Hey community,

this is probably very specific but I try anyway:

I am planning on building my first DIY NAS and found this motherboard BKHD 1264 NAS.

You can buy it from AliExpress under the brand name “Topton”

It ticks all the boxes and is not that expensive. The only thing that looks sub par is the cooling. I am aiming for a silent build and these small fans aren’t exactly silent most of the time.

So I consider changing the heatsink to something more confidence-inspiring and relying on good case fans.

My question: Does anyone know where I can find heatsinks that might fit this mount??

  • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    If you have vertical clearance above the board, get a pwm 120mm fan, carefully zip tie and call it a day.

    The added benefit of an oversized fan beyond noise is that it’s actively cooling other parts of the board which normally may not be reached by the smaller fan.

  • skyin7@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    I have a similar board with a similar cooler and it’s very quiet. It’s temperature controlled and mostly off or on low RPM. I can’t hear it in its case. I haven’t stress tested it though.

    edit: the N100 has a lower TDP then my CPU

  • Spaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    Can you even trust Topton from a security perspective compared to we’ll know brands to not have firmware that installs backdoor or have a built in backdoor in the bios?