Wtf this is exactly the video I needed. I was trying to find videos of fan swap of FLEX power supply last night and I couldn't find a single good one. Thanks for the video!
@roeland1205
4 жыл бұрын
I opened KZitem today, and this was exactly what I needed too. I want this PC!
@TechnoYacy
4 жыл бұрын
Fun thing your profiles are the same color.
@roeland1205
4 жыл бұрын
@@TechnoYacy you think we should mate?
@thatwolffe3802
4 жыл бұрын
@@roeland1205 I have had ab ASRock Fatality B450 Gaming ITX Sitting on my shelf for the past 3 months, I am tempted to use it in this case now, it was originally going to go into a cheap APU HTPC build but I think my girlfriend won't mind a bit of money going missing for a discrete GPU
@mayoeater4294
4 жыл бұрын
I got the same fan he used and I’m trying to get it to mount in the same psu but the screws don’t work at all kn the fan
@temio.463
4 жыл бұрын
I literally just stayed up all night after finding your vids and wondering how to replace the fan. My heart is raging with happiness right now...
@Oliur
4 жыл бұрын
Those fans are cute af.
@TechnoYacy
4 жыл бұрын
Small bois
@akira8817
4 жыл бұрын
Kawaii
@haininhha5638
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what i thought when i saw them
@kfn002
3 жыл бұрын
Cute as fan
@utrippin7486
3 жыл бұрын
which game is he playing in the video?
@uss_liberty_incident
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for continuing to make videos with a clean production style, while ensuring that most viewers even slightly familiar with PC hardware can understand your content. That and you come up with some creative solutions to managing thermals in SFFPCs. I managed to shave off 3C from my 2080ti by switching it from stock to 2010Mhz@ 917mV.
@donaswa
4 жыл бұрын
Just a heads up, the stock MGA4012YB-A15 fan inside the PSU is rated to push 18 cubic meters per hour, while Noctua 40mm fans push only 8.9 cubic meters per hour. Replacing the fan will reduce noise, but will also reduce cooling by more than 50%
@DanielGT_93
9 ай бұрын
Measure an cut an 80x80 fan space on the case of the power supply and add an 1cm low profile fan to it.
@techcheap2340
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Optimum ive been waiting for this
@drkastenbrot
4 жыл бұрын
tape the gaps the 10mm fan left to improve airflow through the power supply
@sleepovr
4 жыл бұрын
banana for scale
@chaz8177
4 жыл бұрын
I genuinely love this builds clean aesthetic
@FasuloA
4 жыл бұрын
Dude, thanks for reading the comments in the last video and accommodating your fans. Very nice!
@olamajosta3621
4 жыл бұрын
Are we not going to mention how my boi optimum is a god at apex legends?
@joostwagelaar8837
4 жыл бұрын
Olamajosta what did you think when you made your profile photo😂?
@castcrus
4 жыл бұрын
tried to add him on origin, but no reply, lol
@joostwagelaar8837
4 жыл бұрын
Cactus Crus how is he named on origin?
@castcrus
4 жыл бұрын
@@joostwagelaar8837 hmmmm, look carefully into his ID in the video, you'll see. XD
@joostwagelaar8837
4 жыл бұрын
😂
@CharlieboyK
4 жыл бұрын
That thing is smaller than my power supply, its cool AF
@TheEchelon
4 жыл бұрын
You've got a big powersupply then...
@appleoptimizer9822
4 жыл бұрын
Got that case too.
@bamsuth9650
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheEchelon standard atx
@joe_ferreira
3 жыл бұрын
Ax1200
@pierregrobbelaar9116
4 жыл бұрын
What i like about your channel is that you do small form factors.I don't have the guts to attempt a build like this(i has big hands).We get a lot of tech youtubers but this one is great cause of the content of the videos.That and you got a relaxing voice :D
@antran4812
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly Ali, thanks for making the most high quality itx videos on the world wide webs
@TeddyBasherz
4 жыл бұрын
remove gpu shroud and install noctua fans on gpu for essentially inaudable system?
