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| System Name | daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro |
|---|---|
| Processor | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores) |
| Motherboard | Apple proprietary |
| Cooling | Apple proprietary |
| Memory | Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory |
| Video Card(s) | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU) |
| Storage | Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs |
| Display(s) | LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS) |
| Case | Apple proprietary |
| Audio Device(s) | Apple proprietary |
| Power Supply | Apple proprietary |
| Mouse | Apple Magic Trackpad 2 |
| Keyboard | Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds) |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC) |
| Software | macOS Sonoma 14.7 |
| Benchmark Scores | (My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.) |
Go back at look at OP's photos in Reply #16. The fan on the PSU shroud is correctly directed upward and pulling air from the mesh vents at the bottom of the case. You can clearly see the fan's four support struts on top in his first photo; the air is blowing up.
This is similar to my Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance case which can accommodate two 120mm fans on the PSU shroud that draw air through the bottom mesh door.
Whether or not OP has properly optimized his case's fan curves is a different topic.
As for "ambient", this designation is used to describe air temperature in the room, what would be sourced by the computer to cool the components. That's why thermal testing by PC hardware reviewers often list deltas over ambient to negate whether the tests were conduct in a room at 22 °C, 25 °C, 28 °C, etc.
A useful measurement would be a System or Motherboard temperature (i.e., temperature at a particular sensor somewhere on the motherboard). That would give a better clue as to the efficiency of the case fans and their curves.
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