Posted May 18, 2015 So i'm planning on doing a silent build in a Fractal Design Define S (no window). Would a Dark Rock 3 without fans be able to cool a 4690K? I'm going to have 3 Noctua NF-A14's in the front. 01101110 01101111 00100000 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 01110011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 if you have something rear or up top maybe, but in the front, still maybe. I'd test it out, it won't overheat instantly, but it will after a bit. Current Desktop Build | 2200G | RX 580 4GB | 8GB RAM | CTRL | Logitech G Pro Wireless Laptop | 2018 MBA 256/16GB | MX Master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 look at the no-fen coolers they are barely able to cool a 90w tdp system now the dark rock has a much smaller heatsink so no maybe if you have other fans Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Maybe get a noctua air cooler? It will also leave room for,over clocking i7-6700k Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe (Rest of Specs on Profile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Without overclocking (obviously) and maybe a tiny bit of undervolting that should be possible. I know that I ran my i5 4670k on an NHD-14 without fans for a while, not under 100% load for several hours though. Try to mess with the airflow a bit, maybe using the rear fan as intake and just letting everything find its way out of the case through positive air pressure or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Even if it could, you'd be wasting your money. As mentioned above passive cooling won't be able to keep up with an overclocked 4690k, you're better off saving your $ and buying a cheaper locked i5 like an i5 4460. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 So i'm planning on doing a silent build in a Fractal Design Define S (no window). Would a Dark Rock 3 without fans be able to cool a 4690K? I'm going to have 3 Noctua NF-A14's in the front. Stock speeds, sure why not. A Hyper 212 Plus without a fan can cool my Phenom II X6 perfectly fine in an NZXT Phantom. But why would you want to do this is a better question, cause the DRP3 fan is already really quiet, you can just set a low fan curve. "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Author if you have something rear or up top maybe, but in the front, still maybe. I'd test it out, it won't overheat instantly, but it will after a bit. look at the no-fen coolers they are barely able to cool a 90w tdp system now the dark rock has a much smaller heatsink so no maybe if you have other fans Without overclocking (obviously) and maybe a tiny bit of undervolting that should be possible. I know that I ran my i5 4670k on an NHD-14 without fans for a while, not under 100% load for several hours though. Try to mess with the airflow a bit, maybe using the rear fan as intake and just letting everything find its way out of the case through positive air pressure or something like that. Even if it could, you'd be wasting your money. As mentioned above passive cooling won't be able to keep up with an overclocked 4690k, you're better off saving your $ and buying a cheaper locked i5 like an i5 4460. hmm, sounds like a bad idea. I think i'm better off with an NH-D15. What do you guys think? 01101110 01101111 00100000 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 01110011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 hmm, sounds like a bad idea. I think i'm better off with an NH-D15. What do you guys think? dark rock pro 3 because it just lokos that much better and is almost as quiet Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Author dark rock pro 3 because it just lokos that much better and is almost as quiet Well i'm not going to have a side panel window... sooo..? 01101110 01101111 00100000 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 01110011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 hmm, sounds like a bad idea. I think i'm better off with an NH-D15. What do you guys think? I don't think changing the cooler will make it much better unless you add a fan closer to the cooler. (Unless it is on rear or top, like I said) Current Desktop Build | 2200G | RX 580 4GB | 8GB RAM | CTRL | Logitech G Pro Wireless Laptop | 2018 MBA 256/16GB | MX Master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Author I don't think changing the cooler will make it much better unless you add a fan closer to the cooler. (Unless it is on rear or top, like I said) No i meant having the D15 with fans. lol 01101110 01101111 00100000 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 01110011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 I run my Kraken x61 with no fans at night PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 The D-15 is a great cooler. I have one. Like the reviews say, it's the quietest cooler in its category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 I run my Kraken x61 with no fans at night With a 4.9Ghz OC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Get a Thermalwright Macho Zero Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD || 750W P2 || 16GB HyperX Black DDR4 Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9 Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 With a 4.9Ghz OC? yep PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Author yep wat. how? 01101110 01101111 00100000 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 01110011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 wat. how? It throttles at idle due to speedstep. PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Lots of airflow. It throttles at idle due to speedstep. Better answer. Still wondering how you have speed step enabled with that overclock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2015 Better answer. Still wondering how you have speed step enabled with that overclock. offset voltage I used to run it sometimes without fans, but I learned that if I disable ALL cstates and speedstep, I can achieve 4.9 at a lower voltage (1.275v) but my idle is hotter but my load temps have dropped PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 7, 2015 Hello everyone. Looking for total silence for my pc build I had the same thought - to use Dark Rock Pro 3 without fans on it. I am planning my build as soon as 95W Skylake is out. No overclocking intended. Since I'm not a gamer, might even consider slight CPU underclocking, but leaving iGPU as is, if that helps considerably. And major question, is it possible to use fans from Dark Rock Pro 3 as case intake/exhaust fans? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2015 And major question, is it possible to use fans from Dark Rock Pro 3 as case intake/exhaust fans? Thanks. Can anyone advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2015 Can anyone advice?as case fans, yes i believe so, always make your own topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2015 I have the same set up as you (r4 case though). The dark rock pro 3 is brilliant at cooling the 4690k - even overclocked. It managed to cool an overclocked 4670k @ 4.4ghz efficiently, and depending on your chip, 4690k is very likely to run even cooler. I'm confused why others are saying it won't work, I've had no problems. Can't read, without fans you may run into some problems, but the fans on the drp 3 really aren't loud so I don't know why you'd remove them even for silence. "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." CPU: Intel i5 4690K - Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Ranger - RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP - 2x4GB @ 1866Mhz - GPU: MSI Twin Frozr GTX 770 4GB - CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler - PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 750W - Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD- Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Windowed (with Red AKASA Led Strips) - Display: Benq GL2460HM 24" Monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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