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This is my current build, just upgraded the GPU and the PSU. Love the Mini-ITX form factor but didn’t want to be compromised with using smaller components in my case, so I modified it. Fitted a 280mm radiator and also a 300mm GPU, someone would think it would be completely impossible according to NZXT specs for this case!

The H210 was modified to fit the ASUS TUF RTX 3080, the PSU shroud and the NZXT strip were cut where the GPU fans are, the bottom part of the NZXT strip also acts as a stand for the GPU. The fans support is using stand-offs to gain space inside the case (14mm offset with the stand-offs). The I/O on the top of the case had the USB ports rotated 180º so the 280mm radiator could move as much as possible to the front of the case.

At the end everything fitted by millimeters, the radiator couldn't move more and the GPU is already inside the radiator body (check images). I can play with the GPU at 100% with low 60's degrees Celcius in the GPU and slow radiator's fans speed. It turned out much better than expected!

The CPU is at 4.8GHz 1.24V and the GPU was OC with the MSI Auto OC and then manually undervolted using the curve editor (2010MHz at 0.937V), should still have some room for more OC and undervolt as I didn't hit the limit, just don't have much time neither need better performance from the GPU right now.

Benchmarks:

3DMark Time Spy: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/51566631?

(I'll be adding more info to this build in the future)

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Comments

ChosenWon
  • 4 years ago

This is sick. Jamming those massive components in the tiny case is awesome. I am really curious how is it running, what speeds do you hit on the GPU and CPU and at what temps?

I really want to build an SFF PC next. I currently have 3 ATX pcs, 2 full towers, and 1 mid tower

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

Thank you! Just added a 3DMark score, will be adding better pictures and details when I have more time!

buksedyrert
  • 3 years 11 months ago

That is what i call a tight fit.

bloodshinx
  • 4 years ago

I don't get it, are the GPU fans just against the bottom of the case? No air?

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

No, that’s just a cover for the PSU and cables, you can see in one of the photos where it shows the PSU and the cables that the GPU fans aren’t against anything as I cut the cover where the fans are.

bloodshinx
  • 4 years ago

OK I see ! Original !

kiinqdoge
  • 3 years 11 months ago

I’m amazed with your temps! I was thinking of getting this case and putting the gigabyte rtx 3070 eagle which I think will run even cooler than yours because it’s a 2 or 2.25 slot card. Thanks for posting this because now I think I’m ready to buy this case now that Ik that the temps will be good for the gpu.

Crisgixxer
  • 4 years ago

SICK BUILD like the all black theme

Allgetshigh
  • 4 years ago

Why did you cut out the power supply cover? the card already fits, and the cutout will only lower temperatures by 2-3 degrees only

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

Playing Forza Horizon 4 before cutting the GPU was at 68°C and now is at 63°C, also the GPU fans were audible before and are not now, so I think it was definitely worth it. The PSU Cover was very close to the fans and had a part with no holes.

AhmedHeshamFy
  • 4 years ago

wow that's bangs

I think u are the first 6 core-3080 rocker What is your cpu usage while gaming and how is the gpu temps?

btw I saw u said 60s for the gpu but I wanna confirm bc it's really close to the the shroud....

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

I will post more data about gaming and stuff like that when I have more time, having little time for this right now... I will post HWMonitor prints from games then. I cut the shroud where the GPU fans are(see the photo), so they are unrestricted, still need to tweak the radiator fans, they are the intake fans, but it seems they are doing a decent job now.

kulotski321
  • 4 years ago

Awesome build!!!

I have the same case and I also plan to buy the exact same GPU: RTX 3080 asus tuf. Was it really necessary to cut the psu shroud and strip to accommodate the GPU? Is it possible to fit it in without cutting?

As far as I know, the 3080 asus tuf is 5.17cm in height and I saw a guy with nzxt h210 + rtx 2080 ti strix (5.41cm height) and it fits but it touched the psu shroud. I thought the asus tuf would be okay for nzxt h210i.

