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HDPLEX H5.S Fanless HTPC Case with ASRock H77 ITX and Ceton Cablecard Turner

Just did a installation for a review unit.
Here is the configuration.

CPU: Intel Core i3 3225 3.3GHz LGA 1155 w/HD4000
Motherboard: ASRock Z77E-ITX LGA 1155 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws RAM
Power Supply: Magic Power 80W Fanless Open Frame PSU
Chassis: HDPLEX Fanless H5.S PC Case

The H5.S also supports an optional 120mm fan. The fan could be installed on the bottom plate using cable binder.

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with Ceton Cablecard Turner

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with Ceton Cablecard Turner

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with Ceton Cablecard Turner

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with Ceton Cablecard Turner

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with Ceton Cablecard Turner

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with Ceton Cablecard Turner

Raw aluminum groove to further improve heat transfer efficiency.

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with raw aluminum groove

HDPLEX H5.S Fanless PC with raw aluminum groove

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HDPLEX H3.S Fanless computer case with Biostar TH61 miniITX ,8GB DDR3,Pentium G630T CPU as Media streamer player

HDPLEX H3.S fanless PC case act beautifully as a versatile center piece for the home entertainment center. The fanless H3.S PC serve as an high end audio transport as well as HD/bluray video streamer

Here is the component list.

Biostar TH61 miniITX motherboard
Intel Pentium G630T CPU
8GB of Kingston DDR3 RAM
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

fanless PC as an high end audio player
fanless PC as bluray video MCE streamer
fanless PC as center piece for home entertainment
fanless PC have high WAF
fanless PC beautifully merge with AV Audio equipment

It is completely silent and have small foot print as well as high WAF(Wife acceptance factor).

Solid State heaven!

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HDPLEX Fanless H3.S Computer case set up as high end audio player

These pictures are from a Japan customer.
HDPLEX Fanless H3.S Computer case has been set up as high end audio player for the PC audio system.

This fanless PC is equipped with USB 3.0 front port. The black internal cable is high quality USB 3.0 cable connecting the onboard port to the HDPLEX fanless PC case front USB port.

The Computer case serve as a high end audio digital transport as audio source and using internal 80W fanless power supply.

Here are the pictures.

HDPLEX Fanless H3.S PC case as high end audio player digital transport

HDPLEX Fanless H3.S PC case as high end audio player digital transport

HDPLEX Fanless H3.S PC case as high end audio player digital transport

HDPLEX Fanless H3.S PC case as high end audio player digital transport

HDPLEX Fanless H3.S PC case as high end audio player digital transport

HDPLEX Fanless H3.S PC case as high end audio player digital transport

HDPLEX Fanless H3.S PC case as high end audio player digital transport

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Updated HDPLEX H5.S Fanless Computer Case has been released

We’ve take the H5 platform and made a completely clean front panel for it to achieve that minimalist design we all crave. H5.S would make a perfect silent front end for XBMC, MS Home Server, or whatever you can think of. H5.S supports microATX and mini-ITX, internal mounting for 150W adapter and 80W power supply, and has 2×3.5″/2.5″ plus 1×2.5″ HDD bay.

This updated H5.S version has two major improvements comparing to the first batch H5.S. First, the side groove to bury heatpipe is raw aluminum instead of powder coat. This improve the heat transfer efficiency significantly.

Second, the new power plate supported both 5.5/2.5 single PIN DC plug and 4PIN mini DIN connector via adapter cable. This means all PicoPSU and silimlar DC-ATX solution are supported by HDPLEX H5 series. This enable customer use their own PicoPSU solution without the need to purchase PSU again.

PicoPSU single PIN 5.5/2.5mm DC connector Installation

160XT PicoPSU 4PIN MINI DIN connector Installation using adapter cable

Finally a small improvement for the heatsink installation kit. Four new smaller bottom holders will be included in the heatsink system.Some motherboards have small components around the back of the heatsink installation hole. The original bottom holder will need cutting/trimming to prevent it from damaging the small components. With new additional smaller bottom holder, you don’t have to worry about this anymore.

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Motherboard Support List updated for HDPLEX Fanless H10 and H5 PC Case

MB not on this list should also be compatible if they meet requirement on the compatibility page. This list will be periodically updated base on user feedback. microATX standard spec is 9.6″x9.6″ but it also comes in small factor such as 9.6″x 8.3″ or 9.6″x7.6″. Small factor microATX mobo is recommended for better installation experience. It would allow more space for sata/power cable arrangement.

For H5 and H3 series, CPU with >65W TDP is NOT recommended. Due to the passive nature of the chassis, motherboard with high TDP chipset or onboard IGP such as Nvidia 9300/AMD 785G is not recommended. The HDPLEX fanless chassis is best for CPU with integrated GPU via 32nm or more advanced manufacturing process.