@f13dfx
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick, this is exactly my thought! Which Noctua fan did you have in mind?
@adityaaurora9869
4 жыл бұрын
@@f13dfx from what I see you should be able to screw a noctua 120mm into the mesh on the side or just zip tie it to the gpu heatsink
@d-o-n-u-t
4 жыл бұрын
Aditya Aurora zip-tying it is probably a bad idea. You NEED a secure fit, as GPUs do NOT thermal-throttle and overheating will lead to critical failure and your card would 200% die.
@lordhighbinary2006
4 жыл бұрын
@@d-o-n-u-t I've seen many zip tied fans on GPU, and from personal exp, it doesn't matter how you mount your fan. It matter more on how much airflow the fan you are using is able to generate. Basically you want a fan that designed more for pushing air through radiators not for case airflow (there are always exceptions, but that's the general rule). Ive seen cases where ziptied fans do BETTER then the stock fan. Where the problem comes in is making sure the aftermarket fans are not running too slow (or can self adjust) based on gpu temps. But that's my 2c, do with it as you see fit.
@Leonsimages
4 жыл бұрын
@@lordhighbinary2006 actually there have been a lot of ppl in r/sffpc doing the noctua fan swap on the MSI or Gigabyte Mini cards. The NF-A9x14 (which does have quite good static pressure for a 92mm fan) fits into the stock shroud and you can use a 4-pin to VGA adapter to connect it to the fan header on the GPU. Thermals are supposedly about the same while it is way quieter.
@TheK1KoS
4 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for revisiting velka 3 case
@suhailkhaan
4 жыл бұрын
I prefer the noctua fan swap coz I hate an external power brick. My most favorite pc build of all times. Thanks for creating such amazing content.
@MrDbrennen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the confirmation, this is a game changer.
@blueeyednick
4 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH! WHAT A WAY TO END THE DECADE!!!
@bananya6020
3 жыл бұрын
you must regret saying that now lol
@SirSethery
4 жыл бұрын
If you want to connect it to the PSU itself, you'll need the FLX version of the Noctua fan. Also, for anyone using the 10mm thick fan, I would probably recommend putting some electrical tape or something over that little gap between the fan and the PSU chassis so that air doesn't leak in.
@Daanoto
3 жыл бұрын
Heyy, I just wanted to point out that Velka now sells their own PSU's together with the V2.0 of the Velka 3, 5 and 7 cases. I would LOVE to see you make a vid about the revised versions and see if the PSU from Velka has the same noise issues. Btw, I adore your channel. Keep up the good work!
@sandinodelavega9042
2 жыл бұрын
The one psu included in velka 3 package is much more noisier than fsp. Better be buying noctua fan as well.
@TheGameBench
4 жыл бұрын
Had a similar issue with an external optical drive bay. Replaced the internal fan with the Noctua 40mm and it's so much quieter. I was looking at this exact FSP unit for a project. Now I know to replace the fan off the bat.
@Pangkatt
4 жыл бұрын
Premium quality video material right here. Excellent build / upgrade
@KrisYadao
4 жыл бұрын
I was able to get the 20mm noctua to work with the flex ATX. I bent the fan cage on the case inward and mounted the fan flush on the exterior. I then closed the gaps left where the old fan would have been with some kapton tape. There was barely enough clearance in front of the power button after I rerouted the cables, but it spins without interference. I also ran a temperature sensor from the motherboard header into the PSU and hooked the noctua to a mobo header. This way I can control the PSU fan based on the internal temp of the PSU itself. It idles at 35c and peaks at 50c under load.
@BeefiusGravius
4 жыл бұрын
I dont know if anyone has mentioned it yet, but Earlier revisions of the Velka 3 do indeed fit an HDPlex Unit but cannot be screwed in forcing you to do what he did in this video if you wanted to put one in your system. As of the latest Revision, you can now do it with lil hassle and without the thermal tape, although some people still recommend it just to help unload some heat.
