Lüfterloses Mini-ITX-Gehäuse: Coolermaster TC100

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The 35W TDP seems quite low for this box, considering the size of its heatsinks. However, keep in mind that the heatinks are not directly connected to the heat producing elements, but via heat transfer blocks and heatpipes on both the hot and cool sides of the heatpipes. Perhaps Coolermaster is deliberately being conservative here to avoid unrealistic customer expectations.

One of the most important questions is which motherboards the heatpipe kits are available for. A total of nine motherboards were approved in the company's thermal testing. Cooling kits are available for all seven of the mini-ITX boards tested.

After initial tests, the CPU condensor ends were repositioned to point up a bit, as shown above. This little change effected a 15°C drop in CPU temperature under load.

The efficiency of the provided AC/DC adapter and DC/DC circuit board proved to be a bit higher than the Seasonc SS-300SFD at these low power loads. Our guess is ~75% AC/DC conversion efficiency. The power supply did not make any squealing noises that we could hear.

While this review was being written, several new products appeared on Coolermaster's Fanless Thermal Chassis page. Two of the newly posted products are for mini-ITX: TC-100A and the Cube. They offer higher cooling capability (55W and 85W, respectively), and Core 2 Duo Intel processor support is mentioned on both product pages. Both look of interest to SPCR audiences.