Compatible Motherboard List for HDPLEX H5 Series (Update Sep.7th 2012)

Intel LGA1155 socket for Ivy Bridge CPU

MicroATX Form Factor:

ASRock H77M LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboar
ASRock H77 Pro4-M LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
ASRock Z77M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS P8H77-M PRO LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
ECS H77H2-M3(1.0) LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboad
ECS H77H2-M LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-H77M-D3H LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXDH77EB LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard

Mini-ITX Form Factor:

ASRock Z77E-ITX LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

 

Intel LGA1155 socket for Sandy Bridge CPU

MicroATX Form Factor:

ASRock H67M H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
ASRock H67M-GE H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
ASUS P8H67-M PRO/CSM H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
ASUS P8H67-M LX H67 SATA 6Gb/s mATX Motherboard
ASUS P8H61-M (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 mATX Motherboard
ASUS P8H67-M LE H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
BIOSTAR TH67XE H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
BIOSTAR TH67+ H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
FOXCONN H67MP H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
FOXCONN H67M-S H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
Foxconn H61MX LGA 1155 mATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-H67M-D2 H67 SATA 6Gb/s mATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-D2H H67 SATA 6Gb/s mATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3-B3 LGA 1155 mATX Motherboard
Intel BOXDH67GD H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
Intel BOXDH67BL H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
Intel BOXDH61BEB3 LGA 1155 mATX Motherboard

Jetway MIH67M-HU3 H67 mATX Motherboard
MSI H67MA-E45 H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
MSI H67MS-E43 H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s mATX Motherboard
MSI H61M-P21 (B3) LGA 1155 mATX Motherboard

Mini-ITX Form Factor:

Zotac H67ITX-A-E LGA1155 mini-ITX Motherboard
MSI H67 LGA1155 mini-ITX Motherboard
Foxconn H67S LGA1155 mini-ITX Motherboard
MSI H61I-E35 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H61 mini-ITX Motherboard
Giada MI-H61-01 LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini-ITX Motherboard

 

Intel LGA1156 socket for Core 2 Duo CPU

MSI H55M-E33 microATX motherboard
Zotac H55 mini-ITX motherboard
Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 microATX motherboard
ASUS ASUS P7H55-M Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS P7H55-M LX H55 mATX Motherboard
ASUS P7H55-M PRO H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
ASUS P7H55-M LE H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
ASRock H55M/USB3 R2.0 H55 HDMI USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
ASRock H55M-GE H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
ASRock H55M-LE H55 mATX Motherboard
BIOSTAR TH55B HD H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
BIOSTAR TH55XE H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
BIOSTAR TH55 HD H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
Foxconn H55MX-S H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
Foxconn H55MXV H55 mATX Motherboard
JetWay JMIH55-M-LF H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
JetWay JXBLUE-H55-MINI-LF H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-UD2H H55 HDMI mATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2V H55 mATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-H57M-USB3 Intel H57 HDMI USB 3.0 mATX Motherboard
MSI H55M-P33 H55 mATX Motherboard
MSI H55M-E23 mATX Motherboard

AMD FM2/FM1 socket for APU

MicroATX Form Factor:

ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASRock A55M-HVS FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASRock FM2A55M-DGS FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASRock FM2A75M-DGS FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD

ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASRock A75M-HVS FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F1A55-M LX PLUS R2.0 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F1A55-M LE R2.0 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F1A55-M LE FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F1A55-M/CSM FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F2A55-M/CSM FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS F2A85-M/CSM FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS F2A85-M PRO FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS F2A55-M LK PLUS FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F2A55-M LE FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F1A75-M PRO R2.0 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS F1A55-M LX PLUS FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS F1A55-M LX3 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

BIOSTAR A55MLV FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

BIOSTAR A55MH FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

BIOSTAR TA75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

BIOSTAR TA75M+ FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

BIOSTAR A75MG FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

BIOSTAR TA75MH2 FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ECS A75F-M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ECS A55F-M3(1.0) FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ECS A55F-M2(1.0A) FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ECS A55F-M4(1.0) FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ECS A75F-M2 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Foxconn A55MX FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Foxconn A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-A75M-S2V FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-A55M-DS2 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-D3H FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

JetWay JTA55M1 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

MSI FM2-A55M-E33 FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

MSI A75MA-P35 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

MSI A55M-P33 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

AMD AM2/AM3 socket

MicroATX Form Factor:

Gigabyte MA-785GM-US2H microATX motherboard

ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4A88T-M AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 880GMH/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 880GMH/USB3 R2.0 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ECS A880GM-M7 (V2.0) AM3 AMD 880G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ECS A880GM-M7 (V2.0) AM3 AMD 880G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-880GM-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI 880GMA-E53 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI 880GMA-E55 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI 880GM-E43 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ZOTAC 880GITX-A-E AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

NOT Compatible with H10 and H5 Series HDPLEX heatsink system

ASUS H55-EVO (Capacitor heatsink on ASUS motherboard is higher than 15mm and will block the heatpipe)
Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H Motherboard (voltage regulator heatsink block the heatpipe path)
Intel H57 Mini-ITX/Gigabyte H55 mini-ITX/ECS H55H-I mini-ITX/GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 mini-ITX (ATX 24PIN plug block the heatpipe path)
Intel H67 DH67CF mini-ITX