[mythtv-users] Those tasty Zotac boards
Robert Johnston
anaerin at gmail.com
Wed Jun 17 04:32:38 UTC 2009
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 22:30, Robert Johnston<anaerin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 22:26, Matthew Keefe<learningtehlinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have a project in mind but it's very space sensitive. I know the boards
>> are just short of 7 inches square, but how tall are they, with the heat sink
>> and without?
>>
>> I dunno how you'd cool that puppy without a heatsink, unless they make some
>> seriously low profile ones. I'm hoping to shoehorn one of these boards into
>> an enclosure that is 1 inch in height. Other dimensions ought to fit.
>
> Micro watercooling? Heatpipes? All-aluminum top plate with a copper
> slug between it and the CPU to use the case as a massive heatsink?
I know replying to yourself is bad, but I've also just thought of:
Seal the entire unit watertight and fill the gap with mineral oil.
The oil acts as heat conductor to the case, which then dissipates the
heat via convection.
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Robert "Anaerin" Johnston
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