The Finished Build
It’s done. Project AMD3D Mini featuring an Intel Core i7-8700K processor, along with a MSI MPG Z390I Gaming Edge AC motherboard in a A4 Open mini-ATX chassis. Yes that’s right, it’s not a typo … for an explanation on why I used an Intel processor for this build, you can read the introduction of what happened.
Building this mini-ITX system was fun and really enjoyable. I love the compact size, and love the way all the components fitted perfectly. The most difficult part was the cabling. There’s some much of it, and you just have to find a way to tidy it (or hide it). Luckily my cable management skills wasn’t too bad.
The all white theme along with the spray-painted mini-ITX chassis, makes this project build stand out a mile away. All the components matched perfectly with our white color scheme, all except for the graphics card. Anyone know of any white graphics card out there?
Because the A4 mini-ITX is an open chassis, installing the rest of the components was as breeze, so no issues here. However, the Enermax AQUAFUSION White 120 RGB AIO Cooler was quite a challenge to install. Bending those thick sleeved tubing wasn’t easy, but in the end we managed to fit it perfectly on to the MSI MPG Z390I motherboard.
Here’s the total cost for this PC system build as follows:
| Motherboard | MSI MPG Z390I Gaming Edge AC |
$150 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K  or Intel Core i7-9700K |
$398 |
| Cooling | Enermax AQUAFUSION White 120 RGB AIO Cooler | $89 |
| Ram | Patriot Viper Gaming RGB DDR4-3000 16GB Memory Kit |
$95 |
| SSD | 512GB ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G M.2 SSD PCIE Gen3x4 | $89 |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 ARGB 850W | $175 |
| Chassis | Custom A4 Open Air Mini-ITX chassis  |
$175 |
| VGA card | ZOTAC Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | $249 |
TOTAL |
~ $1,420 |
Costing a total of USD $1,420, some of you might think it’s a little bit on the expensive side. Sure, but if you really break it down … it’s an all-white themed system build, that uses a unique mini-ITX open chassis, plus an all white AIO CPU cooler with white components to match … I don’t think you’ll ever see another one quite like it. The biggest proportion of the cost is the processor and motherboard combination, which costs a total of $548. And don’t forget to add in the cost of the white PSU cables and white spray-paint too!
Photo Gallery – The Finished Project
This is our first project build of 2020, we’ll be back later this year with another one. I hope you enjoyed the above photos and video. If you any questions regarding this build or any others that we’ve done in the past, please let us know and leave a comment below.
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