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S4 MINI Classic (S4M-C)
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Looks like the Skyreach has cutouts for both the 330w HDPLEX and G-Unique PSUs! EXCITING!
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i noticed that too! This new S4 has SO MANY new cutouts and little holes im dying to find out what new things it supports!
@Josh | NFC I was planning on getting a set of SkyWire Cables and was wondering if the CPU 8pin has been extended slightly to fit the new Asus AM4 ITX boards or not? I know the boards are not out yet, but wanted to go ahead and get all the cables i need for it.
Yup the new ones should fit, thanks!
So, what does everyone think for getting a long 2011 cooler on a 1151 board? Zipties? Nuts and bolts going through at an angle? Or maybe some actual adapter brackets exist? If I remove one of the VRM heatsinks on the board, and I can actually just use the thermal foam to touch the VRMs to the vapor chamber for cooling. My TIM-upgraded 8700k gets here tomorrow so we'll see soon enough.
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i noticed that too! This new S4 has SO MANY new cutouts and little holes im dying to find out what new things it supports!
Just had another look. My G-Unique PSU cutout would actually be kinda like a large Ethernet port, so maybe its not for that.
Pretty sure the square cutout is for gunique.
I think he means 24 hours a day 7 days a week. As in you can run this thing at 500W all of the time without worrying about heat/safety. Also by the way he refers to it as a brick I would assume it isn't actively cooled.
Pretty sure it is actively cooled. I'm assuming he is referring to the brick he did up for me with a custom PCB and a fan to drive my 1080 TI system. Here's a pic he had sent me of the brick (I'm expecting it to arrive this week).
Pretty sure it is actively cooled. I'm assuming he is referring to the brick he did up for me with a custom PCB and a fan to drive my 1080 TI system. Here's a pic he had sent me of the brick (I'm expecting it to arrive this week).
Oh man. This is awesome.
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I would rather have a passive 400w brick than an active 500w brick anyday. That little fan is going to be a banshee.
how much was it and did it come with the 500W AC/DC counterpart? And when you get it could you please post a video of it starting up and the sound the fan makes? I'm interested now.Pretty sure it is actively cooled. I'm assuming he is referring to the brick he did up for me with a custom PCB and a fan to drive my 1080 TI system. Here's a pic he had sent me of the brick (I'm expecting it to arrive this week).
I'm not sure if what I was charged was what he's asking from everyone (this started as a special project), so best to ask him directly. Yes, I'll post a video and audio of the brick once I receive it. I'll add it to my build log.
https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/s4-mini-w-ryzen-1700-and-1080-ti.3062/
As for the other half of the system, I'm using one of his standard Limited Edition Arch Deamon parts.
https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/s4-mini-w-ryzen-1700-and-1080-ti.3062/
As for the other half of the system, I'm using one of his standard Limited Edition Arch Deamon parts.
Ou.. hate to tell you but this cooler will not fit. The capacitors are higher than the headspteader of the cpu. I tried without luck :/So, what does everyone think for getting a long 2011 cooler on a 1151 board? Zipties? Nuts and bolts going through at an angle? Or maybe some actual adapter brackets exist? If I remove one of the VRM heatsinks on the board, and I can actually just use the thermal foam to touch the VRMs to the vapor chamber for cooling. My TIM-upgraded 8700k gets here tomorrow so we'll see soon enough.
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That's on the Z270-i, I'm on the Z370-i, from the pictures the caps are at least a different color, they might be slightly different height. I know the heatsink clears the caps if I rest it on the black plastic socket protector, I assume that's a millimeter higher than where the CPU IHS would actually be? Seems to be cutting it close but might just make it. I got the heatsink used on eBay for like $10 so I don't mind even denting in the cap area of the vapor chamber to give it the clearance, the chamber is in such a strong vacuum that I don't think it would affect performance any.
Edit: Alternate crazy idea, what about a flat piece of copper to create a shim?
While the copper shim works in theory, it creates two separate barriers to heat transmission. In practice this is probably hurt performance enough that you'd be better choosing another option for cooling.
