home
products
contribute
download
documentation
forum
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
All posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Donate
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
HTPC Projects
HTPC Projects
Quiet and Powerfull Silverstone LC11 HTPC is possible!
Contact us
RSS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Khryo" data-source="post: 12128" data-attributes="member: 11413"><p>The motherboard wasn't an issue when mounting the HTPC, but I quickly noticed something annoying in there ... the side FAN:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-4.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>You see that the CPU socket is quite close to the side FAN, so the cooler choice is an issue! I decided to keep in mind my "Silent operation" target and took the big Zalman CNPS7700-AlCu. This cooler is quite performant for high-end CPU, so cooling an AMD Mobile would be a piece of cake. The FAN is a 12CM model and the total cooler is the size of an audio CD!</p><p></p><p>Here is the motherboard in place, and I started to put the cable cleanly and let as much as possible space of air flows:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-5.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>You can see also the Front FAN which is in "intake" mode, and the Power supply FAN which exhaust the air flow out of the case ; hard drive and DvD drive are already in place (upside down because everything is mounted in reverse!)</p><p></p><p>So time for the CPU cooler, and you can imagine that first attempt failed due to the socket location! This is where my dremel was helpfull <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> After some cutting of the small aluminium piece, it finally entered perfectly, and the FAN wasn't touching the case! there is a small gap of 2mm between the case and the CPU fan ... it s getting precise like a swiss clock <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-6.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I changed also the front FAN for a nice coolermaster, due to the FAN connector which was morex, you ll see later why...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-7.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here is a closer look of the CPU and Side FAN both mounted. I decided to use the CPU FAN in exhaust and the side FAN in intake mode. So the airflow will come directly from outside, enter the CPU FAN and sent to the CPU and also the chipset / memory , and go out through the big grid in the bottom of the case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Khryo, post: 12128, member: 11413"] The motherboard wasn't an issue when mounting the HTPC, but I quickly noticed something annoying in there ... the side FAN: [img]http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-4.JPG[/img] You see that the CPU socket is quite close to the side FAN, so the cooler choice is an issue! I decided to keep in mind my "Silent operation" target and took the big Zalman CNPS7700-AlCu. This cooler is quite performant for high-end CPU, so cooling an AMD Mobile would be a piece of cake. The FAN is a 12CM model and the total cooler is the size of an audio CD! Here is the motherboard in place, and I started to put the cable cleanly and let as much as possible space of air flows: [img]http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-5.JPG[/img] You can see also the Front FAN which is in "intake" mode, and the Power supply FAN which exhaust the air flow out of the case ; hard drive and DvD drive are already in place (upside down because everything is mounted in reverse!) So time for the CPU cooler, and you can imagine that first attempt failed due to the socket location! This is where my dremel was helpfull :) After some cutting of the small aluminium piece, it finally entered perfectly, and the FAN wasn't touching the case! there is a small gap of 2mm between the case and the CPU fan ... it s getting precise like a swiss clock ;) [img]http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-6.JPG[/img] I changed also the front FAN for a nice coolermaster, due to the FAN connector which was morex, you ll see later why... [img]http://users.win.be/vidu/pics/LC11-7.JPG[/img] Here is a closer look of the CPU and Side FAN both mounted. I decided to use the CPU FAN in exhaust and the side FAN in intake mode. So the airflow will come directly from outside, enter the CPU FAN and sent to the CPU and also the chipset / memory , and go out through the big grid in the bottom of the case. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
HTPC Projects
HTPC Projects
Quiet and Powerfull Silverstone LC11 HTPC is possible!
Contact us
RSS
Top
Bottom