Giant Squid Bitaxe Gamma Fan Duct for NorthStar/Northbridge-style heatsink

Giant Squid - for NorthStar/Northbridge-style heatsink

High-Performance, Ultra-Quiet single-fan cooling system for your Bitaxe Gamma. Unique look - a statement piece on your desk in your office (silent, of course!), or in your home. 

Will operate in complete silence at 1.0 TH/s. You literally cannot hear it, even from 2 feet away.

A Giant Squid with Stage 2 NorthStar heatsink upgrade can take your Bitaxe Gamma to 1.6 TH/s continuous at 60C on the ASIC and 45C on the Voltage Regulator, with a very low volume, soothing fan sound. NOT sound like a swarm of mosquitos, and NOT look like a janky pile of tiny fans strapped to a cheap factory stand :) If you want even more performance, to 2+ TH/s, check out the Giant Squid + Stage 3 Heatsink Upgrade. 

With a single 120mm fan, the Giant Squid directs optimized airflow across ALL the Gamma's hotspots:

• the main ASIC heatsink
• the ENTIRE back-side of the board including:
  • Voltage Regulator
  • Coil
  • MOSFETS
  • ASIC back-side cooling plane
• top-side Voltage Regulator cooling plane 

Included in this Package:

• Giant Squid Cooling system for the NorthStar/Northbridge-style heatsink: 
  • 1) Tri-Duct - this Giant Squid is specially designed for the Bitaxe and Chill NorthStar, or other Northbridge-style heatsinks.
    • Main duct directs most of the 120mm fan's airflow through the main ASIC heatsink.
    • Top-side VR duct directly targets the heatsink* opposite the Voltage Regulator, and keeps the soft plastic of the power plug cool.
    • Bottom-side duct directs airflow to the Cradle, cooling ALL bottom-side heatsinks* and the entire bottom of the PCB
  • 2) Cradle with Adjustable Mounting Flange
    • Securely holds the Bitaxe board
    • Manages airflow across the entire back side of the PCB
    • Adjustable flange accomodates slight variations in size and alignment of the main heatsink and the Tri-Duct.
  • 3) All Mounting Hardware - featuring top quality stainless steel bolts and threaded brass inserts. Easy to  assemble. No extra washers or nuts to deal with. No cheap screws into plastic. Finished look of a quality engineered product. 
    • Hardware to mount a standard 120mm fan plus standard finger guard
    • Hardware to mount the Bitaxe Gamma
    • Hardware to mount the Cradle to the Triduct

** Please see the Colour Gallery for some real-world pics of Squids in the sample colours.

Note about Additional Heatsinks:

• For optimal cooling, five additional heatsinks are recommended, even when running on default settings. These are not typically included with most Bitaxe packages.
• When over-clocking, additional heatsinks on the top and bottom side of the board are an absolute must.
• A complete upgrade kit including the five additional heatsinks, each one size-optimized to the specific hotspots on the Gamma, is available separately for a reasonable price, or can be bundled with the Giant Squid for additional savings. These are all aluminum, adhesive-backed, and selected to fit the exact dimensions of each hotspot. Recommended for maximum cooling capability when over-clocking.
• The Giant Squid Cooling system can accomodate most after-market adhesive heatsinks (e.g. the chunky copper ones for Raspberry Pi). However, the stubby finning on many of these will limit their cooling ability. Their sizes can be too large to mount properly or too small to be effective.

Items not included in this package: 

• 120mm Fan
  • the Giant Squid is specifically designed for the Noctua NF-F12 5V PWM or the Noctua AF-F12 5V PWM (very quiet, well-engineered fans). These are plug-and-play with the Bitaxe (it can control their speed) and plug-and-play with the Giant Squid.
  • Giant Squid packages are available that include Noctua fans at a discount.
  • The Giant Squid will work with any standard 120mm PC fan, however most of these operate on 12 Volts, and cannot be plugged directly into the Bitaxe Gamma. See the Bitaxe and Chill 5V-12V adapter!
    
• Stage 1 Heatsink Upgrade  - 5 additional heatsinks to cool ALL the hotspots. Available at a significant discount when bundled with your squid.

• Stage 2 NorthStar Heatsink Upgrade

• Fan finger guard - fan operates in the 'blowing' configuration and the blades are exposed. Available at a significant discount when bundled with your squid. - safety first!

• Bitaxe Gamma 601/602
• Power Supply Unit and cables