For P4: Noiseless Operation With The Heatpipe
In practical operation, it became clear that the new Shuttle SS51G system is just as much a pleasure to work with as its predecessor, the SS40G with an AMD processor. In the laboratory, the Mini PC was subjected to a wide range of test scenarios, including a CPU burn-in test, which includes uninterrupted operation of around 30 hours at maximum load. The Mini PC passed all the tests without problems, even though the fully-equipped system (with GeForce 4 Ti 4600, two hard drives and extra network card) generated a fair amount of heat; we recorded a blistering 50-55°C (122-131°F) within the PC. The actual convection is handled by the effective heatpipe, which is coupled with a speed-regulated fan.