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Sacrifices were made, such as removing the latches on the connectors to push it as far outwards as possible. I also dremelled out a notch for one of the taller capacitors... But it's done, and there's a little breeze vertically over the heatsink when the system is running. Air also does get into the cavity behind, so the components on the opposite side aren't heatsoaking like you'd think, but I still intend on cutting away more. I wanted to keep it enclosed for structual rigidity, but the case seems sturdy enough when screwed shut, so I should be okay to open it up for more airflow.But aside from shortening the power cable it's all crammed in there and the system runs happily. Never thought I'd see the day! I need to do load tests, but that'll just be to assess thermals. The components themselves work perfectly together, and I still have the PCIe power free for the planned gpu further down the line
Sacrifices were made, such as removing the latches on the connectors to push it as far outwards as possible. I also dremelled out a notch for one of the taller capacitors... But it's done, and there's a little breeze vertically over the heatsink when the system is running. Air also does get into the cavity behind, so the components on the opposite side aren't heatsoaking like you'd think, but I still intend on cutting away more. I wanted to keep it enclosed for structual rigidity, but the case seems sturdy enough when screwed shut, so I should be okay to open it up for more airflow.
But aside from shortening the power cable it's all crammed in there and the system runs happily. Never thought I'd see the day! I need to do load tests, but that'll just be to assess thermals. The components themselves work perfectly together, and I still have the PCIe power free for the planned gpu further down the line
