If the depth of the plugin unit is too much, one can remove the two heat sinks by unscrewing three screws each: So depending on your setup, be prepared to have a backup cooler like Scythe’s Big Shuriken 3 instead of the NH-L12S. Both coolers expect at least sub-45mm RAM in low profile mode, which the plugin unit exceeds. One also has be to be careful when pairing this plugin unit with components that get close to the ram slots, such as CPU coolers like Noctua’s NH-L12S and NH-C14S. Since it is taller than Noctua’s 37mm NH-L9i, the unit won’t be able to fit in cases that have a hard sub-45mm CPU cooler clearance like the sandwich style Velkase 3. With the plugin unit’s PCB at 32mm tall (total of 45mm with the atx connection), it can be unexpectedly limiting. Thankfully the case closes, but the plugin unit touches the side panels. HDPLEX 200w DC-ATX barely fits in the S4M as it’s so tall There was one thing I didn’t notice about the unit until the very end when I went to shut the case: the plugin unit is tall. Despite plugin units often lauded as having zero footprint, HDPLEX’s beefy DC-ATX unit has some caveats. Just about as plug and play as one can get.
A short pre-order time makes me think that HDPLEX only opens pre-orders once they have all kinks worked out and just need to get an estimate for the factory, which seems preferable to the long lead times and prototype quality when funding via kickstarter.īuilding with the units was a breeze. Anyways, pre-orders for the combo went live on August 13th (after a few months of missed estimates and me pestering HDPLEX for updates, of which they were gracious enough to provide), shipped the 28th and was at my doorstep on the 30th. With such a low power setup like this, the 200w combo is nearly overkill. The 200w combo fits nicely inside the Skyreach 4 Mini – powering a Ryzen 1600 and a GTX 1650. HDPLEX 200w NanoATX combo in a Skyreach 4 Mini This fact irks those chomping at the bit, as HDPLEX product launches always have a hype train.
It’s not uncommon for delays to reach up to six months. Pre-order dates often come and pass with a similar response “next month”. Other than quality products, HDPLEX also has a reputation of giving overly optimistic estimates when products will be available. Tons of people swear by HDPLEX, including Josh from NFC who called the 400w AC-DC a gamechanger, and gave a positive review of earlier versions They have a team of electrical engineers designing their products (instead of rebranding off the shelf), and their power supplies are CE/FCC/RoHS certified. And to dispell a myth, just because HDPLEX offers “low” wattage solutions, doesn’t mean quality suffers. HDPLEX is an established company that been around the small form factor space since 2007 specializing in fanless cases and fanless power supplies.
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With a little help from undervolting ( guide for cpu / guide for gpu) you can even upgrade to the RTX 2060 super. While the 200w won’t power top tier graphic cards, you could pair it with a Ryzen 3600 and a GTX 1660 super for a good gaming computer most couldn’t complain about. HDPLEX 200w AC-DC compared to SFX and ATX PSUs. Compared to a SFX psu at (125mm x 63.5mm x 100mm = 0.79L), which are already much smaller than an ATX psu at (150mm x 86mm x 140mm = 1.8L), the HDPLEX 200w AC-DC is the smallest of the bunch at (149.5mm x 52mm x 40 mm = 0.31L) and it has no fan. The benefit of these power supplies is that they can be smaller and fit in multiple locations.
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