@gulielmi2002
3 жыл бұрын
Did a little research on this company. Apparently this company is based in Houston, TX. Pretty cool to have this in my home town!
@DaneMurdock
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for revisiting this case. I kind of want to make this case my next build. I dream of not needing to waste space on a power supply, and SATA storage drives. This little thing with some M.2 drives sounds fantastic to me.
@LastSecBloomer
4 жыл бұрын
While Noctua is silent, it doesn't move nearly as much air as fans those noisy fans that usually go into FLEX power supplies. There are few industrial fans made by Delta and Sunon which are much quieter than stock fans, while moving more air than Noctua. A best of both, in a way... Probably the best PSU you can use in a case like this is Enhance ENP-7660B, a 600W Platinum rated PSU (so, beastly for that size), which is pretty quiet too (for a FLEX PSU). The best alternative if your components are not powerhungry is the HD PLEX mentioned in the video...
@little_fluffy_clouds
6 ай бұрын
For sure, I have the Enhance 7660b in my 4L case powering a Ryzen 7700 + RTX 4060 LP and its fan is completely inaudible even under full load
@johntsioumpris858
4 жыл бұрын
I am pretty impressed of how much you have crammed inside such a small case... it would be really interesting to see if you could produce a variant of your case that could host 2x3.5 HDDs probably in the expense of the VGA..this would be the absolute killer of all 2bay NAS as you could buy ITX Mbs and have extremely fast NAS (or even ESXI hosts) for the same money...
@mDayShamangahabash
4 жыл бұрын
I love cheemsburgers, and PCs of this size
@nivenisrael1565
4 жыл бұрын
Speemch impedmemt
@ryux676
4 жыл бұрын
beesechurgers
@nonrumor
4 жыл бұрын
Speemch
@paisenpaisen
4 жыл бұрын
cheems
@TolgaOzisik
4 жыл бұрын
Great video with tiny fans and almost no production cost. Clever!
@QuantumBraced
4 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this video, thank you so much!
@gavlatennis2824
4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Love innovative stuff like this about the PSU options.
@peterarnepaglinawan1075
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks to this video i was confident enough to do this mod on my own. I made sure i placed it in the correct orientation by looking at 6:07!
@khachungle5508
4 жыл бұрын
nice new itx build
@neoqueto
4 жыл бұрын
You have to make an UDOO BOLT V8 build! Smallest board EVER
@mrinalkd
4 жыл бұрын
I just love this case !!! I would really love to build this kind of form factor PCs !!!
@dayanrodriguez1392
4 жыл бұрын
Man, the quality of your videos! All of them. You deserve more subs.
@seesharpist
4 жыл бұрын
I put two of these into my HP switch and the difference is pretty crazy. Silent server closet is great!
@EmilsAdventure
4 жыл бұрын
I'll say it again. You are really missing out by not just getting ENP-7660b. It's the only psu that should be used in this case. It's proper silent and 600w.
@vianniello93
4 жыл бұрын
Emil Bøilerehauge why do you need 200 more watts though? The ENP is $65 more than the FSP 400w and $35 more than the FSP 500w so it just seems like a lot to pay for watts you don’t need and a quieter fan.
@EmilsAdventure
4 жыл бұрын
@@vianniello93 its just for the quieter fand and fan settings. Its basicly silent were as other flex atx psus sound like tiny jet engines. Just for that reason its worth it.
@eathenedwardemon1989
4 жыл бұрын
I was eagerly waiting for another velka video 😍😍😍
@JogieGlenMait16
4 жыл бұрын
That savage gameplay though.
@fourtwo42kochiro
4 жыл бұрын
what a dream mini system!💯💯💯
@CRF250R1521
4 жыл бұрын
You're good at Apex bro!
@boogahead
4 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this! Great video!
@catawalks
4 жыл бұрын
External power bricks are the devil. War must be waged against this evil! Fully self contained or bust!
@Outland9000
4 жыл бұрын
Yuss!
