Building a DIY Music Server

[Raypok]

This is my first post, but long time reader.

Just want to share my music server using HDplex H5 case with extended heat pipes to the left heat sink. Maybe this can give you ideas how to install additional heat pipes. I bought 50cm 6mm heat pipes from Aliexpress long time ago.

Be careful about clearance of USB & Network Card. I am using JCAT USB XE & Network Card Femto, MB is Gigabyte Aorus Master.

[Raypok]

CPU i9 9900K. I haven’t done any comparison, because I installed this extended heat pipes when I first build this music server.

Temperature when using euphony is around 38 degree, with CPU set at 4.8 GHz and room temperature using air conditioner on around 24 degree.

 

[Raypok]

13 hours ago, Exocer said:

Very nice job with bending those pipes. Can you share information about the tools used to bend the pipes so well? I am contemplating doing something similar. Cheers and thanks for sharing.

I am using heat pipe bender like below which I bought from local IT shop. actually the heat pipes are not so rigid (buy high quality one with pure copper) and easy to bend with your thumb. You can also use any hard circular object like wooden stick or water pipe with diameter around 1.5 inch as a alternative tool.

[Raypok]

46 minutes ago, MarkusBarkus said:

...if you find you repeatedly kink the pipes when you bend them, you may consider filling them with sand, and packing it tightly in the tube.
 

Some of this kinking depends upon your wall thickness.
 

Packing them keeps the walls from kinking as you *slowly* draw them around the mandrel.
 

You can pull a small piece of rag through or use compressed air to clean any residual grit. 

From what I understand the heat pipes for CPU cooling is airtight and they have sealed both end to protect chemical inside from leaking. This different from heat pipe use for air conditioner that hollow inside. Please correct me if I am wrong.