Fair enough.
Sorry about that. It was working fine earlier. Also, Amazon is an option.
amazon also out of stock, extensions only :/
It's why i gave up on it, other than as a test bench PSU (where the cable limits aren't an issue - can run my 3090 off that)
Upgraded the cooling on my M72E tiny. Mussels style.
Swapped to the 2500K vs the 3570k, so i can use the 3570k in a Z77 board i repaired.
(2500K clocks higher, but 3570k runs ram at 1600 + has PCI-E 3.0, more important for a gaming system)
Trial one based on internet advice:
Reverse the polarity of the
thermal deflector shield fan, so it sucks the case air in, blowing hot air out the front (10C drop)
removing the plastic CPU shroud in this orientation exposes more heatsink for ventilation
added thermal pads for shits and giggles. THEY WORKED. 10C drop over stock, much lower fan noise.
Mussels fuckery 1: The adhesive backed heatsinks i used as VRAM cooling when my 3090 was on air
Mussels fuckery 2: Why not both?
Mussels fuckery 3: The Heatsinkwhich
Now if the case is at 50C, and working well, and theres another copper plate leftover...
Mussels fuckery 4: Kachow! (I. Am. SPEED!)
Max clocks (3.3-3.7) only uses 30W in the CPU-Z test, and stayed mid 60's for about 3 minutes of full load, before slowly working to 75C and sitting there (vs 85C and screamo fan locked to 3GHz at stock)
With any external airflow at all (way easier than internal airflow) she'll handle this easily for years to come. It's a game server/torrentbox, and most game servers are single threaded so the heat should never get this high anyway.
