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OK, this is definitely not in the extreme cooling category, but I've recently put together the rudiments of what will be my HTPC, for PVR, MP3s, TV Tuner, etc...(Oh, and games too, of course;))
It's a Chaintech 7NIF2 Summit mATX board, a non OCed XP 1800+ housed in a Maxtop Model CSX-001 mATX mini-tower case. Still planning to get a quiet HD, fanless GPU, etc, but for now, I'm trying to work out the cooling. I've already replaced the single front 80mm fan with a 92mm Zalman quiet fan with the resistor mod, and wired the 2 rear 60mm fans in series, giving them each 6V to run on. I slapped on a stock AMD HS/F for a Barton 2500+ with the copper core, but it's running at 45C idle :eek:
What I'm looking for is the best quiet and low-profile HS solution. A Thermalright SLK 800 U might fit, but height is also very tight. Basically, all the height clearance I have is the same as a stock AMD HS/F. I was empirically measuring, and a copper HS like a 7+ or a Globalwin CAK II, which I already have could work with a 70-80mm thin(15mm or less) fan. H2O isn't a viable option, and I don't think I have the room for a Peltier. Any other ideas as to where I could go with this project?
It's a Chaintech 7NIF2 Summit mATX board, a non OCed XP 1800+ housed in a Maxtop Model CSX-001 mATX mini-tower case. Still planning to get a quiet HD, fanless GPU, etc, but for now, I'm trying to work out the cooling. I've already replaced the single front 80mm fan with a 92mm Zalman quiet fan with the resistor mod, and wired the 2 rear 60mm fans in series, giving them each 6V to run on. I slapped on a stock AMD HS/F for a Barton 2500+ with the copper core, but it's running at 45C idle :eek:
What I'm looking for is the best quiet and low-profile HS solution. A Thermalright SLK 800 U might fit, but height is also very tight. Basically, all the height clearance I have is the same as a stock AMD HS/F. I was empirically measuring, and a copper HS like a 7+ or a Globalwin CAK II, which I already have could work with a 70-80mm thin(15mm or less) fan. H2O isn't a viable option, and I don't think I have the room for a Peltier. Any other ideas as to where I could go with this project?
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