), but I'd like to keep as many other components as I can. The 8TB HDD can go, though, I don't really need it with the 22TB one I was able to get. And if there's no space for the 22TB, I could probably figure out some external solution (I shucked it) though I'd prefer internal. I see no world where this could work with an ITX build, so a more compact M-ATX build works just fine. I'm in Dallas, and I have access to Micro Center, if that helps.

The build as it stands:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bGPVw3

Any help is appreciated!

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u/Etnurb — 1 day ago
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Jonsbo Z20, minha construção

Depois de um tempo, terminei minha construção no Jonsbo Z20.

- TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS
- RYZEN 7 9700X
- DDR5 32GB 5600MHZ
- RTX 5070 PALIT
- 2X NVME - 2TB + 1TB
- 2X LIAN LI CL120 - REVERSSE

- 2X LIAN LI CL120

- 1X LIAN LI SL120 - LCD - REVERSE
- ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240 II

u/Faz_o_L_Babaca — 2 days ago
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Advice on GPU clearance/cooling in Jonsbo D32 Pro and Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT

Hi gang,

I'm planning a new PC build and I'm just trying to get an idea on potential GPU clearance and cooling with my build.

I'm planning to have a Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX motherboard, which I believe has a top PCIe port. GPU wise I'm planning on the Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT. From everything I've read online there likely won't be clearance for bottom intake fans (at least at 25mm thickness), although I can't find concrete confirmation.

Do any of you have any experience with this GPU in the case at all? If not, and there isn't clearance for fans, how much of an issue will it be if I'm not running bottom intake fans in the D32?

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u/CastellanMalevolent — 1 day ago
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My first post here hope im welcome

Here is my perosnal rig that ive maintained over the years

Specs are

Inwin 301 (modded)

Ryzen 5 5600x (recently upgraded from a 2600)

MSI B450m Mortar Max

Amd Wraith Prism (will soon swap this out)

2x8gb @3200mhz teamgroup Vulcan Tuf ram (will add 2 more 8gb sticks)

Sapphire Rx 5700xt reference 8gb ( will soon swap out to a 4070)

Id cooling sp fans x 5

500gb hdd for storage x 1x 256gb ssd for os x 1x 1tb ssd for games

Coolermaster masterwatt mw650 tuf psu

Coolermaster cable extensions

Peripherals

Msi optix 27 in 165 hz

Custom gmmk pro

Pulsar xlight

SMSL AD18 (Dac/amp)

Eosone Rsa 100 speakers (will swap out to micca's)

u/Alogio12 — 2 days ago
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JONSBO D31 (JOINED THE LUNCHBOX CLUB)

CASE :JONSBO D31 MESH
CPU :AMD 7800X3D
COOLER : THERMALRIGHT PA 120 Digital
MOBO:ASROCK B850M PRO RS WIFI WHITE
GPU:SAPPHIRE PULSE 7800XT
RAM: JUHOR 32Gb 6000MHZ

I reused some stuff from my old build like the gpu and psu hence why they are black and not white :)

u/DulithW — 1 day ago
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Jonsbo V12 GPU test

I was curious and couldn't find any info on GPU max length for a Jonsbo V12, so I bought one. I threw in my ASRock 9070 non-xt and to my surprise it fits perfectly. There is 7mm to spare from the end of the card to the perforated front panel. I'm waiting on a few fans so I haven't tested thermals yet.

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u/beermoneymike — 1 day ago
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Jonsbo z20 with aoros master 3080 wont fit

The card is laying at the buttom i wont get it the pcie slot? Any ideas?

u/muscle42nl — 2 days ago