After the first boot I overclocked the CPU to 4.5 GHz and the RAM to around 3000MHz with a timing of CL17 without any issues whatsoever. The GPU was factory OC’d so I did not tuch that.
Installing windows went whitout any issues and after running the stress tests for 3 hours straight I deemed the PC stable as a rock.
Hooked up my 3440x1440p ultrawide panel at 144Hz to it and tried out some games which as expected ran flawlessy. Most of them at or near the refresh rate of the panel and the more demanding ones well above 80FPS average.
Even though this started as a trial/test build I was so hooked that I used this machine as my main rig for the past 5 months now and I really don’t see the point to switch to anything recent just for the sake of it.
This Skylake powerhouse in sub 6.7 Litres is exactly what I look for in SFF builds.
Parts List:
Motherboard: ASUS Z170i PRO GAMING
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K Processor
Memory: HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400MHz
Power Supply: Seasonic FOCUS SGX-450W (SSR-450SGX)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken M22
System drive: Silicon Power A80 512GB M2 SP512GBP34A80M28
Gaming drive: Kingston KC600 512GB SKC600/512G
Storage drive: Western Digital Blue 2.5 1TB SATA3 (WD10SPZX)
Graphipcs Card: KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI
Below you can find photos of the build process.