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Titan mITX System Performance PROOF

Linus Tech Tips@LinusTechTips72.1K viewsMay 14, 20134:58
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The GeForce GTX Titan. They told us it would enable quiet, small form factor, and yet HIGH performance builds... They were... RIGHT! Sponsor link: corsair.com Join our community forum: bit.ly twitter.com @LinusTech Pricing & availability: ncix.com

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This video demonstrates a compact mITX build centered around the GTX Titan, housed in a Corsair Obsidian 350D microATX case and a small mini Cube chassis. The host revisits the hardware after taking the system apart post Titan launch and documents real world thermal and power behavior while gaming in Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon. He shares how the system is overclocked, including a 3570K CPU running at 4.5 GHz and a GTX Titan tuned with EVGA Precision settings, pushing power targets up to 106 percent and temperature targets to 90 degrees Celsius. Temperature readings reveal ambient intake around 23 degrees Celsius, with GPU temperatures remaining controlled while the Titan occasionally ramps clocks near 1,100 MHz depending on demand. The video emphasizes practical cooling strategies, such as ensuring strong airflow with high static pressure fans and directing air efficiently to the GPU and surrounding components. The host also reflects on the physical build, noting the LED lighting, cable management, and accessibility of drives, while concluding that a GTX Titan can indeed operate within a small form factor and overclock to exceed a gigahertz under the right thermal and power conditions. The overall takeaway is a proof of concept that a compact ITX system can deliver high performance with careful component choice and cooling, though it remains louder than a silent desktop under load. Finally, the host mentions the sample nature of the component kit and thanks viewers for watching, inviting them to subscribe for more unboxings and hardware insights.

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