Last update was in September, but better late than never, STX160.0 is now fully operational! So without further ado, on to the pictures.
STX160.0
It's not much to look at from this angle, but that was kinda the point
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STX160.0 is pretty big for an ATX unit at 230mm, but surprisingly it's not the
longest ATX PSU made.
IO isn't fantastic, especially for USB, but it's useable, especially if the monitor has a built-in USB hub for connecting peripherals.
That Adexelec extender fits perfectly, if it was even a few mm shorter it would reach.
Excuse the mess of wires.
I was really worried in the design stage if the RAM and heatsink would touch the case, but luckily there's a few mm to spare.
The original HDPLEX 160W DC-ATX would have cleared easily but with the 24-pin connector on the direct-plug version the video card barely fits.
I've mentioned it before, but here's how I was able to fit a 2.5" SSD inside this thing. Most modern SSDs actually just take up a fraction of the 2.5" housing, and the Samsung 750 EVO 250GB is particularly small so I was able to stuff it in a corner where there was space.
It's hard to tell what's going on and I don't want to take it apart to photograph it, but the HDPLEX 160W AC-DC's output is split, with part going to the H110M-STX's DC jack with a angled adapter, and the rest going to the DC-ATX.
From the DC-ATX, there is a 6-pin PCIe connector off the modular connector, and the SATA strand has been shortened and goes to the M.2 adapter for the video card's slot power.
Here you can see the BPlus P4SM2 and the wireless card between it and the motherboard.
It's alive!
So with the units sitting up like this so both CPU and GPU have intake but with the cover panel on, at full load (Prime95 Blend @ 2 threads and FurMark 1080p 4x AA) the CPU is around 65°C with the CPU fan going at 1700RPM, and the GPU is at 64°C at 48% fan speed.
So not quiet, but surprisingly not bad considering how small the system is.
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It's been a long journey (much longer than I planned) but I hope it's been informative. And with that, this project is now complete!
Or at least, as far as my work on it.
@Josh | NFC will borrowing it to capture STX160.0 with them new-fangled moving pictures so look forward to that
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