Lian Li PC- Q7 itx case.

What HSF are people using with this case? I was going to stick with a stock intel cooler, but I'll probably go with something a fair bit larger since I won't be using an ATX PSU. Wonder if I could do passive with with a stock clock C2D E5200?

Thinking about going with
Noctua NH-C12P
Thermalright AXP-140-with either the thermalright or scythe
I hear good things about the scythe PWM fan.

That is what I put inside my Lian Li Q07B:

cpu: intel q9400s
dissipatore cpu: thermalright 120 ultra + noctua 120mm nf-p12
motherboard: commell lv-678
ram: 2x2gb teamgroup xtreem
vga: club 3d 9600 green edition
hard disk: 1x160gb western digital scorpio black + 1x320gb western digital scorpio black
optic: lettore bluray/masterizzatore dvd sony optiarc bc-5600s
psu: pico psu 150w
case fan: noctua 92mm nf-b9

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...35_Foto846.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...51_Foto848.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...11_Foto849.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...31_Foto850.jpg

I read that the AXP-140 won't fit due to interference with the 5.25" bay.

Shocked to see a 160mm tower cooler fits in the case. Might go with a tower cooler instead.

Actually the TR AXP-140 will fit inside the LL PC-Q07 without any issue, however, you can not fit a normal thickness fan in it ( you probably can try fitting a slim fan in it, but I have not tried that yet so i would not know ). I know that because I do own a LL PC-Q07 myself also have a TR AXP-140 as the CPU HSF ( and I am running it passive with my Q9450 ). It did not interfere with the 5.25" bay as well because I have a DVD writer running in the machine. But like the person two posts before, he is not going to use a stand ATX PSU he should not have any issue fitting the TR AXP-140 with a PWM fan in it.

Just a quick list of what I have in my LL PC-Q07, and a little issue that I am running into.
Lian Li PC-Q07 Black
Zotac GF9300-WiFi mini-ITX motherboard
Intel Core2Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz ( stock )
ThermalRight AXP-140 ( passive )
Kingston Hyper X DDR2-1066 CL4 2x2GB memory kit ( yes I know the nVidia chipset will only run at DDR2-800 max but I got this kit pretty cheap )
Corsair HX620W modular PSU modded with ThermalRight 1200RPM 12cm HDB fan
Western Digital AAKS6400 640GB HHD
Lite-On DVD writer

Everything seems fine until I switched my stock Intel HSF to the TR AXP-140, my northbridge ( whatever they call it in nVidia ) temp is hitting the max temp ( 100C ) and shuts itself down ( but of course that after hours of usage ). My guess is that there is not enough room for the NB heat to go anywhere since the huge TR AXP-140 is covering it and trapping the heat inside the case, so the NB reaches the max safe temp and shut the whole system down. So I am planning on either add 1 40mm fan or replace the Zotac NB cooler into something slightly better and might also add a 40mm fan in it as well ( to push the hot air out ).
Also one side note is that the temp on the quad CPU ( the Q9450 ) is running 40C in idle and when i am doing some video playback it will reaches 50C, but that is about it. I did not care about the temp at all since it is not that hot anyways, since I am using it as as a HTPC anyways. But this set up so far, it is very quiet or I should say silent.
Sorry for my poor English.

Hope This Helps

KeymaN

Originally Posted by KeymaN

Just a quick list of what I have in my LL PC-Q07, and a little issue that I am running into.
Lian Li PC-Q07 Black
Zotac GF9300-WiFi mini-ITX motherboard
Intel Core2Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz ( stock )
ThermalRight AXP-140 ( passive )
Kingston Hyper X DDR2-1066 CL4 2x2GB memory kit ( yes I know the nVidia chipset will only run at DDR2-800 max but I got this kit pretty cheap )
Corsair HX620W modular PSU modded with ThermalRight 1200RPM 12cm HDB fan
Western Digital AAKS6400 640GB HHD
Lite-On DVD writer

Everything seems fine until I switched my stock Intel HSF to the TR AXP-140, my northbridge ( whatever they call it in nVidia ) temp is hitting the max temp ( 100C ) and shuts itself down ( but of course that after hours of usage ). My guess is that there is not enough room for the NB heat to go anywhere since the huge TR AXP-140 is covering it and trapping the heat inside the case, so the NB reaches the max safe temp and shut the whole system down. So I am planning on either add 1 40mm fan or replace the Zotac NB cooler into something slightly better and might also add a 40mm fan in it as well ( to push the hot air out ).
Also one side note is that the temp on the quad CPU ( the Q9450 ) is running 40C in idle and when i am doing some video playback it will reaches 50C, but that is about it. I did not care about the temp at all since it is not that hot anyways, since I am using it as as a HTPC anyways. But this set up so far, it is very quiet or I should say silent.
Sorry for my poor English.

