BlizzardPPC in 1200 without cooling problems?

[LoadWB]

I have a few of the Kickstarter A1200 cases.  Of particular interest to my endeavor is the slotted expansion trapdoor.

Would it be possible to run a BlizzardPPC in this configuration without concern of melt-down?

Oh, yeah... I have a BlizzardPPC now  It's an older one so I'm going to have to see about upgrades.  That'll be another thread, though.

[UberFreak]

The BPPC is a little oven, especially inside a desktop case.
You'll have to raise the A1200 on higher legs, to clear more space for airflow.

I have an A1200 with BPPC+BVision inside.
It has 2 fans attached to the top grill, it is raised by 1.5cm and there's a fan glued to the trapdoor, which is drilled full of holes for airflow.
Even with all that, during summer days the bottom gets quite hot to the touch.

[Acill]

You are going to need a better PSU as well as keeping it cool and raise it up as mentioned.

[orange]

I used it with bvision in A1200 case for a while, and decided to move to tower.
'040 gets hot too, I'd consider upgrading to '060 like you said.
do you have bvision too?

[LoadWB]

I have an APower PSU which should handle it without a sweat. I'm looking at bigger feet to help raise it up, as well.

I used it with bvision in A1200 case for a while, and decided to move to tower.
'040 gets hot too, I'd consider upgrading to '060 like you said.
do you have bvision too?

No BVision, yet.  I got a complete system for a really good price, which wound up including a Subway USB, IDE interface, and a couple other goodies.

[orange]

I have an APower PSU which should handle it without a sweat. I'm looking at bigger feet to help raise it up, as well.

don't forget to feed it through fdd power connector, too.

[LoadWB]

don't forget to feed it through fdd power connector, too.

The BPPC?  I don't remember seeing that connector.

[bbond007]

Would it be possible to run a BlizzardPPC in this configuration without concern of melt-down?

When I had the 240/060 Blizzard PPC i could not get the PPC to operate reliably in the desktop case even with the trap door removed.

The interesting thing is that it would work perfectly enclosed in a PAWS case. I assume that is because of all the aluminum dissipated the heat better than plastic.

[orange]

The BPPC?  I don't remember seeing that connector.

its a floppy power connector on A1200 motherboard. do not attempt it without some additional consultations. perhaps its not needed as you don't have bvision. be sure to use only *single* PSU (and maybe the same 'branch'). also, try it without bppc first.

[Acill]

I have an APower PSU which should handle it without a sweat. I'm looking at bigger feet to help raise it up, as well.



No BVision, yet.  I got a complete system for a really good price, which wound up including a Subway USB, IDE interface, and a couple other goodies.

For feet go to a thrift shop and get an old audio receiver and steal the feet off it.

[kirk_m]

I have a few of the Kickstarter A1200 cases.  Of particular interest to my endeavor is the slotted expansion trapdoor.

Would it be possible to run a BlizzardPPC in this configuration without concern of melt-down?

Oh, yeah... I have a BlizzardPPC now  It's an older one so I'm going to have to see about upgrades.  That'll be another thread, though.

A few of the kickstarter cases?  Looking to part with one?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

For feet go to a thrift shop and get an old audio receiver and steal the feet off it.

Lol!  Building a big home stereo seems like such an '80s/'90s thing, I'd imagine there's quite a few old receivers kicking around in thrift stores now.

Or you could just buy a pack of feet from a store like Home Depot or Lowes.  :lol:

[LoadWB]

A few of the kickstarter cases?  Looking to part with one?

Sorry, I got the exact right number for my uses  Now, I *do* have some 64C cases I could part with.

A lot of equipment I install come with varying sizes of feet which wind up not getting used in favor of wall- or rack-mounting.  That way I can make the system not look TOO much like a Frankenstein's monster.

FWIW, I also found a USB header which fits the Kickstarter case's USB knock-outs, but the cord is too short to reach the RapidRoad.  No worries, though, as a 10-pin USB header extension will sort that.

[nicholas]

You could try sitting the A1200 case on top of something like this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331889110106

[LoadWB]

Has anyone ever used heat pipes?  I've been looking around and see what look like PPC-sized heat-sinks to attach to heat pipes to pull the heat out to radiators which would easily fit in the case including a blower.  There are even some laptop assemblies which look like they'd fit in the 1200 case including working around components.