anyone try this?
I am not sure about the mod in the video, but at least two people in this thread have tried the SPEED Cooling Base (@GoodGuy12345 and @DYER ).
anyone try this?
Thanks for the comment. It reminded me to get back to this small experiment of lowering the temperatures. You have good point concerning dust and if I continue with the setup, then I will use Dustend G1 or G2 filter material. For now I've put the black cover back on it and will watch the temperatures.If blowing air on it might it collect a ton of dust in a short period? Might it be better (but less effective) to pull air from it?
I use a vertical stand not so much for cooling as for reducing the footprint.
I bought it originally for my now-retired Mac mini 2010. Since Apple has maintained the same form factor it works fine with my current Mac mini 2018.
Here's a similar model at Amazon:
Tinpec Alloy Desktop Stand for Mac Mini, Aluminum Vertical Stands Holder with Anti-Slip Rubber Feet Compatible with Apple MAC Mini 2010-2022 (Space Gray)
Tinpec Alloy Desktop Stand for Mac Mini, Aluminum Vertical Stands Holder with Anti-Slip Rubber Feet Compatible with Apple MAC Mini 2010-2022 (Space Gray)www.amazon.com
although mine is from a different manufacturer. It's just a piece of stamped aluminum and a silicone grommet.
I do the same with my MacBook Pros which leaves a lot more space on the desk. What would be interesting is a stand that's a bit taller so that I could out one or two fans underneath it.
I purchased 2 Axial LS1225A-X 5" square equipment fans and the speed controller from Amazon. They're pretty quiet. I have the Mac Mini mounted under a shelf on my workstation with a VESA style slide in mount. the fans are mounted to the bottom of a wire mesh letter tray which is mounted to the shelf under the mini.I am looking at purchasing a used Mac Mini that can run the latest (Mojave) as my next computer, but I have heard and seen online that the aluminium unibody Mac minis all have an issue with overheating. They get extremely hot when put on load and the heat can be felt through the aluminum casing.
I was wondering, if there are any solutions I can buy along with my Mac mini to keep it cool and running smooth, so it doesn't throttle or anything bad that extreme heat can do. I couldn't find anything solutions to cool the Mini, but to just stick a computer fan under it or pop off the plastic base. I hope to hear that there is a better way to ensure the computer gets properly cooled. I would love to have a Mac at a low cost, but for it not to bake at high temperatures.
Axial 1225 on amazon by infinity 16.99 and the axial speed controller 17.99 there's a model for one fan or two fans. I'm using 2 and will probably remove the plastic cover as you suggest. These fans are AC but fairly quiet. Hope this helps.I'm thinking of getting one of these to fix to the bottom opening (remove plastic and antenna plate, and put this there instead). Any thoughts? Ideally, I'd like a larger diameter fan, up to 200mm, but can't seem to find one with a variable speed and USB power input. Any links?
ELUTENG 120mm USB PC Fan 5V with L/M/H 3 Adjustable Speed Portable USB Computer Fan Electronic Cooling Fan 1500 RPM with Metal Grill for Laptop/TV Box/AV Cabinet/PS4/Router
ELUTENG 120mm USB PC Fan 5V with L/M/H 3 Adjustable Speed Portable USB Computer Fan Electronic Cooling Fan 1500 RPM with Metal Grill for Laptop/TV Box/AV Cabinet/PS4/Routerwww.amazon.co.uk
here's a pic of my set-up, a little kooky but it works:Anyone have idea if placing the mini on some kind of raised grate that allows air to freely circulate or mounting it vertically so that more surface is exposed to freely circulating air would have any benefit?
here's a pic of my set-up, a little kooky but it works:
Thanks for the info.Thanks. Now looking at this model. Twin pack, USB, with speed controller.
Easycargo Pack of 2 USB Fans, USB Fan DC 5V Fan with Speed Controller (140 mm)
Vibration-resistant USB fan. Includes multi-speed controller for optimal airflow and noise control.www.amazon.co.uk
I agree that it is hard to see that adding a fan can mean less heat from the PSU...the power has to come from somewhere after all. However, as far as I can tell, these 5V fans are routinely only around 0.1-0.2 Amps, so <1 Watt. Therefore, probably negligible.Thanks for the info.