Hope This Helps

KeymaN

nice system
I read about problem issue with nortbridge on zotac, and it seems that the stock heatsink is the best for cooling. but I think that only the psu fan is not enough to create an air circle in your case: maybe you should use a sfx psu, so you could install a 140fan on your thermalright.

Is there any kind of ATX-to-SFX backplate/adapter that could be used to fit a SFX psu in this case without leaving gaps?

Originally Posted by forumator

Is there any kind of ATX-to-SFX backplate/adapter that could be used to fit a SFX psu in this case without leaving gaps?

yes, there are some atx adpter plate on ebay and others site. if you search you should find them easily

Originally Posted by Eddie666

yes, there are some atx adpter plate on ebay and others site. if you search you should find them easily

could you point me in the right direction? I'm searching and not finding anything yet, tried "atx adapter plate" among other things

Originally Posted by KeymaN

Actually the TR AXP-140 will fit inside the LL PC-Q07 without any issue, however, you can not fit a normal thickness fan in it ( you probably can try fitting a slim fan in it, but I have not tried that yet so i would not know ). I know that because I do own a LL PC-Q07 myself also have a TR AXP-140 as the CPU HSF ( and I am running it passive with my Q9450 ). It did not interfere with the 5.25" bay as well because I have a DVD writer running in the machine. But like the person two posts before, he is not going to use a stand ATX PSU he should not have any issue fitting the TR AXP-140 with a PWM fan in it.

Just a quick list of what I have in my LL PC-Q07, and a little issue that I am running into.
Lian Li PC-Q07 Black
Zotac GF9300-WiFi mini-ITX motherboard
Intel Core2Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz ( stock )
ThermalRight AXP-140 ( passive )
Kingston Hyper X DDR2-1066 CL4 2x2GB memory kit ( yes I know the nVidia chipset will only run at DDR2-800 max but I got this kit pretty cheap )
Corsair HX620W modular PSU modded with ThermalRight 1200RPM 12cm HDB fan
Western Digital AAKS6400 640GB HHD
Lite-On DVD writer

Everything seems fine until I switched my stock Intel HSF to the TR AXP-140, my northbridge ( whatever they call it in nVidia ) temp is hitting the max temp ( 100C ) and shuts itself down ( but of course that after hours of usage ). My guess is that there is not enough room for the NB heat to go anywhere since the huge TR AXP-140 is covering it and trapping the heat inside the case, so the NB reaches the max safe temp and shut the whole system down. So I am planning on either add 1 40mm fan or replace the Zotac NB cooler into something slightly better and might also add a 40mm fan in it as well ( to push the hot air out ).
Also one side note is that the temp on the quad CPU ( the Q9450 ) is running 40C in idle and when i am doing some video playback it will reaches 50C, but that is about it. I did not care about the temp at all since it is not that hot anyways, since I am using it as as a HTPC anyways. But this set up so far, it is very quiet or I should say silent.
Sorry for my poor English.

Hope This Helps

KeymaN

Thanks for the info. Any picutres of your setup?

I was just going off what I read and saw in this silentpcreview thread. He isn't using the AXP-140, but rather the thermalright off-brand Cogage MST-140.

I was really intrigued, however, by the less expensive Cogage branded Thermalrights, however, so I thought I would try out the down blowing MST-140....Also, the heatsink did not fit into the case well, hitting the optical drive cage, but since I wasn't going to need an optical drive, I just ripped the cage out.

Perhaps it is an orientation issue?

Originally Posted by Eddie666

That is what I put inside my Lian Li Q07B:

cpu: intel q9400s
dissipatore cpu: thermalright 120 ultra + noctua 120mm nf-p12
motherboard: commell lv-678
ram: 2x2gb teamgroup xtreem
vga: club 3d 9600 green edition
hard disk: 1x160gb western digital scorpio black + 1x320gb western digital scorpio black
optic: lettore bluray/masterizzatore dvd sony optiarc bc-5600s
psu: pico psu 150w
case fan: noctua 92mm nf-b9

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...35_Foto846.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...51_Foto848.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...11_Foto849.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.ph...31_Foto850.jpg

Great system

Originally Posted by emax

Great system

Thanks


uhmmm..your nick remind me something....