If I buy a new unit for the card it will be a Stasis Thermal RS , but I have several do-it-yourself/cobble-it-on solutions to try first.Originally Posted by SnnY
I know that Arctic Cooling had issues with proper seating with the first version of the NV-5, and their rev.2 cure (fat thermal tape for the RAM) doesn't appeal.
I did acquire the Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU HSF (why is TT so enamored with orange fans? Makes me cringe...) and a new PSU, the Seasonic S12 r.2 600w, currently the darling of SPCR.
I can already tell I'll miss the modularity of the NeoPower (lots of long twisted cables to deal with) and the 24-pin ATX cable looks distressingly short ( not sure it will even work in my BTX style case), but I hope it will solve my low +12v readings (typically @11.7v) from the Antec.
If the ATX cable won't stretch to the header on the motherboard, I'm not sure what I'll do.
Retaining the BTX layout is crucial IMO...the orientation of the vid card is necessary to make any of my proposed heatpipe cooling solutions work (not to mention the far more favorable position of the SATA ports), but a quick visual check confirms that the Seasonic ain't gonna work in my current case without an extender (UGH!).
The Gateway server cases are standard ATX layout, but that can be changed I suppose.
The CM Stacker, with it's option to mount the PSU either high or low, would solve the problem, but spending another $150 just to prove a point seems excessive even to me.
Which means I'll probably do it.
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