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1000W Seasonic PSU in the works

Seasonic is working on an impressive 1000W fanless power supply, likely an extension of their PRIME Fanless TX series, featuring an 80 PLUS Titanium efficiency rating (reaching up to 94% efficiency at 50% load). This 1000W unit would directly compete with the current highest-wattage fanless PSU, the Cooler Master X Silent Edge Platinum. We would also welcome a 300W unit for low-power builds.

Source: Cowcotland

MINIX Z150-0dB im Test (German)

Courtesy of ChinaMobileMag

Silencing Apple TV

"I just ordered two 80mm x 80mm heat sinks and some thermal tape from amazon for very cheap. I’ll stick one to the top and bottom and hopefully that will help! Running the same test as originally, same file, same Plex app and tvOS version, etc. AppleTV is on its side, cabinet is closed up, no fan. So far it’s been running 48min and still cumulative 0 frames dropped!"

Source: Plex forum 

Building a fanless PC from the ground up

While the fit and finish could use some refinement, this fanless PC/NAS build featuring the Pentium G7400T is perfectly executed. The case is reminiscent of high-end enclosures from HDPLEX or Streacom. Instead of conventional heat sinks, it utilizes audio amplifier heat sinks to passively cool the 35W processor. The clear acrylic top panel is a nice touch, offering a satisfying view of the internal components.  

Source: Facebook

Fanless Bitcoin nodes

"After extensive research, I finally found a candidate that is affordable, fast, energy-efficient, silent, and visually appealing. The MeLE QuieterDL has two 2.5 GbE ports, a powerful and energy-efficient Intel Alder Lake N100 processor, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD. The advantage of the Raspberry Pi 5 is that this setup is quite inexpensive, small, and powerful. It is perfectly adequate for your own public pool. The Raspberry Pi 5 can possibly be expanded with additional apps under Umbrel, but you should really pay attention to performance here – you want a mining pool that is as fast as possible."

Source: PlebBase 

Would you buy a plastic fanless PC?

MeLE's Cyber X1 mini PC gained attention and controversy for its fanless design utilizing a unique, spiky top cover made of "high thermal-conductivity" engineering plastic instead of traditional metal. This "Micro-Pillar Array Cooling Technology" expands the heat dissipation surface area, allowing the Intel N150 CPU to run at a slightly higher performance limit (10W) compared to MeLE's Quieter 4C model.
Courtesy of OSReviews

Bring your product to life

This is what fanless PC cases look before machining. From CAD design and thermal simulation, to prototyping, branding and CNC machining, our friends over at Tranquil IT can manufacture your rugged edge system. Do check them out.

Meanwhile in China

The crazy Chinese case we spotted back in September is now in prototype phase. The chassis is absolutely massive, featuring 10 heatpipes and 10 kg of aluminum. It uses sheer size and brute force, not subtlety, to manage the heat of the Core Ultra 7 265K and the GeForce RTX 5060 even under heavy load. We like that.

Source: bilibili

DeSalvo Pi case up close

Source: eBay