{"id":1214,"date":"2014-11-09T09:54:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T09:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tekhead.org\/blog\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2014-11-09T09:55:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T09:55:46","slug":"nanolab-part-6-keeping-your-nucs-cool-quick-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekhead.it\/blog\/2014\/11\/nanolab-part-6-keeping-your-nucs-cool-quick-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"NanoLab \u2013 Part 6 \u2013 Keeping Your NUCs Cool (Quick Tip)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just a very quick tip I discovered this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using your Intel NUCs with any anger, they will likely run reasonably hot to the touch and typically you would just place them horizontally on a surface as per the pictures above. For optimum performance and lifespan, we all know it&#8217;s always important to keep your NUCs as cool as possible!<\/p>\n<p>The NUCs are also designed to be mounted vertically on the back of a monitor\/stand\/wall\/desk or similar, using the VESA mount. What I didn&#8217;t realise is that whether mounted or not, if you run them on their side, they seem to actually maintain lower temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure if the same would apply for the newer generation of NUCs with the 2.5&#8243; drive cages, which also have small vents down the side, but it certainly works on the\u00a0standard models.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1215\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1215\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1215\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tekhead.org\/wp-uploads\/www.tekhead.org\/2014\/11\/IMG_0001-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical running of NUCs\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tekhead.it\/wp-uploads\/www.tekhead.org\/2014\/11\/IMG_0001-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/tekhead.it\/wp-uploads\/www.tekhead.org\/2014\/11\/IMG_0001-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/tekhead.it\/wp-uploads\/www.tekhead.org\/2014\/11\/IMG_0001-966x1024.jpg 966w, https:\/\/tekhead.it\/wp-uploads\/www.tekhead.org\/2014\/11\/IMG_0001-47x50.jpg 47w, https:\/\/tekhead.it\/wp-uploads\/www.tekhead.org\/2014\/11\/IMG_0001.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vertical running of NUCs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This seems to work pretty well for me, but as always, I take no responsibility if your NUC explodes with the fire of a thousand suns!<\/p>\n<p>That is all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a very quick tip I discovered this weekend. 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