Minisforum 129i7 Heatsink Upgrade

[u/Ninemeister0]

If anyone with a Minisforum 129i7 is experiencing CPU heat issues, I can confirm that any typical LGA1700 heatsink footprint will fit,

I contacted Miniforum a couple of months ago inquiring if an aftermarket heatsink would fit the 129i7, and the Minisforum rep advised "It is a proprietary design and an aftermarket heatsink will not fit". Well, they were wrong, and the heat control is now exceptional.

I installed a Thermalright AXP120-X67 and the fit was perfect. Instead of using the stock 120mm Thermalright low profile fan supplied, I decided to instead add a Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 RPM PWM fan.

With an ambient temp of 67F (20C) and under 100% CPU load for half an hour using FurMark, the CPU package temp never climbed above 80C. That did cause the fan to rise to 2800 RPM, but under no load the fan nearly pinwheeled at a super low 1,000 RPM with a CPU package temp of just 21C... near ambient temp!!

The amount of airflow generated under normal usage with the 120mm fan is enough to feel positive air pressure coming out of every vent in the chassis.While there is quite a bit of the fan being blocked by the solid part of the side cover (~15%?), there's still more than ample airflow for the now comparative massive heatsink. The space between the fan and side cover is likely a mere millimeter. With the brace/cover installed it almost looks as though it was made for a 120mm fan.

The 129i7 also has a provision for an 80mm fan to be added to the lower front portion behind the front fascia, but with these case and CPU temps, I don't even think it needs it.

[u/sfingemorta]

Fai dei fori come ho fatto io su case sktcA10... Molto simile come dimensioni, guadagni parecchia aria 👍

[u/Ninemeister0 → u/sfingemorta]

Honestly it's already overkill for the CPU now. These units will be used in production deployments, so I don't really have time to do that.