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

Well you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to, but the GPU fans will be a lot more restricted and you will hear the fans a lot more, but it fits. For me it was completely worth to cut it. Also I didn’t try to fit the strip before cutting as I believed it would touch the GPU fans. To cut the PSU shroud I just took it off by removing the rivets and cut it with an electric tool (I don’t know the name), then just put new rivets.

mpat
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Hi, by strip did you mean the NZXT “trademark” strip?

If not, do you think it will fit without any mods, fullly stock?

Nafrota
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Yes the NZXT strip, I don’t think it will fit this GPU without touching the fans, but not 100% sure, anyway it would be restricting the airflow of that fan. Cutting it is easy if you have a grinder and you no longer need to remove the GPU to remove the strip as it will come out in two parts.

oaoleley
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Hey! I've been wanting to cut the PSU shroud on my h200 to be able to finally fit some GPUs thicker than 2 slots in my case. Finally found someone that did it.

Could you link to a site or simply post a picture of what you used to cut the PSU shroud? I think tons of h200 and h210 owners want to do the same mod as you.

Nafrota
  • 3 years 11 months ago

I used a grinder with a metal cutting disc to cut the PSU shroud once it was removed from the case. You just need something that can cut thin sheets of metal, there are other tools that can do that, you can even use a handsaw with a blade to cut metal. The cut is completely hidden by the GPU so it doesn’t have to look perfect.

heywait
  • 4 years ago

This build is sick. Are you using noctua A14 on the radiator instead of nzxt ones? Can't see any fans on the photos.

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

Yes I use the Noctua ones in the radiator, just wanted to have as much airflow as possible inside the case.

YashPuranik
  • 4 years ago

I have the same case and I'm trying to do the same. If you want more space, you can make this mod in the case: https://www.reddit.com/r/NZXT/comments/j2f8tc/i_figured_it_out_h210i_kraken_x63_aio_rtx_3080/

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

Thank you, but I was already doing that, otherwise a 300mm GPU wouldn’t fit there!

Ideriom
  • 4 years ago

Insane, I'm looking to do the same once I get a 3080. What standoffs did you use to push the radiator back? I saw the one Reddit post where he linked the standoffs, but yours seem to be a lot bigger and can fit a 300mm GPU instead of 285.

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

I used a 11mm long standoff and two bolts, giving me approx 14mm (didn’t have a standoff with exactly this size, that’s why). But remember this spacing is for my radiator, other radiators can have different dimensions, mine is in the maximum position to the front of the case, can’t push it further. Also this 300mm are achieved with the GPU body inside the radiator “body” (see the photo). But it fitted for me and works perfectly well 🙌🏻

sivadavis
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing! Would it be possible to eeek out a little bit more space if you were to mount the fans on the outside of the bracket and go without the filter? This is probably not advised, but I am willing to make a few of these changes to accommodate.

I am also looking to fit a 300MM GPU with a NZXT X63. Do you have a link to the spacers you bought?

And thinking through it, in what order did you install the GPU and AIO?

Thank you for sharing!

Nafrota
  • 3 years 11 months ago

I am moving the frame by 14mm with some M3 standoffs (using 11mm stand-off and 2x bolts) you could probably squeeze more 2 or 3mm like I have it. I don’t have a link to this because I got this from a box of standoffs I had laying around for some time, maybe got from Amazon, just look for M3 standoffs and the length you want. In my case putting the fans in front of the frame wouldn’t work as my AIO won’t pass in the fans hole of the chassi (in terms of height), and the frame for the fans is already a bit forward, don’t know how to explain it better sorry... but my GPU is also 300mm long so yours should also fit like this. The order of installation is first put the radiator inside the case and push the bottom out thru the front fans hole, then fit the GPU, after that you mount the radiator in place inside the case again and mount the fans and the frame. Hope this helped you!

sivadavis
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Thank you for the info! I will look into M3 standoffs. The order of arrangement makes sense!

