My
new, ultra slim and small HTPC built on Wesena Thin-FC2-Black chassis.
Wesena presented to me
fanless chassis for Thin-mini-ITX motherboards, I ordered two and I new that
both FC2 have to be mine. I love these chassis, I like how they are build
and how they look like. Chassis is only 210 x 210 x 50mm (8.25" x 8.25" x
2")
So I grabbed already tested for months ASUS Q87T with Haswell i5-4460 CPU and
installed it in FC2. Haswell i5-4460 CPU has TDP 84w so it is too much for
this chassis, but I knew that I am not going to put it to the limit, just use as
HTPC with Quad (CaveTec software).
I will focus on black one
chassis only for now.
Opening chassis is very simple:
Put finger on back opening and rise a cover. Cover has no screws, just
magnets and fits very very tight, so be carefull, don't scratch it. (I didn't)
When fully assembled you have to use small object to rise a cover and remove it.
I always assembly and test
motherboard first, BEFORE inserting it in any
chassis. I set BIOS and keep MoBo running for several hours checking
temperatures. After than, when everything is perfect, I install WIN7, all
drivers, test it again and start final assembly.
This time I had to remove fan and install cooling pipes instead.
Install IR
receiver first, please.
Not easy with Mobo and cooling pipes IN.
There is a nice bracket for 2.5" HD, but I didn't
install second drive. This system is a streaming device, so one SSD is
enough for me.
After testing,
I decided to close this chassis.
I reinstall bracket
and put cover
back
System is
already working and working very well.
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