Passive cooling i3 4160

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Hi guys,do you think that its possible to cool the i3 without a fan? And if it is,which cooler do you recommend me? has anyone tried something similar?

[IMPERIUS]

Yes, I think it is possible but you must have a huuuuge heatsink. I think ltt made a video for "the ultimate silent build" or something like that

[Lays]

You probably could, but you're still going to need case fans to move the hot stagnant air out of the case.

 

Probably better off just getting a small cooler with a quiet fan.

[JebKerman]

any particular reason you want to passively cool it? 'cause chances are the case fans, or GPU fans will make more noise than the CPU's

[Misanthrope]

It is but it's not worth it: better to get a silent case and noctua fan: you will not be able to hear it but it will be 100x safer

[Stefan1024]

Hi guys,do you think that its possible to cool the i3 without a fan? And if it is,which cooler do you recommend me? has anyone tried something similar?

It's only a 54 watt processot. As long as you don't OC, passive cooling is no problem. just make sure the heat can escape from the case.

Cooler that should work: Zalman FX-70, Nofan CR-80 or CR-95 (blocks first PCI-E slot), Silentmaxx Twinn-Block (not the Big-Block)

 

I cool a i7-4790k passive, look at my rig. But 54 watts is also possible with an of the shelf cooler.

 

EDIT: You can also consider buying something like the FC8 Alpha Fanless Chassis, and make a fulll passive PC.