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Old 01-15-2021, 05:18 PM
Sardi Sardi is offline
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Default Re: M1 mini vs Intel Mini

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Originally Posted by analog orange View Post
I’ve opened mine up and given it external cooling as well because of heating issues.
It’s a great little box but when you plug into every jack and run it like a Mac Pro it’s a sweaty little dude.
Do you mind sharing what you’ve done in this regard?

I too have had thoughts on trying to add extra cooling to my Mini.

A couple of things I’m contemplating is removing the rubber base cover and mounting a slow spinning large Noctua fan. Raise the whole unit off the shelf on risers and have a custom stand the same dimensions as the Mini with a cutout for the fan to mount to.

Also looking into a Peltier cooler. Still trying to wrap my head around how these are supposed to be mounted in order to pull the heat away, but seems like an interesting solution.

But yeah, if you could let us know what you’ve come up with that would be great. Maybe some pics too if you wouldn’t mind.

Thanks!


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