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New server case sucks! Part one

Well, been a long time since I did anything computer related, at least something that takes more than five minutes to fix (excluding surfing the web from my couch). But now I decided to replace my Antec P182 case with a Chenbro ES34069.

I've been looking for a mini-itx case and was considering on going for some atom based mobo, but then I found the ZOTAC G43-ITX SOCKET 775 MINI-ITX which has everything I need to convert from my old system: 5 SATA ports and socket 775. So with a little bit of luck I can use my "old" Q6600 processor. The specs for the mobo states only 65W TDP but I've found a post at their forums stating that with sufficient cooling everyting "should" be ok. So problem one done.

Problem two:
I need to find a low profile heatsink that supports 95W processors. I should probably get the Chenbro case and the mobo and then do some measurements on which height  the heatsink can have.

Found this build description online so I know what I have to look forward to for now.

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