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Akasa Turing FX enclosure (for Intel NUC10ixFNH / NUC10ixFNK, Fanless) [A-NUC52-M1B]
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- For Intel 10th Gen. NUC !
- FANLESS !
- Kensington lock !
- Front USB !
This enclosure enables a fully fanless working PC with Intel NUC10i7FNH/ NUC10i7FNK /
NUC10i5FNH / NUC10i5FNK / NUC10i3FNH / NUC10i3FNK NUC mainboard. Perfect for HTPC, Digital Signage or Server applications.
For a full PC you need in addition :
- Intel NUC10i7FNH/ NUC10i7FNK /
NUC10i5FNH / NUC10i5FNK / NUC10i3FNH / NUC10i3FNK NUC mainboard
- M.2 SSD o. 2.5" HDD/SSD
- RAM
Features :
• Aluminium fanless cooling design
• Stylish cover panels with diamond effect
• Internal M.2 SSD heatsink
• An audiophile’s delight - makes a nice music server
• Positioned vertically o
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from gmpvandam am 21.07.2020
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from akerblad am 16.06.2020
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from gmpvandam am 21.07.2020
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The build quality looks good to me. Items fitted perfectly. Also there was an extra flyer how to use the power on/off button as there seems to be confusions about it. All items needed to assemble the NUC into the case were there. With the exception of the Wireless antenna's and RP-SMA pigtails.
You need these to get the bluetooth and WiFi working. I used the Akasa A-ATC01-150GR pigtails. I can see why they are not included. It is a delicate procedure to connect them to the motherboard as the connectors are tiny. Also the connection is underneath the NVMe. So you want to connect them before mounting an NVMe.
Before I assembled the NUC into the Akasa Turing FX, I ran the AIDA64 stability test on the stock Intel NUC10i7FNK . I had to stop it very soon, because some cores reached 100 deg Celsius and I did not want to damage the NUC.
Assembling went well. Do not forget the LED covers that are on the NUC's mainboard.
After assembling the NUC in the Akasa case, the same test, but fan-less, got up to 65 deg Celsius and stabilized at approx. 60 deg. Celsius.
Normal operation with use of MS Office the system now is stable about 32 deg. Celsius.
So I was very happy with that result and that made me buy a 1TB SATA SSD to install my (X-Box) Play Anywhere games and try that. Most of the games either reported insufficient hardware or did not start up at all because of that. I ran the game that did start (Zoo Tycoon) and tested it. After a few minutes, the system shut down with an overheat error. The case was very warm. So I figure that the AIDA64 stability test does not push systems to the limit. I removed the 1TB SSD to be of use in a different system.
I have Windows 10 installed on a NVMe 250GB Samsung 970 EVO plus, together with 16GB ram.
This makes it a very responsive system. Boots up within 25 seconds an gives a very responsive Office and browsing experience. also, according AIDA64, the system uses very little power. I have not measured this yet with an external power meter.
As this is my main purpose, I am not blown away, but satisfied with the result.
from akerblad am 16.06.2020
Its bigger than fan case but CPU temperature at max/ full 100% load went down from 80C to 45-50C with the Akasa Turing FX case. Totally silent now!
Very good fit of the parts! Only confusing thing was how to turn the powerbutton.
Needed to adjust one side to get it to fit. The drilled hole in the power button needs to be turned towards the user.
Very, very pleased with this high quality product!
I also installed the WiFi antennas. Could be good if miniPC offered these also. They are not included in the kit.
Best regards
Johan
I have been using an Akasa fanless casing on a 5th gen i5 NUC for 2 years with very good rresults. I upgraded to a Nuc10 i7 and I expected to have the same results specially since the processors have only a TPD of 15W. Unfortunately my experience is not the best one. 1st you loose the SD card access. 2nd the power button is not fully aligned with the switch and it consistently stops working. I ended up removing it. 3rd and even worse, i get thermal shutdowns quite oftenly. I didn't even tried CPU stress benchmark since the cpu already runs between 50C to 60C while just regular web browsing. There is another user at amazon.com with exactly the same issues. I am in contact with Akasa. If I am able to solve the issues I will update the review.
Update from :2020-08-04 09:29
The case is well built and looks nice but there are some issues to take into consideration in order to avoid problems. First is the heat management, the case seems to be certified for a TDP of 25W and at least in an i7 during turbo boosts the TDP can be considerably higher leading to regular over-heat of the system and consequent shutdown. After contacting Akasa support they suggested to limit the TDP to 25W in the BIOS setting and since then the system only overheated once during a windows update (I guess that while the system is in the boot the turbo settings might be slightly different. Second is the power button, you cannot use it like a regular button you have to press in a very specific spot otherwise the switch will not make contact. Akasa seems to have issued a pdf describing the sweet spot and are taking measures to correct the issue. Third issue is that you lose access to the SD card reader. Not a huge problem but also not obvious to all. So, in conclusion I was ok to sacrifice a bit of the performance in order to have a fanless and stable system. If you want to fully explore the CPU I would advise against this case.