Making a DIY BTX system

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GSV Three Minds in a Can said:
Thanks for the heads-up Yousuf. (Cross posted to uk.comp.homebuilt, for
the benefit of the locals). Pity they chose to build such a nasty low
profile case though.
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I found the new "Thermal Module" (replaces the processor heat sink/fan
as well as the case fan) rather amusing.

Yousuf Khan
 
from the said:
I found the new "Thermal Module" (replaces the processor heat sink/fan
as well as the case fan) rather amusing.
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Me too. And given the size/mass of the thing, you have to wonder why it
doesn't come with the CPU already built in. 8>.
 
I found the new "Thermal Module" (replaces the processor heat sink/fan
as well as the case fan) rather amusing.
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"Amusing" might be one way of describing it, though the first word
that came to mind for me was "obscene"! That thing is friggin' HUGE!
It's bigger than the power supply. It's definitely now the largest
component in the system.
 
Me too. And given the size/mass of the thing, you have to wonder why it
doesn't come with the CPU already built in. 8>.
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Interesting question (speaking seriously here): I wonder which costs
more to produce, the CPU or the thermal module? My bets are on the
thermal module.
 
Tony Hill said:
"Amusing" might be one way of describing it, though the first word
that came to mind for me was "obscene"! That thing is friggin' HUGE!
It's bigger than the power supply. It's definitely now the largest
component in the system.
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I wonder if that wasn't the ultimate goal. Remember when CPUs could be
bought (packaged retail product) without the HSF? They felt that "size matters"
(and weight) so started packaging the CPUs with HSFs. The silly games that
boys play. LOL!

AJ
 
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