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  1. 3 hours ago, BodkinsOdds said:

    I don't suppose there's a way to swap out the LED on the front panel, is there? Mine is currently set up in my bedroom, and the blue LED is very bright. A lower brightness red LED would make it easier for me to get to sleep while my computer is asleep.

    You could swap the wires for power and HDD?

  2. I've tinkered with PC's in the past, but this is the very first time I start from scratch.  

    Goals: Keep It Simple Stupid!, upgradability, keeping my 2 HDMI panels + option to add 1 later, reduce noise without compromising airflow, performance/power-efficiency/price.

    Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Black
    PSU: CoolerMaster MWE Gold 550 Full Modular
    Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro Wifi
    CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    CPU-cooler: AMD Wraith Stealth
    GPU: Gigabyte GTX1650 Mini OC 4G
    RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600 2x8GB
    M.2 SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB

    The Core V1 combined with a fully modular 550W PSU ensures easy building and future upgradability. The large and slow 200mm intake fan is also a great start at creating good airflow without introducing a lot of noise. 
    I considered the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G APU, however I believe more cores are the future and the price made stepping up to Ryzen 5 2600 + discrete graphics obvious. 
    Simple doesn't mean compromise nowadays, so I decided to use the best PCIe3 M.2 drive on the market and 16GB of DDR-3600 memory for a fast and snappy system.

    Unfortunately a beginners mistake couldn't be entirely avoided... 
    I simply selected the cheapest graphics card that provides me with 2 HDMI + 1 DP output. Low power consumption and no extra connection made it seem ideal. Little did I know its single revvy 80mm fan always spins at a minimum of 35% no matter the set fan curve, singlehandedly making the system loud and whiny. DO NOT BUY!
    In hindsight I could have spent just a little more on a good RX580 card...

    I have an idea how to make this build a bit more unique, ànd muffle the GPU-noise without choking, but that's for later.

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  3. On 3/21/2020 at 12:21 PM, vgl2000 said:

    is it possible to put the motherboard with the size 8.9in x 6.8in, 22.6cm x 17.3cm

    No, this is a miniITX case, your motherboard is microATX. If you like the design of the Core V1 but insist on a microATX board, you could check out the Core V21.

    I'm checking in here because I have a selection of parts for my new system coming in soon, including a Core V1. Seeing all these modded V1s is very inspiring, but I'll start with just building a normal system in it. :) 

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