Below shows the board with slight PCB deformation, this is what it does when you apply increased clamping pressure, its only slight, but its due to the PCB being quite thin, its like a lower end GPU PCB unfortunately and its why I created the backbrace, it leverages the added strength of the back plate, and the brace also adds 0.2mm more pressure to the VRAM modules, it also apples even flat pressure to the VRAM modules, if would have just replaced the back plate with 5 to 6 mm thick Aluminium plate, but I wanted to only do things that others can replicate easily, and not everyone has access or skills for sheet metal work, 3D printers are more common with us nerdy type
Also if you haven’t printed my case yet, and you want to use the back brace, let me know, as I can create a modified case that will allow for the brace to fit
Ok, I cranked them down a bit more and now I’m getting consistent temps in the low 70s for both GPU and CPU. Wondering if that will decrease after a heat cycle or if there’s more to be done to make the thermals better.
It should, as long as you have good pressure, run Furmark Vk a few times, maybe ujust benchmark
do a few benchmarks and burn tests and you should see the the temps starting to drop.
I spent the last couple of days creating, printing and assembling, and it all works as expected, so I will upload the additional designs and BOM to suit.
I didn’t want people running out and purchasing things if they don’t have too, now you have some choices, specially if you have built the air cooled unit and want to upgrade.
Good news! the Furmark and ujust benchmarks have had an effect. I’m now getting temps in game under 70 with spikes to 72! Thanks again!!! Are you seeing any better temps with the AIO version?
That’s good to hear, and yes, the liquid cooled version is like night and day difference, 4000mhz CPU and 2400Mhz GPU will hardly break 65C in a full burn test, and it does it in silence
No worries, mate! I have been working through your BOM from GitHub and trying to source parts that need to be shipped to the US, so I very much understand. Although, despite the higher price, at that efficiency, I think the LOP is still better than any FLX power supply I’ve come across.
It is, but you can if in the US, pick up the FSP500-30AS for 10 to 15 USD from eBay US, thats a massive difference to $120+ for the LOP, and thats if anyone will ship it to you, if I could buy the FSP at that price, I wouldn’t not use anything else period.
Also I have a very cool feature I did while created the FLX version of the case, that is not implimented on the LOP version
The LOP-500-12 is more like $110 (plus shipping) from Mouser and Digi-Key in the US. Digi-Key estimates a smaller tariff right now, so slightly less there. They both have some stock of the 400/500/600. The LOP-400-12 (which I think I’m going to go with) is around $92 with the tariff. Mouser is currently out of them, but is expecting 72 on March 23rd.
Personally, I don’t like to use used power supplies because it’s such a critical component, but yeah, if someone can find a cheap one off ebay, it’s probably worth a try!
Also, the LOP-600 was less than $80 AUD delivered, so at the most, $50 USD is what you should be paying, not $120 or $115 for the 500 or 92 for the 400, thats all rediculous, the FSP500 gets good reviews from the community.
The seller accepted $20 when I made an offer for 5, in case anybody else is looking (I’m building some kits for friends, and we’re gonna do a build party of these!).
Hello again, I see you put this generic USB wifi+bt ax900 did you maybe try it? I got similar one ax600 but doesnt work . Do you maybe know any trick to make it work? BTW I started to print your case i will post final version when fix and print everything.
The AX900 is supported from Kernel version 6.17 onwards, the default install Kernel is 6.16, so only the Bluetooth part will function.
I get this one one all the time, some people have been using the OS for months and have never updated it its like the very first thing I do after installing Bazzite.
You will need to connect the Ethernet port to update, or tether to your mobile, maybe at some point they will update the install image Kernel.
I have 6.17.7 kernel but still no luck. I got some Temu generic one long ago and wanted to use it but not working I found it that is something like this is called Aic8800d80 https://share.temu.com/xFnW8b69dIB so maybe I just don’t have luck
I also have a box full of other adaptors, all older ones, most of them work, but they suck, the AX900 with BT is a really good one for the price, the BT is really solid, works great for XBOX controllers and BT headphones at the same time, rang is an issue due to its size, I prefer ones with antenna’s and its why I put it on the front side of my case, at the rear, specially if you have printed in filament with carbon fibre, the range is terrible.
. Do you maybe know any trick to make it work? BTW I started to print your case i will post final version when fix and print everything.