I’m just asking really because I don’t know but do you think that drawing the current from the computers own power supply for the fans would also create heat? But it’s definitely convenient to not have to find external AC.
This is the set up I was anticipating using! I first tried it like that with the fan under the mini, and found a reproducible, but lesser, increase in Cinebench and Geekbench scores than when I had the fan on top. The thing I found is that when the fan is blocked from behind it creates almost no forward airflow.I've just bought this fan as well. Working today I've seen a drop of 8c-10c when loading the computer with C1 Pro, Photoshop 2019. It now rarely goes over 80c when working in PS. This used to be 90-95c.
I do have it the other way round, the Mini sat on top of the fan, seems to pull a bit more that way but, as mentioned, didn't feel that powerful!
I'll be testing with Autopano Giga that hammers the CPU, Memory and eGPU to see how it fairs. Some more C1 Pro editing which oddly really ramps up the temperature etc but nowhere near as much as Autopano does... that rapidly reaches max temp... probably something to do with 5-10 x 200mb files.
The pic was taken after I stopped working (PS edits) so cooled down by the time I got the camera out.
What I will say though, as I use an external TB3 enclosure for my Samsung 970 eve as well as an eGPU, a lot of the heat generating components are out of the main mini already, which helps a lot. It now ticks over with a low of 35c - no usage, 40-45c light usage and 60-80 with photo editing. I expect the 95-100 for video editing.
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I removed the antenna plate completely and had the fan tight up against the mini, but it really didn't seem to make much difference at all to Cinebench scores. CPU still throttled down from maximum power draw (100Watts ish) after a few seconds. Perhaps because the mini fan is right in the middle, it wasn't really in the flow of the AC Infinity fan? (Which comes more off the blades than the centre.)anyone tried to convert the antennae to something less obstructive?
This is the set up I was anticipating using! I first tried it like that with the fan under the mini, and found a reproducible, but lesser, increase in Cinebench and Geekbench scores than when I had the fan on top. The thing I found is that when the fan is blocked from behind it creates almost no forward airflow.
Try this yourself: put your hand over the fan with it held freely in the air. You can feel a flow towards you.
But if you block the back by putting it flat in the desk, there is almost not forward flow.
In fact, I tested with tissue paper scraps, and when the fan is on the desk, the rotational centre of the fan actually creates a relative vacuum, with forward airflow only evident out from the edges.
Importantly, if your set up is working for your that is what counts, but I was a bit underwhelmed by the marginal improvement considering the size (140mm) of the fan.
Did you try any more intense tasks? Cinebench hits all 12 threads, and peak power can hit 110 watts for a few seconds on my machine, dropping to a stable 75-80watts at 3.6-3.7Ghz.
Geekbench is not really a good gauge. It gives different values each run, and the tests are not long enough to really stress the CPU that much. Cinebench is a bit better for this, but obviously also completely artificial.I'll give it a try tomorrow... I'll see if I can run Geekbench 5 again. I've ran it before... results below. That was after applying liquid metal to the cpu when I was upgrading the ram to 32gb.
So far, especially for only £13, it seems to be worthwhile given the drop in temp when using C1 & PS etc.
What is interesting, moving the SSD to the external TB3 enclosure makes a big difference. The Sonnet enclosure has a fan in it and the drive is fairly stable between 33c-38c. The internal SSD, which isn't used at all, is 42-50c. The additional heat from saving large 4k motion movie files would boost that a lot so the external enclosure helps remove a lot of additional heat from the unit.
Single-Core - 1126
Multi-Score - 6392
GPU Metal vega 56 - 51974
GPU OpenCl vega 56 - 51185
Interesting...did you remove the bottom plastic cover?I have the SVALT S Mini, only received a few days ago:
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Interesting...did you remove the bottom plastic cover?
Would you mind trying a Cinebench test with and without the fan on?
Based on the observations in the preceding posts, I think these fans are probably a good option to keep a mini cooler while under general use, but once all the cores get active, they don't prevent the CPU temp topping out regardless.