X96 max plus

[Sparky2002]

After using a s912 based box (mecool m8s pro l) for last couple of years, I decided it was time to upgrade.

Ordered the x96 max plus (I’m a bit of a tight sod).

Before putting it into use I stripped it down to have a look inside…wtf! That’s got overheating written all over it! PCB mounted upside down, massive thermal pad and next to zero ventilation.

So let’s mod

Bought a 3 quid tube of thermal glue and had some 2mm sheet aluminium lying around.

Cut a 20mm square of aluminium and glued it onto the s905x3

Then glued the existing heat plate onto the 20mm square.

Cut a 60mm square of aluminium sheet and glued that onto the existing heat plate.

Hole in case and have the box upside down with the heat sink to the top

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Gave it some load watching the 85gb movie file

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85gb movie file still doesn’t play nice! Whole project Completely pointless ! .

Played a 77gb remux and it played fine and temps never exceeded 45deg C.

Should a s905x3 or even a s912 be cable of playing an actual 4k uhd rip and passthrough Atmos without issue or am I expecting a little too much of these devices?

The s905x3 seems happier flicking through the menus and resuming play after fast forward or rewind.

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Mods …delete thread if you wish, just found the thermal mod post for this box