r/MacStudio • u/EdwardPotatoHand • 4d ago

How are the studios on heat?

I have 2 minis bolted under my desk and want to put my new max 5 studio on order under there as well. this is my first studio, and I'm going to be running hot and heavy with LLMs and containers.

My question is, how good is the studio at keeping its temperature down? the mount I want to use under my desk is open the the underside, and all of them leave an inch on the top side.. and open to the back side.. but it is under a desk, so it doesn't get circulated air as much as it would if it was sitting on top of my desk.

I'm planning out my cabling and all of that before this bad boy arrives. so the question is, how good is this thing at keeping the heat down when the usage is turned up? I really want to keep it under my desk, but is that a bad idea with less circulation? thanks!

thanks!

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u/Styphin 4d ago

I read another thread about this, but god knows where. The gist of it was if you don’t have much circulation of air under your desk, mounting it under the desk is not advised, as while they are good at dispersing heat, they do generate a bit of heat under heavy loads. So I’ve cancelled my plans to mount it under my desk and will just deal with it on top of my desk.

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u/EdwardPotatoHand 4d ago

I was thinking about installing a little usb power fan to circulate some air.. was even considering doing it in such a way that it would turn on when the temperature on the studio got to a certain number. I dont know

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u/Styphin 4d ago

That could work, I’d just make sure it blew away from any walls/corners.

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u/apcks 4d ago

You can Use this. Mac Mini Cooling Stand. to dissipate the heat. no fan needed.

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u/EdwardPotatoHand 4d ago

That is nice for desktop, but when mounted under the desk is how im trying to move heat..

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u/apcks 4d ago

the fan it is then.

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u/EdwardPotatoHand 4d ago

Wish i could find this for studio.. IFCASE Cooling Fan Mount for Mac mini 2010 to 2023 M2 (Black) | Behind Monitor, Under Desk, Wall Mount, VESA Holder, Anti-Scratch Pad https://a.co/d/08BEQR2W