@lord5619
4 жыл бұрын
I see Hemlock, i press like. Awesome case and cable management anyway.
@brandishwar
3 жыл бұрын
SeaSonic makes quiet FlexATX power supplies. They're a little more expensive than the competition, but well worth it for SFF builds that require them.
@OverdriveTech
4 жыл бұрын
Sick build! Now I want to build an ITX system even more.
@tanbirsohail
3 жыл бұрын
Custom low profile psu cables cut to precise length will help a lot and leve out some room in the case.
@anthonyc417
4 жыл бұрын
OMG if you touch the inside of a PSU you will instantly explode into ash lol. Great video Ali! Keep em comin'.
@stephanweinberger
4 жыл бұрын
You should make sure that the thinner fan still draws all the air through the PSU: cover the gaps with some tape.
@toofhuny8898
4 жыл бұрын
This SFF build is just awesome in either format - the Noctua 40mmx10mm fan the Flex PSU appears an absolute must especially when using what is the currently the highest powered GPU available in ITX form. The i5-8400 seems a sensible partner CPU selection . Biggest problem - this incredible SFF cases are extremely hard to obtain. Great channel Ali - love it - the video quality is excellent and your chilled manner is informative and welcoming. I do hope you'll attempt a high spec air-cooled build in the Fractal Design Core 500 - perhaps when the next gen of 3080ti or whatever GPU's emerge. For an ITX sized case it really is a boon for ATX kit and masses of it.
@blackmennewstyle
4 жыл бұрын
The noise difference between stock fan and noctua fan is absolutely night and day
@Anxiou5Panda
4 жыл бұрын
Man, I really love how you edit, it's very informational. That power supply is nice and all, my only nitpick is that spaghetti cable hehe. Happy New Year man. I wish you good health, safety, and more success.
@almansour_82
4 жыл бұрын
You are simply the small form factor KING!
@jeremiahthompson7626
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this vid bro...really enjoyed watching this👍👍
@LiquidTurbo
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing quality videos! Keep it up!
@NERO-ez1mn
4 жыл бұрын
this is what i like in this channel. not scared in ripping PSU :-DDDD imagine a pc component inside a PS4 :-DDDD
@BlueBird-wb6kb
4 жыл бұрын
Gonna wait for the RTX 21 series to see how small the GPU's will be and performance gains
@TheTechnoEcho
4 жыл бұрын
don't forget that HDplex also makes their own power brick, that is much smaller than the Dell brick, and also it provides more power.
@IAmSwatchingYou
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this, you were a huge help
@screes620
4 жыл бұрын
If your OK with a 330w psu brick, how about the meanwell RPS-500-12-c. It's a 12v PSU that you'd use with a pico style psu for the motherboard, and will do 310w passively cooled (500w with a fan pointed at it). It should fit in that space, be silent, and give about the same amount of power as your external brick without needing an external brick.
@henri8903
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid.
@namyun2743
4 жыл бұрын
Another thing that can be done is choosing a different PSU. I'm currently testing the Seasonic SSP-300SUG 300W Gold-rated PSU for "lower power" APU and PCIe-only powered discreet GPUs and this thing is pretty quiet at under 100W load. My next test will be to move up to a 1050ti and finally a 1650 Super. Those FSP flex-ATX PSUs have annoying acoustics because of their specific ball-bearing fans. To note, the Seasonic PSU has a single 12V rail rated at 25A (But has no 6 or 8-pin PCIe power). The topology is different from the FSP models with dual 12V rails. Another thing to consider is the total power consumption of the system. Trying to eke out 200W+ peak power consumption from a flex-ATX PSU without dramatically increased acoustics may be asking too much from it, no matter what the PSU is rated for. Yes, I plan on ultimately building out on a Velka 3 or a Geeek A30. I just missed the last shipment of Velka 3 by literally an hour (Jan 6). They don't get a lot of them and they sell out literally in the first hour of it hitting their web store.
@masszero3521
4 жыл бұрын
Ohhh! yeah! This is what many people are into right now! Its so in demand... cant even get a Velka case its out of stock!
