move pc to a bitfenix prodigy case

[4IDEN]

i can pick a christmas present and quite fancy a new case so i may adda bit and get the bitfenix prodigy case.

1. it says it has to be an micro atx or itx board, does my 78lmt-usb3 quailfy ok .
2. it seems that you would need a modular psu mine is a corsair 430w builder series with one output that has loads of cables together would that be .
3. i want to put a 140mm front &120mm fan at rear and top. would i do front and top intake and rear extract.
4 on the fans i only have one fan connector in the mobo is there a lead out there that plugs into that and allows 3 fans to come of it.
5. i have 1 ssd and 2 hdd at the minute 1 power to the sdd and one seems to to have 2 power bits off and powers teh other 2 . I would like to add a fourth so i would have os,games,itunes and spare one for recording ect. can you jjust keep dasiy channing hdds.

what my plan is get a nice case with decent fans in. then upgrade the psu around march to allow a gpu upgrade this time next year and then swap to a good intel cpuand mobo and windows 10 in 2016.

i would like this to all take place in the above case. does this seem doable or is it a case for more htpcs.

many thanks for tips,links ect

[TeKraken]

1, If this is your board:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4305#sp

Then no, your board is Micro ATX, not Micro Itx.

This is a diddy ITX:

http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/318/7-series-mini-itx.html

2, A modular PSU is one that can have the cables removed or added as needed.

3, Usually intake at front exhaust at rear/top

4, Yes there is such a lead.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/akasa-pwm-fan-splitter-a95nl?gclid=CKWJgcKEisICFYcSwwodYx0A-g

5, You can daisy chain drive power leads, depending how stable and strong your PSU is will be the deciding factor.

[4IDEN]

TeKraken i got it wrong mine is an Atx micro but im sure the case allows atx and itx ive edited the first post.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BitFenix-BFC-PRO-300-KKWAK-CK-Mini-ITX-Caseking-Anniversary/dp/B00B9LB2OC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1416517098&sr=8-7&keywords=bitfenix+prodigy
this is the case i like.

[TeKraken]

I'm still not seeing ATX anywhere

http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/prodigy#specs

Edit:

The only ATX I am seeing is the PSU size.

[4IDEN]

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/BitFenix+Prodigy+M+MATX+Cube+Case+-+Red+?productId=62082

this says it is but is this a bigger version than the above link

[TeKraken]

Smuggs původně napsal:

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/BitFenix+Prodigy+M+MATX+Cube+Case+-+Red+?productId=62082

this says it is but is this a bigger version than the above link

I guess the M in the part name means mATX rather than Itx.

[4IDEN]

thanks alot i have been just going 200mph through the sites and like you said they both have the same name apart from the last bit.
thanks again for your time ill check the external sizes out. can a 430psu support 4xhdds and 1 dvd drver off a single power lead going through them all with there own sata cable

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Modular PSU is actually not that good for Prodigy case since there is not much room behind the PSU. Non-modular fits much better in there.

[Rove]

Smuggs původně napsal:

i can pick a christmas present and quite fancy a new case so i may adda bit and get the bitfenix prodigy case.

1. it says it has to be an micro atx or itx board, does my 78lmt-usb3 quailfy ok .
2. it seems that you would need a modular psu mine is a corsair 430w builder series with one output that has loads of cables together would that be .
3. i want to put a 140mm front &120mm fan at rear and top. would i do front and top intake and rear extract.
4 on the fans i only have one fan connector in the mobo is there a lead out there that plugs into that and allows 3 fans to come of it.
5. i have 1 ssd and 2 hdd at the minute 1 power to the sdd and one seems to to have 2 power bits off and powers teh other 2 . I would like to add a fourth so i would have os,games,itunes and spare one for recording ect. can you jjust keep dasiy channing hdds.

what my plan is get a nice case with decent fans in. then upgrade the psu around march to allow a gpu upgrade this time next year and then swap to a good intel cpuand mobo and windows 10 in 2016.

i would like this to all take place in the above case. does this seem doable or is it a case for more htpcs.

many thanks for tips,links ect

I suggest getting a CPU cooler, Full ATX case and maybe new motherboard instead.

be quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 113.6 CFM CPU Cooler
Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 PWM CO 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/t2bbcf
Total: £62.44

It gives you a sweet CPU cooler and a case with 4 fans pre-installed and a 5th extra for total 5 fans. Now that is more serious cooling. All at the same price of that one smaller case.

Anyways that's what I'd suggest.

As for using more fans than your motherboard has fan connectors for you should use molex with a adapter for the remaining fans OR get a fan controler card. You can get them for PCIe of various types or onboard USB (internal) and hook all the fans into them. molex will require a adapter and will provide constant power only without PWM. I'm not aware of any splitters to split PWM from motherboard but that would be handy. A fan controller is all I know about that gives more custom control with something like PWM and variable be it set digitally or by a dial on the card.

