| 12:23 | topi`_> | rabeeh: how to control PWM (on the fan header) from linux? |
| 14:09 | topi`_> | I have a very noisy fan here which would need some +5V love |
| 18:26 | jnettlet[m]> | this heatsink / fan combo is crushing on the SolidPC. 38C idle temps |
| 18:27 | jnettlet[m]> | interesting enough this small passive heatsink performs far better than the tall radiator heatsink with heat tubes. |
| 18:29 | jnettlet[m]> | From the ones I received today. This one seems to be the winner for passive. http://www.zalman.com/contents/products/view.html?no=567 |
| 18:35 | vpeter> | Looking nice. How can it be attached to solidpc? |
| 18:35 | vpeter> | I would try it :) |
| 18:36 | jnettlet[m]> | I haven't tried that on the SolidPC yet. Just the 8040 and A388 |
| 18:36 | jnettlet[m]> | I can swap that over to the solidpc now |
| 18:39 | vpeter> | I assume some custom adapter should be used to attach it securely. |
| 18:39 | jnettlet[m]> | or thermal adhesive pads |
| 18:40 | vpeter> | Current one is screwed to pcb. |
| 18:40 | jnettlet[m]> | yep. this one has some sliding arms that may be able to be connected |
| 18:40 | jnettlet[m]> | probably easier to design a 3d printer case. |
| 18:41 | jnettlet[m]> | The big passive radiator did okay on the solidpc. held up to 43 minutes of full 2.5Ghz usage before it started throttling hard. |
| 18:43 | jnettlet[m]> | looks like idle temp with the salman on the n3710 is around 55C |
| 18:45 | vpeter> | I have 55 C on E8000 with stock cooler. |
| 18:46 | vpeter> | with 28 C ambient. |
| 18:46 | jnettlet[m]> | wow, not bad. running the intel processor diagnostic toolkit, it has all 4 cores loaded up and the cooling is holding steady at 70C with no throttling |
| 18:47 | jnettlet[m]> | the cork mat underneath it is at 26.5C |
| 18:47 | jnettlet[m]> | wow this little heatsink is really impressive |
| 18:48 | jnettlet[m]> | 14 degrees below MAX |
| 18:53 | jnettlet[m]> | okay loading up the cpu and gpu is starting to warm things up, no throttling yet, but we will see how long it akes |
| 19:04 | jnettlet[m]> | ha, the increased humidity here this evening is giving me completely different results than my earlier tests. |
| 19:04 | jnettlet[m]> | also less ambient breeze |
| 19:28 | vpeter> | you need test chamber :-) |
| 19:35 | jnettlet[m]> | yeah I was thinking about it. I have some clear plastic bins that I can probably repurpose |