@kevinl4837
4 жыл бұрын
There is also the GEEEK A30 that is very similar, but acrylic and cheaper. They also sell a custom flex atx psu (fan swap and modular).
@wangchong94
4 жыл бұрын
top quality vid as always mate!
@MuZeSiCk77
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, been to the site. All is out of stock except the cooling-fan. nice site mate. thnx
@etiennelebuis7668
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, i wish you would do a bank for the buck build with the same case with something like a 9100f a gtx 1650 a cheap 300w 25$ dc to dc power supply with like a dell da-2. Would be interesting to see a minimal build for a minimalistic case.
@zzly9338
4 жыл бұрын
You should put some tape to cover up the holes that the fan doesn't fill (since it's smaller) so it doesn't spill air
@BadOmenRGV
4 жыл бұрын
Important thing to note. The fan swap is much cheaper than the hd plex + ACDC adapter option.
@kakakarim
3 жыл бұрын
Rebuild with new Velka 3 case and 3060 ITX aero
@PCBUILDMOD
4 жыл бұрын
Nice compact gaming pc..i like the mod of PSU fan,Noctua works very quite!
@little_fluffy_clouds
6 ай бұрын
If you’re looking for a silent FlexATX PSU, get the Enhance 7660b 600W model. It’s completely silent in my 4L SGPC K39v3 case powering a Ryzen 7700 + RTX 4060LP
@lucsalander
4 жыл бұрын
Superb video. Did you plug the noctua fan on the motherboard? I didn't quite get that. In the last video someone suggested using the 600W Enhance Flex which has a better build quality, did anyone try that?
@dzikputih
4 жыл бұрын
hope ces 2020 brings a lot of new sff cases
@drunkwaffle6410
4 жыл бұрын
First love this case. Also the Enhance 7660b is the only flex psu to buy for the case if you have the time/patience. The hdplex combo is great if you want a silent build. But it's the most expensive option. Did optimum get the newer version of this case? I have the 1.1 and it doesn't have the mounting holes or back plate for the hdplex. I build mine using the hdplex 400w, it's what I had, and I just have the jack wire hanging out in back. Didn't use any velcro/foam, though the cables and everything else keeps it stable. But it sits on my desk at work though.
@randeegunthunter1062
4 жыл бұрын
Ali rockin the Tommy T, need to drop a like
@WM22
3 жыл бұрын
Now I would get that case with two extra thin noctua fans at the top and change the power supply fan and spray paint the psu black
@loudiddly
4 жыл бұрын
The one flex atx psu I always hear about when low-noise is thrown around is the Enhance 7660b. Anyone have experience with this compared to a fan-modded alternative?
@mumind2726
4 жыл бұрын
From what I've Heard 600w version of this psu works passivley up to 300w power consumption, so no noise when gaming on setup like this
@optimumtech
4 жыл бұрын
Would also love to know!
@LastSecBloomer
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone who got one are very happy with it, pretty quiet and lot of juice. If you can get a modded one (with modular cables) from China, it's even better.
@alyxburke
4 жыл бұрын
@@LastSecBloomer this case doesn't fit a lot of those custom power supplies
@LastSecBloomer
4 жыл бұрын
@@alyxburke True...Velka 3 is quite tight with clearances, unlike chinese cases of this type. Stock 7660B should fit, though...
@ItsZim0
4 жыл бұрын
This video is hella...fine
@Scout339th
4 жыл бұрын
Big fan of all your videos and I'm sorry that this isn't related to the Velka 3, but are you planning to switch to an 18:9 aspect ratio soon? Your vids are amazing and I would love to see more of my screen filled up with my 18:9 phone and 21:9 monitor.
@luc4246
2 жыл бұрын
My God, your hands have the gift of creating pc ryzen for me and everything with good taste a lot of your work amazing project my consumption dream
@nivenisrael1565
4 жыл бұрын
Do the velka 5/3 come with fans. I'm looking at building in one of these cases but at £120 inc shipping minus VAT I dont want to pay more for the average fans. Love your videos really high quality.
