Description

Running 3800 cl16-17-16-32 memory, FCLK 1900Mhz.

Uploaded a picture showing the case in the carry-on luggage. Dimensions: 56x45x25

Part Reviews

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor

Enable PBO in bios and you are done

Motherboard

MSI B450M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

First B450 to get stable bios + mATX. Great VRM, overclocks RAM perfectly.

Memory

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3866 Memory

B-die. Ebay is your friend. Running 3733MHz 16-15-15-32 because of infinity fabric.

Storage

ADATA XPG SX8200 480 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

Very fast.

Storage

Western Digital Blue SN500 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

Installed on pcie 2.0 x2 slot . ~ 800MB/s . Still better than sata for the same price.

Video Card

Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Blower Video Card

This is probably the best deal I got. used for £410 plus £15 for delivery.

Case

In Win 301 MicroATX Mini Tower Case

Wanted an mATX that fits in carry on luggage.

Power Supply

Corsair Vengeance 650 W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply

Very silent - fan doesn't turn on unless necessary.

Case Fan

ARCTIC P14 PWM PST (5-pack) 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fans

120mm actually

Comments

  • 5 months ago
  • 2 points

Really nice build, super price efficient

  • 5 months ago
  • 2 points

Great to see another B450M Mortar owner. Probably the best $100 buck motherboard I've ever bought. Sturdy little tank that's a diamond in the rough among the forgotten Micro form factors.

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

OMG, the front panel fans installed to blow air out? Why?

  • 5 months ago
  • 2 points

pretty sure the 301 is designed that way.

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

Not OP but as I understand it blower style cards need to draw air from inside he unit. So it’s more beneficial to blow the hot air from the radiator out of the chassis and use other fans as intake because it doesn’t matter as much.

  • 5 months ago
  • 3 points

Kyle from awesomehardware/bitwit did a test a couple years ago that showed that the heat output by an aio into a case is negligible when it comes to gpu temperatures.

I would strongly recommend switching the front to intake if only for dust management.

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks for the info. I was incorrect.

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

As @Rosiwolf said. 301 is designed that way. https://www.in-win.com/uploads/Product/gaming-chassis/301/301_overview_versatile_01.jpg

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

Ok, thank you for answering :)

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

this fits in overhead luggage?

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes. I am uploading a photo now.

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

nice, im planning of moving mine from time to time so this is great, cheers

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

How were you able to OC ram above 3466? I thought that was the cap for all b450 boards?

  • 5 months ago
  • 1 point

ram OC depends on the memory controller of the CPU and no so much on the motherboard.

  • 4 months ago
  • 1 point

How long does it take you to POST? I've picked up the 3700x + 450M Mortar combo and I'm having to wait like 40 seconds from the time I press the power switch to the time it starts loading windows :S

  • 4 months ago
  • 1 point

Have you enabled UEFI in bios? It takes 26 seconds for me.

  • 4 months ago
  • 1 point

Nice build

Just built my 3700x into a mini itx case and find the wraith gets crazy loud under full load, does yours also?

Also where you quoted cpu temperature under load (70), is that 100% all core load using a benchmarking tool/which one? I find my 3700x slowly climbing to 90 degrees under full load and my wraith sounding like a jet engine.