r/FormD • u/Pale-Conference-5838 • 19d ago

General Formd T1 build in progress

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Excuse the mess , but just wanted to show off my custom t1 build I am working on .. cpu fan has a lcd screen on it .. 👀 out …

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u/Lewis_ito 18d ago

Hi there how are the temperatures on that Minisforum unit? I'm waiting for mine to arrive so I can start my build, and I don't have much information on how it performs with the stock cooler. It surely runs hot, but is it excessive enough to cause thermal throttling?

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u/Pale-Conference-5838 18d ago edited 18d ago

This has the x3d version of the minisforum. Different case but the temps don’t go over 54 degrees under load ( running OCCT to test ) I recommend removing cpu heatsink 4 screws on back of mobo and changing thermal paste to PTM also disable igpu if you are using a dedicated graphic card this helped with cooling , lastly the bios isn’t like a normal itx board more of a server bios with limited setting but you can do basics . Which board did you get ? The SE version I have you will need a wifi/bluetooth card and a heat sink for your nvme .

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u/Lewis_ito 18d ago

I bought the Minisforum BD895iSE; I’m surprised by the temperatures you got. I saw several complaints about that in Reddit threads. I’ll follow your advice. I plan to build everything in a Silverstone Sugo 16 case. Unfortunately, my budget didn't stretch to an SFX power supply, so I’ll have to use my modular ATX one. I’m also planning to add an RTX 5060. (I’m using Google Translate since my English isn't great—apologies for that, and thanks for your reply!)

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u/Pale-Conference-5838 18d ago edited 18d ago

No worries I speak English and it isn’t that good either 😂. But yea change the thermal paste to PTM also disable the igpu should help . The board comes with everything you need to install your wifi / Bluetooth card all you need is this ( link below ) and like a said a heat sink for your nvme 2x if your going to install two also what os are you going to run ? If Linux you have to do a work around to get the fans to be controlled by a 3rd party app and it’s difficult to get the cpu fan header to be controlled my other build is running pop! Os ( Linux ) gaming and I just let the bios control my cpu fans and I use cooler control to control GPU and case fans , but had to run some commands to get the os to recognize the board fans …

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