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I cut the two led cables and put a 100k Ohm trim potentiometer (variable resistor) in and can adjust exactly to the brightness I needed. So 100k Ohm is (after some trying) the right number, and they cost some cents. Actually everything between 70 and 120k Ohm should do fine. best regards mariachi76

Yep. Its just not mini. regards mariachi76

The PSU-fan was facing downwards, but taking air from inside the case. So the aifrolo was: Geminii->CPU-Fan blowing upwards blowing into the PSU-fan->PSU-> outside. But the PSU got too hot. 2. Isn't the cpu fan supposed to blow the air into the heatsing and in the mainboard? Well, either way...

Hi, I had SG06 a I7-2600K on the Zotac H67-ITX and a AMD 6850 with a Coolermaster GeminII Swith PSU-fan blowing upwards into the PSU. GeminII S is about as good as the prolimatech samuel. My config uses about 250W under full load (8xprime and furmark). However, the PSU got extremely hot at...

Another PSU (450W ST45SF) is on the way. I think the PSU simply overheated with the high load, and the CPU fan blowing the hot air directly into the PSU. If I plug the PSU into the socket and turn it on, the fuse blows -> I guess it is the PSU not the mobo/gpu. However, I hope the mobo/gpu...

I'll try when my system works again (PSU is damaged)

If you bend the GeminII S just a little bit with your hands it doesn't block the PCIe for example on the Zotac H67-ITX. Just need some insulation in between. regards mariachi76

I do have some noise with headphones on the front panel

I just built a SG06-300W system with a Zotac H67-ITX, a I7-2600K and an MSI 6850. I made a full load test with Prime and Furmark together, and after about 2 minutes the PSU shut down and is dead now. PSU-Fan was facing down, and it seems the hot air of the CPU-cooler/fan was too much for it. I...

Any other comments? Maybe rather personal experience or technically more sound information than just an opinion? regards mariachi76

Hello, I am thinking about making a raid 0 with two OCZ Vertex 3 120gb drives. I would use an onboard JMicron 36x 6GB/s SATA controller. However, I am not sure if real-life performance is much better than with a single drive. Also the unability to use the strip command might be an issue...

Which CPU cooler are you using? Cooler dimensions might further limit your choice. A cheap µ-atx is here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Compucase-6T10-Mini-Tower-Chassis-Support-Micro-ATXM-B-/320682464063?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item4aaa2a133f regards mariachi76

It depends on the plastic. With a part of a PET-bottle (your normal coke bottle) you should do fine. It melts above 230°C, and your CPU cooler probably wont get hotter than 80°C.

Whatever plastic/foam you have lying around. You just have to avoid any short circuit on your graphics card caused by the heat pipes.

Just don't forget to put some sort of insulation between the heatpipes of the CPU cooler and your graphics card!