 Welcome to the sequel to world's most compact gaming PC, the original of which you can check out up there. But unlike most sequels, which are like bigger and better, this one is going to be smaller, but still better. We are going to be packing a 22 core CPU, 64 gigs of RAM, a 700 watt power supply, and a GTX 1080, all into a case about the size of a shoebox. Intel's Skull Canyon Nook features a sixth generation Core i7 processor and Thunderbolt 3. You can learn more at the link in the video description. The motherboard was a very carefully considered component for this build. The EPC 612D4i that was generously provided by ASRock Rack, the server and workstation arm of ASRock, is one of the only two mini ITX motherboards capable of housing this CPU. The other one is actually made by ASRock Consumer. And while I gave up an M.2 slot for a PCIe SSD, along with Wi-Fi, onboard audio, and really much I.O. at all, I kept the essentials, like USB 3 and a PCIe 16x slot for the graphics card, and what I gained is something that I had never seen before. Quad channel RAM on an ITX board. But before we get into that, let's talk CPU. This is the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas, the Kobayashi's Maru, Intel's Xeon E5 2699v4, a $4,000 22-core 44-thread monster that boasts 55 MB of cache, more than my first computer had RAM. It runs anywhere from 2.2 to 3.6 GHz using Turbo Boost 2.0 technology, and supports the quad channel DDR4 memory that I mentioned previously. Speaking of which, we're using some pretty badass RAM here. ADATA makes the only qualified 16GB ECC SODIMM RAM for this motherboard. So as a reminder, this is ECC server memory in a SODIMM or usually notebook form factor, and they were kind enough to provide us with four sticks of it, so we could have 64GB of quad channel DDR4 RAM running at 2133 MHz in our build, something that would have been impossible with full-size DIMMs. Though even with half-length memory sticks, there is not a lot of room left for the CPU socket and the cooler that goes on it. We chose the Dynatron T318 full copper vapor chamber cooler on the advice of Dan Cases, because the EPC612D4I, like its consumer-oriented brother, has a narrow ILM mounting hole layout, meaning that there are not a lot of options. Since the T318 doesn't include a fan, I pilfered a Noctua NF-A9X14 from another cooler that we had on hand, though you can buy that fan separately, and set to work building a mounting system for it... Oh my god!...with borrowed wire hold downs and an angle grinder. You can mount the fan with zip ties, but this is a little bit more elegant, and it ended up working perfectly. For thermal compound, regular viewers will probably notice I'm using quite a bit more than usual here. The reason for that is that the 2699v4's heat spreader is really big, and additionally, the die under it. The actual processing part of the processor that outputs heat is much larger than a typical CPU, meaning that the heat transfer area is much larger. Now, Luke demonstrated, and you can check that video out in the corner there, that in a large case anyway, cable management won't make much difference to cooling. Here, though, everything is packed so tight, I want it absolutely perfect, so the fact that my case does not include any fans whatsoever won't hurt my components over the longer term. Why doesn't my case have any cooling fans? That's a great question. Because there's no room. This is the Dan Case's A4 SFX. At a mere 7.25 liters, it is the smallest case on the market that can accept a full-size enthusiast gaming graphics card like the GTX 1080 that I'm planning to use, thanks to its unique layout that uses a flexible PCI Express riser to put the graphics card with a protective plastic sheet right behind the motherboard, giving both of them full access to fresh air through the perforated side panels. For my boot drive, I'll be using a Samsung PM863 3.84 terabyte SSD. We are giving up some speed compared to a 950 Pro or other NVMe SSD, but we're also almost quadrupling the capacity of the largest readily available SSDs at around the time of our first compact build. Now, there were some cable management challenges, but I was able to hide the USB 3.0 connection and power switch connection behind the motherboard, and thanks to one of Silverstone's awesome CP-11 low-profile SATA cables, I was able to hide that, too. Our power supply is yet another piece of amazeballs technology. Last time around, we used a full ATX 860 watt unit. Now, in the tiny SFXL form factor, Silverstone was able to squeeze 700 watts with 80-plus platinum efficiency and a slim 120 millimeter fan that only spins when system load reaches a certain threshold. The included cables are a bit bulky and long, but using Cable Mod's configurator, I picked up colors I liked and had each cable done to the exact length that I needed to reduce bulk and give the system a really clean appearance, even with the panels off. A last-minute inclusion was a Cable Mod Widebeam RGB LED strip. I actually wasn't sure if I'd manage to get that in there, since the lighting controller box is a little bulky, and even the leads that come off of it take up a lot of space in the context of a build like this, but I managed to squeeze it in, proving once and for all that RGB is the true herpes of modern enthusiast PC building. You just can't get rid of it. Leading us finally, then, to the GTX 1080 that will be powering our gaming experience. As the king of the hill GPU at the moment, it really needs no introduction, though I will say that if you're planning a similar build, I would strongly suggest that you opt for a rear blower design like a Founders Edition card due to the A4 SFX's complete lack of case fans. The audio configuration of this machine will rely on the DisplayPort or HDMI output of our graphics card, so make sure that your monitor is equipped for that. Then, I plan to use a monitor with a built-in hub, or the front USB port with a headset like the HyperX Cloud 2. So that's it. Everything is crammed inside, with barely a cubic inch to spare. So let's go ahead and throw it on the bench and see how this puppy performs. And there you have it. She's rock solid stable. 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