hello.
quick background
had HUGE case for years and finally wanting to get rid and switch for something a little smaller and easier on the eye and spotted some itx stuff I am interested in.
I already have an itx case I got in a sale (elite 110) from what I can see the power supply would hover above partially covering the cpu fan by maybe 1/3, I also measured clearance and the psu hovers almost exactly 80mm above the motherboard surface.
my cooler (wraith spire) if mounted measures almost 80mm from the board surface and I 'think' maybe that can drop by around 5mm if the rbg strip is removed.
Q1/I have never built SFF before, has anyone here fitted the wraith spire inside an elite 110? would this be ok on heat etc with above clearance?
secondly my current board is a b350 looking around I was going to get an itx B350 but for a little more (like 20 or so) seems like I could get a newer b450 (both are ASRock+Fatal1ty)
Q2/is it worth it for the extra features and maybe some future proofing or or should I save myself a bit of money ? or maybe suggest a decent itx board
Thanks!
quick background
had HUGE case for years and finally wanting to get rid and switch for something a little smaller and easier on the eye and spotted some itx stuff I am interested in.
I already have an itx case I got in a sale (elite 110) from what I can see the power supply would hover above partially covering the cpu fan by maybe 1/3, I also measured clearance and the psu hovers almost exactly 80mm above the motherboard surface.
my cooler (wraith spire) if mounted measures almost 80mm from the board surface and I 'think' maybe that can drop by around 5mm if the rbg strip is removed.
Q1/I have never built SFF before, has anyone here fitted the wraith spire inside an elite 110? would this be ok on heat etc with above clearance?
secondly my current board is a b350 looking around I was going to get an itx B350 but for a little more (like 20 or so) seems like I could get a newer b450 (both are ASRock+Fatal1ty)
Q2/is it worth it for the extra features and maybe some future proofing or or should I save myself a bit of money ? or maybe suggest a decent itx board
Thanks!