Mac mini duo

[daz.c]

Looks a great first build mate and hope it works as well as it looks

 

[peachlove]

Very good build!!

 

[Solidww]

Great concept. Congratulations on the genius build idea.

 

[kajaba]

kajaba I for one would like to see more detail of your project. Did you have any issue using an Ivy Bridge processor on a second generation motherboard?

I like what you have done here and I am impressed that you were able to get all of that tech into this chassis. How hot/cool does it run?

Good modding
neil

Thank you neilhart Well, no issues so far. I got my CPU states right (except the turbo 3.9 one I think - or I haven't tried some serious CPU computing).

The temperature in idle state is 39-40C. I think with one vent is a good result.
Maybe I would replace the disk for something less noisy.

 

[kajaba]

The Mac Mini case was bought on taobao.com (chinese form of ebay). You need to use google translate and a taobao agent (yoybuy.com)

 

[warjack]

Looks really great!

 

[leigh103]

This is a really great idea for a case

Just wondering if you could spill a bit more info on your discrete GPU solution? You say it's a GTX630 - which I'm assuming is running via the PCIe x4 slot. Just wondering what the performance is like, compared to running it off a PCIe x16? Have you done any benchmarks?

 

[kajaba]

No no, its gain ward nvidia GT630 (http://www.gainward.com/main/vgapro.php?id=906&lang=en)
As you can see its passive PCI-express 2.0 x8. DH61AG MotherBoard has x4 so I use x4 cable from MB to GPU and the GPU end of the cable is freed to fit first half of the x8 slot Crazy but it works.... In nova bench benchmark, the GPU test scored 272 frames/second. Im playing games like trine, witched 2 (not very high specs), left for dead without a problem...

 

[t_wamble]

Mac mini duo - More Pic Please

This is a great build. Do you think you could provide some pictures of how you built it or maybe a tear down. Also, can you take some pictures of the back. I would love to build one as well.

 

[Reignman]

This is a great build. Do you think you could provide some pictures of how you built it or maybe a tear down. Also, can you take some pictures of the back. I would love to build one as well.

+1

Great work and I would really love to see more details on how it was built...