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I'm not surprised there were unexpected issues - I've found running laptops 24x7 (or other SFF devices) tends to get weird heat issues. I had fun with 8th gen

I'm not surprised there were unexpected issues - I've found running laptops 24x7 (or other SFF devices) tends to get weird heat issues. I had fun with 8th gen Intel NUCs just turning themselves off after a while, turned out to be issues cooling the VRMs. Also had thunderbolt devices just drop after extended uptimes. Similar issues with Asrock Deskminis - although I could mitigate it here by changing the CPU cooler to force more air over the VRM heatsink.

ClumsyPilot 4y ago
There are cases for use without GPUs with standard desktop components, like In-Win Chopin.They are like 3/4 liters, so still really small. Comes with a tiny inbuilt 150W poeer supply. Fitted it with i3-8300 cpu and it runs for years. You can get even thinner cases if you use slim motherboards with DC barrel jack input