Nafrota
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Sorry just confirmed and this are M2.5 standoffs!! Hope you haven’t purchased anything yet, I was confused as I have 2 sizes and thought they were M3 and M2.5 but they are M2.5 and M2, so you will need the M2.5 for this case! Don’t know if M3 will work

primarchz
  • 3 years 2 months ago

Confused because there is a reddit post about using standoffs and he said to use 6-32, which is more like M3.5. Wonder if the case is different in NA vs Europe?

veysen
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Sick build man. Quick question. I am building a new pc w the nzxt h210. I am going to throw an asus 3070 in and was wondering how you cut the hole in the psu shroud? Also what tools did you use? I’m just trying to figure out how to best do it.

Nafrota
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Hi thanks! I removed the rivets that hold the PSU shroud (just drill a hole in the center of each one), then cut the shroud as you wish with a grinder, finally just put new rivets again!

oaoleley
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Awesome mod. Could you please post a picture of what the PSU shroud looks like without the GPU? I'd love to get a closer look.

Nafrota
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Thank you! I don’t have a picture from above the PSU shroud and don’t have the time to remove the fans and radiator so I can remove the GPU as it fits inside the radiator sorry... but took a better photo from below where you can see basically all the perforated part was cut off, also removing one of the rivet’s hole. Hope this helps!

Vovski
  • 3 years 9 months ago

Would I have to do any mods if I chose the same graphics card but installed a 240mm radiator instead?

Nafrota
  • 3 years 9 months ago

Yup, you would have to do the same thing as the thickness of the rad+fans is probably the same and that is what matters here.

Tech_Sam
  • 3 years 9 months ago

What cpu temps do you have and do you use a sfx or a atx powersupply? Is ther much room in the front for the fans? Is it possible to use larger stand-offs? Is the pc quiet?

Nafrota
  • 3 years 9 months ago

CPU temps will depend on what I am doing, but you can see the link in the description if that helps. I am using a SFX PSU, that’s a must with the GPU so close to the shroud. You can probably use slightly bigger stand offs if you use 240mm radiator but I wouldn’t recommend it as the fans are already too close to the front panel, when pushing more air you can really hear the air being sucked not just the fans pushing the air, if I remove the from panel it becomes quieter. So I can get good temps if I let the computer get a bit noisy, or I can get higher but still acceptable temps if I want the computer quieter. Modifying the front panel would help with the noise, like making holes in it

paosalamat
  • 3 years 9 months ago

Hi what the gpu size? im planning to change my case to H210, my gpu is MSi Rx 5600 xt Gaming X

size: 297 x 58 x 140 mm

Do you think it will fit too?

Nafrota
  • 3 years 9 months ago

Mine is “29.99 x 12.69 x 5.16 Centimeter” according to the website. Yours probably wouldn’t fit in my setup, you will have a hard time fitting it, maybe if you use a 240mm rad you can move it more to the front, but I wouldn’t recommend that. My GPU goes inside the radiator body almost touching the radiator nest, yours being wider don’t know if it would fit in the radiator body.

Xx_G.O.A.T_xX
  • 4 years ago

Why an 8700k if the 9700k is the same price, and the 10700k is just $50 more?

JasonBH
  • 4 years ago

Z370 board. Most likely been floating around with the 8700k for while. 10700k would be much more than $50. You would need a completely new MB.

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

Yes, this was just an upgrade to the GPU and PSU, already add all the other components, missed that info in the description. Just wanted to share that it is possible to fit this GPU and a 280mm in this case and have good results! :p

bloodshinx
  • 4 years ago

and he said no compromises !! :p

Jaden360
  • 4 years ago

In the gpu department maybe, but then there's the 3090 soooo compromise? Lol I'm just giving you crap, nice build man! Post some benchmarks n thermals!

Nafrota
  • 4 years ago

I see I’ll have to get another name to this build xD no compromise was in terms of space, as if the 3080 fits the 3090 would also fit here, and the radiator cooler has headroom for better CPU, It is just not worth for me right now to upgrade! I’ll post more info and photos as soon as I have time!

Chonkables
  • 4 years ago

Hey man no pressure, nice build! The CPU is still pretty relevant, while not the fastest and doesn't really need an upgrade if you don't have the cash. I love to see the ingenuity and dedication to an ITX build. Have a good one and keep it positive.