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- May 27, 2010
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- Motherboard
- Dell Optiplex 9030 All in One
- CPU
- i5-4690K
- Graphics
- HD 4600
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Found a picture from iFixit showing the amount of height in the case.
Here is now my measurement of the NUC with stock cooler.
this is the worrying one though:
The connector (for applying an external voltage source directly to the PCB) sticks up just too high. So if I keep the stock cooler and go for a slide in from the back method then it looks like this component will need to be de-soldered.
The other not so great issue will be that the on board Sata data connector will have to be incredibly slim line to allow things to work the way I would ideally like.
I will have to hold fire on any irreversible decisions until the actual case arrives as one option may be for me to remove the stock cooler for "slide in" assembly and then screw it back on again from underneath once everything is in place - as the well inside the Mac Mini plastic cover might just allow the crucial mm or 2 to make all of this fit without having to look at alternative cooler options.
Here is now my measurement of the NUC with stock cooler.
this is the worrying one though:
The connector (for applying an external voltage source directly to the PCB) sticks up just too high. So if I keep the stock cooler and go for a slide in from the back method then it looks like this component will need to be de-soldered.
The other not so great issue will be that the on board Sata data connector will have to be incredibly slim line to allow things to work the way I would ideally like.
I will have to hold fire on any irreversible decisions until the actual case arrives as one option may be for me to remove the stock cooler for "slide in" assembly and then screw it back on again from underneath once everything is in place - as the well inside the Mac Mini plastic cover might just allow the crucial mm or 2 to make all of this fit without having to look at alternative cooler options.