Hd-Plex H5 2. Generation

My build with Hd-Plex H5 2. Generation.
I enjoyed it very much. The case was very nice. No big problems really.

the package

great stuff

with plastic cover. well protected.

Lots of pieces.

The parts. Gigabyte z170-UD3H. i7 6700T. gtx 960 only 19cm long.

The Gigabyte z-170 HD3P I chose because it had what I needed and was only 19 cm wide. Always fine with extra space. But the socket is closer to the back side so I had to modify a little

So I fixed the back plate

More fixing. To get it real tight

Vertical to apply thermalpaste. I found it most easy to apply directly to the pipes

+ the Samsung m.2 ssd. 950 pro.

Testing with internal graphic. A total mess. I had mounted the back plate when I decided to test the graphic card before using the Riser cable. Recommended in the manual. And I had no problem with the Hd-Plex Riser cable!!!
And it will be a complete external Corsair RM 650 I with Cablemod sleeved cables. I was thinking of a Modular Bridge Board, but this works ok. Not going to move it around a lot.
And You can not see it when I use it.

The power and usb button board. Not much space.
I tried WD-disks both Red and Green, but they made to much sound in this case so I have a Samsung 500 GB ssd as an extra disc and will put in more of them later. Or use an externa disc , external blu-ray and NAS for stored music and movies.

Hinged faceplate.
The Blu-ray died so I removed it. Probably an external if I use one later.

Graphic card

some extra cooling.
Had to bend the pipes a little extra to fit, but no problem really.

The result.
+ Asus Xonar Essence STX !!
It boots about 20 seconds and according to HWInfo64 temperatures is no problem. I think.
Room temperature 21-22°C
CPU may rise to around 40°C
GPU up to about 40°C
M.2 almost 40°C.
There is something called Temperature 4. It usually starts around 80°C, but only rises 10-12°C. I suppose it is false starting temperatures ?
And PCH temperature starts at around 34°C and rise about 20°C. the chipset?. Can it really rise from start to a temperature around 34°C as fast as 30 seconds after booting ?

Ready to use.
Has been working without problems for some months now.
When You touch it it does not feel hot at all.

push the button and it gives a white flash. a slight rub and the blue light comes on.

Thanks for watching. Hope some of You enjoyed it.
Greetings from Sweden.Arne.