Slimming down to 2U! SFF Rackmount Gaming PC

HUGE thanks to Micro Center for sponsoring this build! Here are links for their offer:

New Customer Exclusive - $25 Off ALL CPU's: https://micro.center/yww
Shop Micro Center's February BYO Deals: https://micro.center/fbi
Check out Micro Center's Custom PC Builder: https://micro.center/b9o
Submit your build to Micro Center's Build Showcase: https://micro.center/0jn

Parts used in this build (some links are affiliate links):

MyElectronics' 2U Mini ITX case: https://www.myelectronics.nl/us/19-in...
Intel i5-13400 CPU: https://amzn.to/3K5bgJ1
ASRock Z790M-ITX WiFi Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3YOnLwF
CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5-5200 RAM with XMP: https://amzn.to/3lDqzi3
LIAN LI SP 750 SFX PSU: https://amzn.to/3lGtUg4
PNY Nvidia RTX A2000 12GB graphics card: https://amzn.to/3YobvmV
be quiet! Pure Wings 80mm BL044 Case fans: https://amzn.to/3S23mCd
Noctua NH-L9i-17xx Low-Profile CPU cooler: https://amzn.to/3EaWKMi
3.5mm Keystone Audio Jack: https://amzn.to/3YRPIUA
Nanxudyj 3.5mm 1ft Audio Cable: https://amzn.to/3Ea26HD
KIOXIA XG8 NVMe SSD: https://americas.kioxia.com/en-us/bus...

And here's a link to the build from Micro Center (excluding the things I bought separate): https://www.microcenter.com/site/cont...

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Contents:

00:00 - Too much power?
00:48 - Short-depth 2U rackmount case
01:19 - Micro Center!
01:58 - SFF ask the expert
04:07 - Case closed... and opened!
05:08 - Assembling the motherboard
08:37 - I actually showed the thing!
09:00 - It's coming together
10:35 - Front panel USB and a GPU to see
12:43 - It's a lot heavier for its first boot
13:46 - No case is perfect
14:52 - Quieter AND faster!
15:34 - Gaming at 1080p
16:20 - Other SFF options and another build