Recommended ITX/CPU setup for Emulation?

Solid lump of copper, lap the face that'll be going onto the cpu, fresh thermal paste and it should do the job. My old itx firewall still works :)

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Originally Posted by Gouldin

Solid lump of copper, lap the face that'll be going onto the cpu, fresh thermal paste and it should do the job. My old itx firewall still works :)

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The problem isn't as much getting the heat out of the CPU, its getting it out of the case - and without adequate ventilation... An ITX in an ITX case is probably fine - an ITX in a CD32 case - a bit more of a challenge.

lol and getting a case is even more challenging than that!!

:)

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Originally Posted by Chinners

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Originally Posted by Gouldin

Solid lump of copper, lap the face that'll be going onto the cpu, fresh thermal paste and it should do the job. My old itx firewall still works :)

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The problem isn't as much getting the heat out of the CPU, its getting it out of the case - and without adequate ventilation... An ITX in an ITX case is probably fine - an ITX in a CD32 case - a bit more of a challenge.

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Originally Posted by Chinners

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Originally Posted by AmiNeo

IMO the ultimate emulation box would be an i3 Ivybridge in a MITX case. Should be able to run it on a 120W PSU without any probs. CPU is only 55W

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The ultimate issue, especially for Juvvie's plans, is cooling - something that is really getting on my nerves at work.

We have inherited a bunch of machines based around a 1ghz via eden processor, which should be ok running fanless as they are only 5w parts.

However, due to the small cases on these, and virtually no airflow, "ticking over" in XP, these machines will reach 70degrees on a warm day. Under a sustained load, or even a hot day, they will just turn off and sulk.

Now, I retro-fitted a bunch of these with little fans - 30mm to keep air flowing over the cpu cooler. However, even with fans on, the little buggers have managed to get hot enough to destroy the fans. I've now got an unenviable task of finding some other 30mm fans that can cope with being cooked. (Oh, and there is only room for a 30mm fan in there too...)

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Tried something like this?

http://www.ebuyer.com/481741-thermal...ng-fan-axp-100

It may not be silent under full load but that is suppossed to be one of the best MITX compatible fans around.

it's about 12cm across but is extremely thin in depth so if case can take it, its the one I'd be getting.

May be worth modding the case internals a little to create a vacuum, similar to what the XBox 360 does.