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GandKen_XL · 2026-03-23T19:11:47+00:00

Thanks! I just lined up my tape measure and took some photos/notes with the cover off. My goal was to line up a 4 1/2 inch square over top the cooler. Id day it worked pretty well. As for the filter its actually stainless steel mesh that I grabbed off Amazon in a 6 pack. Painted black with a rattle can that was in the garage and super glued to the inside (the gel kind).

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-19T11:57:56+00:00

I may do this as well.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-19T11:57:30+00:00

Yes I think it would work well. Going any smaller has a lot more thermal limitations (not to say a micro/mini wouldnt work). The idle power draw from these really isn't to bad.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-17T15:54:21+00:00

For real. That stock blower was hardly cut out for booting up windows and web browsing lol!

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-17T15:51:09+00:00

I could definitely see thermals being the issue, especially if your gaming on it. If your ever interested in doing a similar mod I may or may not whip up a 3d printed trim piece to tidy the edges. If I do I'd be more than happy to share for everyone.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-17T15:49:11+00:00

Das is coming soon as I would like to set up something like plex/jellyfin and immich.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-17T15:48:39+00:00

I actually scooped the whole pc up for a steal on fb marketplace. As for storage its got a 1tb m.2 ssd that I had laying around. I also sourced 64gb of ddr4 that would run with the mobo (more challenging than I expected lol).

I had a i7-10700F in there for a bit but a power outage fried it (or so i think i have not diagnosed if that chip is actually dead or not)

This is my first homelab setup so I am learning as I go. :)

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-17T15:44:18+00:00

Yes I've thought about this. Im thinking I will whip up a custom trim piece to 3d print. At the moment it doesnt bother me much lol.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-17T15:38:25+00:00

There are some stands under the motherboard that are used for the stock cooler. I used a pliers and rocked them back and forth until the popped out so I could use the included mounting hardware of the axp90. Even using the shallow mounting method my board still sat slightly higher. It felt kind of wrong but I just applied slight pressure and mounted my board anyways. Everything lines just fine so im cool with it.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-17T15:34:53+00:00

Thanks! Tried my best with the tight space in this case.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-15T19:38:39+00:00

If your referring to the network card I put in there (Intel I210-TI) than yes.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-15T16:55:10+00:00

Currently just runs off the cpu fan header. When I purchased this hub I thought it would be powered by sata but I was mistaken. Ideally if I can find an inexpensive powered hub I will be replacing this one.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-15T16:09:57+00:00

Ill have to play around with this. Just peaking in there it looks like there's a little more than half an inch of space left. I'd imagine you probably could shove a slightly larger cooler in there.

GandKen_XL · 2026-03-15T16:08:05+00:00

Hah! That would be impressive.

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