Topton Jasper Lake Quad i225V Mini PC Report

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Gilly_1970

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Temps started at low 30s and crept up to System at 56C and CPU at 50C.
One suggestion I would make is to remove the paint under the thermal blocks and see if that improves the transfer of heat to the case? The paint will be effecting the efficacy of the heat transferring to the case..

I’ve had my unit running stable with OPNsense for over 8 days now with no issue (fingers crossed) but the temp does fluctuating between 40c up to 60c. I think this can be improved on, so I’ve also taken up the challenge.. and for some fun tinkering :)

My plan is to solder the thermal blocks to the actual case and make sure the CPU is touching the thermal block by adjusting the motherboard mounts like someone else in this thread has done.. Started the process today and have stripped the unit down

Sanding with wet and dry to remove the layer of paint and cleaning up the metal...
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The Motherboard still has a lot of leftover flux around the components so decided to clean it all off and protect it with a layer of circuit board lacquer..
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Will finish it over the weekend and report back if I waisted my time or not :)
 
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dums

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Hi,
As I've received new PSU, I was finally able to test NAS performance on "fat" v3 unit.
It looks that with decent PSU (I've used 60w MEAN-WELL) internal power connector was adequate for feeding Exos X16 7200 rpm disk.
Reading from NAS was rock solid 227 MB/s (2 Gbps). CPU usage was up to 30%.
Writing to NAS at times was able to fully saturate 2.5Gbps ethernet with 270 MB/s (2.3 Gbps), but there were some fluctuations in throughput graphs. CPU usage was up to ~50%.
I didn't stress test it for extended time periods (I've moved 15Gig file back and forth for ~10 times), but it appears that for my intended usage passive cooling is adequate as CPU temperatures reached ~+40C, HDD ~+33C.
Overall I'm very happy with results, my only wish is for second (or even thrid) sata connector on motherboard.
 

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TH_user

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I removed the aluminum heatsink to allow for more light.

So I guess I do have some small gap. You can clearly see that there is light between the top of the CPU and the copper block.

I just need to sand down the studs embedded in the heatsink, correct?


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Gilly_1970

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For those with the CWWK V4…

Temps before pulling this thing appart..
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Cleaned up the thermal blocks used wet a dry 1200
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Visible gap between the CPU and Copper thermal block...
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Filling down the motherboard mounts
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No more gap between the CPU and themal blocks
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Puttting the thermal blocks back in place.. I didn't end up soldering them in.. I just cramped them in place with Noctua NT-H2 and fixed them in with better replacment screws
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Temps after fixing that gap... ;)
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For those with the CWWK V4…

Temps before pulling this thing appart..
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Cleaned up the thermal blocks used wet a dry 1200
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Visible gap between the CPU and Copper thermal block...
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Filling down the motherboard mounts
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No more gap between the CPU and themal blocks
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Puttting the thermal blocks back in place.. I didn't end up soldering them in.. I just cramped them in place with Noctua NT-H2 and fixed them in with better replacment screws
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Temps after fixing that gap... ;)
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nice job, so even cwwk does a great job on those gaps.

do you have a fan attached?
 

pigr8

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Hi,
As I've received new PSU, I was finally able to test NAS performance on "fat" v3 unit.
It looks that with decent PSU (I've used 60w MEAN-WELL) internal power connector was adequate for feeding Exos X16 7200 rpm disk.
Reading from NAS was rock solid 227 MB/s (2 Gbps). CPU usage was up to 30%.
Writing to NAS at times was able to fully saturate 2.5Gbps ethernet with 270 MB/s (2.3 Gbps), but there were some fluctuations in throughput graphs. CPU usage was up to ~50%.
I didn't stress test it for extended time periods (I've moved 15Gig file back and forth for ~10 times), but it appears that for my intended usage passive cooling is adequate as CPU temperatures reached ~+40C, HDD ~+33C.
Overall I'm very happy with results, my only wish is for second (or even thrid) sata connector on motherboard.
remove the nvme and place an asm1166 5x sata3 port in that slot, you can build a nas with that config.
 

TH_user

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that is some nice alu block for the net chips, what brand/version is that?
I'm not sure. It came with the unit. No markings.

I did note no thermal paste on the top of the aluminum block to the ethernet chips. I intend to add some.
 

dums

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remove the nvme and place an asm1166 5x sata3 port in that slot, you can build a nas with that config.
I am considering JMB585 based 5 x SATA controller, but I don't wan to loose NVME disk and I didn't order m.2 E key to M key converter to get two M key slots. Will try to contact topton to see if it can be ordered separatelly.
 
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Snk B

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It's the FLX and I made a temp connection to the USB connecter on the board until I can find the right connection to the fan port.
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The case feels lukewarm to the touch
I believe this should solve your fan connection problem, this one has 4 pins, so if your fan has rotation control, it will work perfectly: 0.9US $ |Mini ventoinha de 4 pinos, pwm 10cm para mirco 4pin, adaptador de energia, cabo preto para placa vídeo vga, placa gráfica|Cabos de computador e conectores| - AliExpress
 

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Can anyone measure the idle power consumption of the CWWK i226-V N5105 unit please? Ideally when running pfSense/OPNsense, but any data would be helpful.

I'm looking at using one for an always on home router, so it makes sense to factor that in, particularly with the way electricity prices are going here in the UK. For something that's on 24/7 and will hopefully be used for a number of years, a few watts difference can start to add up.
 
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Can anyone measure the idle power consumption of the CWWK i226-V N5105 unit please? Ideally when running pfSense/OPNsense, but any data would be helpful.
10 watts.

I'm looking at using one for an always on home router, so it makes sense to factor that in, particularly with the way electricity prices are going here in the UK. For something that's on 24/7 and will hopefully be used for a number of years, a few watts difference can start to add up.
10w running 24/7 @ 4 weeks / 25 cents/kWhr = $1.80 per Month

HTH
 
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ech1965

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Hi !

I'm reading this very useful thread but I might have missed answers to a couple of questions...

I'd like to buy one or two of those jasper like 4x 2.5 mini pc to replace my i7-3770 proxmox cluster (dell optiplex)

* I live in EU so buying from aliexpress is risky ( vat, 30€ fee from belgian custom....)
* I found this on amazon https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0BCKVJT1L/ where all taxes are included.
* there are 2 models: RJ03L adn RJ03M does someone know the differences ?

I have a few questions:
* Did someone buy from the same seller ? HUNSN
* where can I download bios/drivers updates ?
* is this board compatible with 32GB ram sticks ? ( like https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B07ZLCVKPV/ )

Thanks in advance
Etienne