[4IDEN]

to be honest im not really liking the look of that zalman z3 not much better than my coolmaster k280. Thanks thou.
I know you should go for what works better but i have a desk and the pc has to sit on the left hand side of the desk so i think im going to look at getting a case that looks modern/sexy imo.
Been looking at micro atx builds on youtube and they seem ok.

[Rove]

Your current motherboard is Micro-ATX just FYI. However the better AMD motherboards that you might consider upgrading to are all full ATX size.

[4IDEN]

right i wanted a bitfenix prodigy but saw it mini itx then noticed yesterday in june this year they bought out a m verison which does the micro -atx.
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/BitFenix+Prodigy+M+MATX+Cube+Case+-+Red+?productId=62082
so i think im going to get that soon move my stuff over. put 120mm decent fan in front bottom and top and have intake in front and bottom and having air going out the top as heat rises.
I have noticed rove that you like AMD so at the mintue im fine i have a fx6300 but do you now if they have plans for next year to bring new budget mobo and cpu that would wipe the floor with mine. I know they do the 8350 but that seems to get close to intel prices.
Thanks alot for you time and the links you left i have bookedmarked them

[Rove]

Well I have no ETA on new AMD parts. Their release cycle is generally to do their best with a really killer part and then let it sit on the market a few years until it is no longer viable and maybe release a few tuned up versions of it meanwhile.

Intel has a more regular release cycle but not better price to performance.

Eventually I'm sure they will release more as long as they are in business.

You should know though that all the serious AMD motherboards for the top desktop line (AMD FX) are released for full ATX only and that it's the cheap amateur server (underclocking rather than overclocking) boards that are released for micro-ATX.

Boards like your board are best for a amateur server and use the integrated graphics and underclock the CPU for lower power use and reliability. Then you can run your own game server at home. I know it works for gaming and I'm not trying to insult you. Just that it won't overclock as well as a high end board and it lacks features, most notably SATA 3 for SSDs.

So anyways on AMD the highest end boards come out as full ATX. More space, better cooling in a larger case and so on.

Meanwhile the mass market A-series APU boards come in ATX (best boards for overclocking), micro-ATX and mini-ITX all with high-end motherboard offerings.

970, 990X and 990FX motherboards for AMD AM3+ all come with only full ATX size though.

Don't know if that will change in the future but no reason to think it will or won't except that ATX offers larger cases with better cooling and more space for multiple GPUs so it likely won't.

[4IDEN]

ok Rove i am sort of coming round to your bigger case idea im bored looking at my coolmaster k280 and just want a bit of standout case.I know its a bit kid ish im 32 and trying to stay current lol. questions

1- give me a link for a full atx case £75 or under with a window that has colour options and maybe a window or future option to buy a side pannel with a window.

2- if i change my motherboard to a full atx one early next year two things will will i have to do a fresh install of windows 8 off the disc as mine is disc that i think is just for my system so would i need a new key.Or do i just swap it over boot windows as normal and once in windows install the fresh mobo disc settings of the supplied disc as its still AMD.

3- What sort of price is a new board and it would take fx6300 and would it be current for new future ones or would the only upgrade in future to a current am3 board is the fx8350.

4- i only have sata 2 but ive put in a 120gb crucial ssd and it boots in 5-15seconds and seems really impressive what does sata 3 bring to the table

edit
I am looking as well and im confussed i may have the ram installed
i have a mobo that limits are ddr3 1333.
i have 2x4gb ddr3 Patriot Viper 1600Mhz is that wrong number or is it just not running to its full and would a better motherboard allow my ram to be faster.

[Rove]

1. I linked you one already, the Zalman Z3 Plus, comes in at least one other color, white, and maybe more. Bitfenix Neos or Bitfenix Comrade also come with windows in at least 2 color combinations.

2. You will probably have to re-activate Windows via automated telephone service. That's how it works for me in Canada if I swap my HDD between systems or swap other parts.

3. New board will run you like 80+ GBP for a good 990FX with dual x16 mode PCIe 2.0 for crossfire and 8-10+ VRM for good overclocking power deliver. You can get a good 970 for overclocking for around 70 GBP I think with 10 VRM but it's only good for single GPU.

4. Faster maximum data transfer rates. In some ways (sequential read and maybe write) your SSD is being held back by SATA 2, at least if it's a SATA 3 SSD. 3 Gb/s vs 6Gb/s maximum, divide by 8 for a rough figure of Gigabytes (not bits as the Gb/s is in bits) per second. I think that is roughly like 300MB/s vs 600MB/s or whatever. Your SSD can probably do like 450-550MB/s sequential read. It's not that big a deal. You don't really need to upgrade your motherboard jsut over that.

You could wait on a motherboard upgrade until you actually need it to use a new CPU. I mean what you got will work for sure. Maybe not worth the extra cash unless you want a high overclock or a second GPU for crossfire or SLI.

[4IDEN]

Thanks a bunch i have loads of ideas now to think through now for the next few weeks and before i buy anything i need to get in my head which way i want to go in the next 2 years as do i ever want a cpu cooler thats not teh stock one so i want 2,3,4 fans and what psu and gpu i want to get middle of next year.
have a good weekend and thanks for you time