Overheating Mecool M8s Pro L and Pro + (and others ?) - Options ???

[Jancales]

P.X When you open up an m8s pro+, under the pcb is 4 x 4 cm space which raised edges ( for better word ) that can hold a 1 mm copper plate.

The space is right under the processor, and the total space between casing and pcb is 3mm.

Those raised edges are there for a purpose and I assume mecool considered what I'm thinking.

If you should have a 4 x 4 x 0.1 cm copper plate and a 2mm thermal pad the size of the processor, and that combined with a 40 x 40 x 11 heat sink, I think will work wonders.

Reason I believe in this is because i have had the Beelink M18, which has a metal casing, and has such a thermal pad under the pcb touching the metal casing.

The heat sink of a Beelink M18 is only 2.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 but it will never run hotter than 65°C in tropical Thailand.

Take note the M18 has no vents at all, it's completely closed.

Removing the thermal pad under the pcb increase the temperature by 10°C right away,

[spaceship9876]

Are those getting hot only when decoding 4k? I'm looking for something to run on 1080p tv.

Amlogic S805X is a 1080p-max chip although i haven't seen any products released yet.

[azn-spidey]

Are those getting hot only when decoding 4k? I'm looking for something to run on 1080p tv.

It'll get hot regardless of what you do, even letting it idle. Just gets hot faster the more intensive you use it. So will end up too hot and crashing sooner playing back 4k content compared to 1080p.

[lepa71]

Are those getting hot only when decoding 4k? I'm looking for something to run on 1080p tv.

[P.X]

yes, if I had the right tools I would certainly buy it to test. Link here

Fun, but overkill is my guess, and probably dangerously big and heavy !!!

[Novato]

yes, if I had the right tools I would certainly buy it to test. Link here

[P.X]

That CPU Cooler and fan looks great. Question is how big is the footprint ??? 40x40 is absolute max at 45° to normal and those heat pipes are a bit worrying !
Simple is best, but BIG is fun ...

[Novato]

Great result. Looks good too

Thanks man!

[Novato]

Top Solution!?! Hi P.X this Work on M8S Pro L?

[P.X]

Hi P.X and everyone who helped me. I come here to thank for the help and contribution of everyone. Thank you! I finally got the guts to mod my M8S Pro in the right way. I made a round hole in the lid!



I had already tried to make only a few holes in the lid, aldim that looked like a happy little face, but it did not solve much, besides making a lot of noise not cooled well. So I decided to put into practice the experiences of P.X.

The result was the best I have achieved so far, it does not make much noise, only if I am using the box with the mouse, at quiet times as at night it seems that there is a fan on nearby, nothing to bother much.

I used my 30x07mm fan in the pads of the memory card (3.3v), I made the solder points through the bottom of the board, it took a lot of work to fix but everything went well. I used double-sided tape to attach the wires to the bottom of the card.

Temperature varies from 39°c to 41°c at rest and reaches 45°c or 48°c in games, for me this was the best tesulresu to date. I do not know yet, and it is possible to do better without changing the heatsink and the thermal paste. In the future I will tell.

Great result. Looks good too

[Novato]

Hi P.X and everyone who helped me. I come here to thank for the help and contribution of everyone. Thank you! I finally got the guts to mod my M8S Pro in the right way. I made a round hole in the lid!



I had already tried to make only a few holes in the lid, aldim that looked like a happy little face, but it did not solve much, besides making a lot of noise not cooled well. So I decided to put into practice the experiences of P.X.

The result was the best I have achieved so far, it does not make much noise, only if I am using the box with the mouse, at quiet times as at night it seems that there is a fan on nearby, nothing to bother much.

I used my 30x07mm fan in the pads of the memory card (3.3v), I made the solder points through the bottom of the board, it took a lot of work to fix but everything went well. I used double-sided tape to attach the wires to the bottom of the card.

Temperature varies from 39°c to 41°c at rest and reaches 45°c or 48°c in games, for me this was the best tesulresu to date. I do not know yet, and it is possible to do better without changing the heatsink and the thermal paste. In the future I will tell.

[Novato]

Creativity is a gift, this guy put a V8 engine in the TV Box! lol This yep knows how to make good use of your 3D Printer! I enjoyed that! And you?

@ExPrezes

Link to access original post and look more images here:

[Novato]

What is this!!?! lol ... To what extent are we willing to sacrifice our boxs for a slightly better result?

@wwmoggy

[chenrp]

look here for H96 pro plus HW mods...

a lot of cooling mods

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s912/alfawise/671891-h96-pro-plus-and-other-cool-hardware-mods

[LilSnoop40]

What's the default voltage of this fan? 12V?

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