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Post by sworks on Apr 8, 2010 13:59:56 GMT 7
Hi together,
to get my N5200Pro a little bit more quiet I am planning to replace CPU with a Pentium M CPU (2 GHz, SL7SM or SL7EM) like described by some other guys.
Simple question: In my opinion (I didn't open up the cover yet) the active cooled Celeron processor installed in the Thecus box has got a different mechanical layout than the Pentium M so the cooling unit does probably not fit anymore.
What's your opinion: Is it possible to run such a CPU with a passive cooler or can I omit a cooling unit completely.
Note: In addition to that I plan to replace the chassis fan with a Noctua NF-B9 fan hoping I won't have to drill any additional holes and also I am still investigating a replacement for this horrible PSU fan . . .
Regards from Munich/Germany
Klaus
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Post by drewy on Apr 12, 2010 4:17:22 GMT 7
Simple question: In my opinion (I didn't open up the cover yet) the active cooled Celeron processor installed in the Thecus box has got a different mechanical layout than the Pentium M so the cooling unit does probably not fit anymore. What's your opinion: Is it possible to run such a CPU with a passive cooler or can I omit a cooling unit completely. celeron and pentium m have the same form factor, it would hard to tell them apart. So the standard celeron heatsink & fan fit just fine. NO you most definitely cannot omit a cooling unit. The heat output of the pentium m is pretty similar to the celeron, so I don't think you'd get away with a passive heatsink unless it was quite large and you cut a hole in the side of the case to accommodate it  |
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Post by sworks on Apr 19, 2010 14:38:57 GMT 7
Got the first new parts:
- CPU: Pentium M SL7SM 2GHZ
- RAM: Kingston Hyper X 1GB - DDR 400 PC3200- KHX3200A/1G
- VGA connector (ripped out from an old VGA card)
Before starting mods I am still investigating some fans:
Noctua case will be bought soon.
Still searching for CPU/PSU fans . . .
Added modules SSHD and SYSUSER successfully.
A very little problem:;
Using PuTTY to log in works fine, has anybody checked out Cygwin's ssh to log in? I can't login with another name than my own from the Windows (desired name of course 'sys') system - I am always receiving an error msg telling me that for user "Klaus" there can't be created some files on the remote host. I checked several command line switched (-l or something).
I'll keep you informed what's going on.
Regards from Munich
Klaus
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Post by sworks on Apr 22, 2010 15:00:46 GMT 7
Still investigating for replacement fans . . .
Does anybody know whether the PSU fan can be replaced using a SilenX IXP13-14 which seems to be quietest fan available with the desired outer dimensions. Does it fit into the PSU and can it be connected directly to the pins inside. If not I do not care about a guarantee - I can think of placing the cable to a probably existing additional mainboard connector. As an extra advantage of doing so it would be possible to monitor this fan also.
I also would like to place the same fan onto the CPU; I never opened up the chassis so far so I don't know whether there is enough place for mounting it - has anybody already changed the CPU fan so far using a 40x40x40 cooler?
Still the best chassis cooler available so far seems to be Noctua NF-B9; I am quite sure to give it a try.
BTW: Still waiting for the new RAM module, after having received it I will check my Thecus interna for more mechanical details . . .
Regards
Klaus
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Post by Moi on Apr 23, 2010 16:21:58 GMT 7
Does anybody know whether the PSU fan can be replaced using a SilenX IXP13-14 That SilenX is a 40x40x20 so yes it will fit the PSU. But it only pushes half the air as the Sunon it's replacing. Your best bet might be to use it to push air into the PSU and out the other side of the PSU and hope that the other fans can draw the hot air out that way - someone else on the board mentioned they did this years ago. Not sure about this strategy as the PSU generates alot of heat. The CPU fan is 40x40x10 so replace it with something of that factor. Cheers |
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Post by sworks on May 3, 2010 0:27:32 GMT 7
First step successful:
I replaced the existing RAM module with a
Kingston Hyper X 1GB - DDR 400 PC3200- KHX3200A/1G
which I got from german eBay for a valueable price.
Unfortunately the VGA connector I ripped out from an old graphics card did not fit into the chassis - it seems that I need a smaller one so I have to search on . . .
Regards
Klaus
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