How to lower the heat on my Mac Mini?

[philipma1957]

yeah that external fan really helps blow the heat away.

 

[toss002]

This is the Bomb setup!!

Thank you for sharing!! I'm going to do this. The fan that I want is not at all pricy....Appreciate it!

here is your fix

part 1:

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Mobile-External-Cooling-AF0007/dp/B002OJN250


part 2:

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-1...8&qid=1342472267&sr=1-1&keywords=120mm+filter




part 3

http://www.amazon.com/Peavey-000516...1342472512&sr=8-1&keywords=peavey+rubber+feet


I made the thermaltake I list above to cool my cable box.

I made a 8 inch fan to cool my mini. the thermaltake version will work for your mini.

I used over size bolts to put it together since I use it to pull the air out of my cable box. look at the thumbnail shots, the first shows the mini stacked on a big silverstone fan with feet and a filter I think it is a 180 mm fan.


the second show the thermaltake 120mm it would work under a mini if I had used shorter bolts . the thermatake will run quiet or loud it has a speed control

 

[philipma1957]

yeah the summer I don't worry much about the heat as the HT is near an ac vent. In the winter the fans really help as the same vent blows hot air.

 

[Jaben3421]

I use iStat Menus. They allow you to control the fan speed, and it keeps my MacMini cool, even when it's in its shelf with the cabinet door closed.

http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/