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HDPLEX Fanless Silent PC Review HTPC Hardware

HDPLEX H1.S fanless case modded to H1.VFD fanless PC by Mrbobb from SPCR!

Original Review from SPCR Forum

HDPLEX H1.S Fanless Chassis with VFD Mod

HDPLEX H1.S Fanless Chassis with VFD Mod

It makes me feel better to see the health of my boxes at a glance, plus the IR sensor can now be mounted inside.

HDPLEX H1.S Fanless Chassis with VFD Mod

What the six bar graphs are currently programmed to display

HDPLEX H1.S Fanless Chassis with VFD Mod

No.Blink is a home-made circuit replacing the power button’s PCB, its special job is to UNBLINK the sleep LED that Mobo vendors love to do these days. Is HERE if you want to build it.

The absence of a USB3 header on my Mobo had me replace the stock jacks with my own USB2 and more manageable cable.

The Kingston Hyper were the only DDR3 SoDimm that I found with heat spreader. Thermal table follows below.

M.Sata for OS boot and Apps only, my media libraries are on NAS.

Spec: Single task bedroom HTPC, Dual core Haswell G3220, H81 Thin Mobo, 64G m.Sata, 4G Ram, no HD, no ODD, no gaming.

HDPLEX H1.S Fanless Chassis with VFD Mod

The temp of the Chipset+mSata were about 10c hotter before I installed the additional heatpipes. The “flat” heatpipes are available from Newark.com or uk.farnell.com, and in a way easier to install because they require no copper blocks and as long as there is a flat surface. VRMs received some enzotech and the DRAM built-in heat spreader will have to make do.

HDPLEX Fanless Silent PC Review HTPC Hardware

HDPLEX Linear Power Supply showing in Israel

Original review from Hifimusic forum from Israel

HDPLEX 100W linear Power Supply from Israel

HDPLEX 100W linear Power Supply from Israel

HDPLEX 100W linear Power Supply from Israel

HDPLEX Fanless Silent PC Review HTPC Hardware

HDPLEX 250W DC-ATX Power Supply in NES 3.0 -HTPC NES build

Original Build log from Overclock Forum
Build details could also be located at linustechtips Forum

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.95 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: 1985 Nintendo (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: HDPlex 250W DC-ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $85.00)

NES 3.0.HTPC.Build.with.HDPLEX.250W.DC-ATX

NES 3.0.HTPC.Build.with.HDPLEX.250W.0.DC-ATX

NES 3.0.HTPC.Build.with.HDPLEX.250W.1.DC-ATX

NES 3.0.HTPC.Build.with.HDPLEX.250W.3.DC-ATX