@eugenekang9890
4 жыл бұрын
Niven Israel They don’t. It would be hard anyway to fit fans in a build this small.
@optimumtech
4 жыл бұрын
They don't, they're mainly designed for passive exhaust, so they're pretty well ventilated. You can fit slim 80mm fans in the top of the Velka 3, but I'm not convinced they help much. Something to note, the fin stack orientation on the RTX 2070 Mini here allows the cooler to exhaust heat out the back (near the ports), just like a blower card. So exhaust flow is taken care of there quite well.
@mizznfizz1
4 жыл бұрын
I think that on the Velkcase website they state that the latest revision of the case will include updated mounts for the HDPlex and other types of pico-psu's.
@optimumtech
4 жыл бұрын
That's the model I have
@JohnBest
4 жыл бұрын
There's something very pleasant about that hdplex psu. I'd feel good about using an external brick if I knew that thing was in my pc.
@TomatePasFraiche
4 жыл бұрын
Look at those little blades, they are so cute °w°
@NathanielOfLight
4 жыл бұрын
It's probably worth using something to seal the fan against the PSU so that all of the air flows through the PSU, and the replacement fan doesn't fit flush. Electrical tape would be a good option.
@Mad5cout
4 жыл бұрын
Kind of unbelievable that after all this you didn't give us a sound test with the PSU back in the case while gaming.
@appleoptimizer9822
4 жыл бұрын
Bought this fan yesterday just waiting for it.
@Godalor
4 жыл бұрын
As I had already mentioned in several posts on smallformfactor.net, I believe using the PSU fan as an exhaust is not the best way to handle cooling it. Most Flex ATX PSUs have their only other openings to the top of their casings, which means that the negative air pressure from the fan being exhaust will pull hot air from the system into the PSU in an attempt to cool it down. If you really want to cool down the PSU turn that fan around and compensate for the hotter air in the system by pulling the CPU fancurve up a bit. Ideally, the positive air pressure from both the CPU Cooler and the PSU cooler will just push the air out on the bottom half of the side and back of the case.
@the360gaming5
4 жыл бұрын
Cool video men
@Kineticartist
4 жыл бұрын
Most excellent!
@maximianocoelho4496
4 жыл бұрын
I paired my extra-low specs lap with the velka 3 to use it as a Mouse»keyboard»screen so I can use the velka on the go for gaming streaming the games and screen offline
@theodiscusgaming3909
3 жыл бұрын
How did you do that?
@maximianocoelho4496
3 жыл бұрын
@@theodiscusgaming3909 steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/2803982773094275301/?ctp=2 you got our group in Steam...One of the post is mineit will give you access to a google drive PDF that I wrote ma notes in the matter.
@j-m-reed
4 жыл бұрын
This has nothing to do with the video, but .... Blackberry Greek Yogurt + a Scoop of Fresh Whipping Cream = You're welcome.
@BlackOpsTeaR
4 жыл бұрын
Clean and simple. Love the build!
@frauperchta5339
4 жыл бұрын
A screw felt into my PSU 3:30 i done it I used a tweezer tryna get the screw out It was a SF600 It was on load The lights went out
@sandevos123
4 жыл бұрын
and hows the PSU? kaput? Had similar experience but was replacing the fan on my flex psu (silverstone) and the exposed fan wire touched another component while installing. Needless to say, the PSU is no longer functional.
@sandevos123
4 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind the PSU was even switched off. Remember to wait at least 30min to lets the caps drains so as not to risk killing yourself!
@iflako88
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video Ali, glad you do revisits as it's good content =) Too bad these types of cases are hard to come by. Been hoping for Velka 3 or Dr Zaber Sentry for months, all the parts for my new system are now just waiting for something to house them in x')
@globalist1990
3 жыл бұрын
Why aren’t there cheap cases everywhere with this size/configuration? Like, just basic grey steel, no rgb, glass crap.
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