Passive cooling my i3?

[STRMfrmXMN]

I currently have an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 on my i3 4360. I was wondering if it were possible to run this cooler passively and have something not explode. I use a Cooler Master Sleeve bearing 120MM at the back of my case and a Noctua P12 120MM on the front, both running at super low speeds. I use an EVGA 550W GS and my Asus 7770GHz fan does not come on until 60C. Trying to pursue a totally silent system in case this was not obvious enough.

 

Thanks.

 

 

TL;DR: Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 passive on an i3 4360??

[79 Potatoes]

Nope, that cooler no.

[Dabombinable]

I currently have an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 on my i3 4360. I was wondering if it were possible to run this cooler passively and have something not explode. I use a Cooler Master Sleeve bearing 120MM at the back of my case and a Noctua P12 120MM on the front, both running at super low speeds. I use an EVGA 550W GS and my Asus 7770GHz fan does not come on until 60C. Trying to pursue a totally silent system in case this was not obvious enough.

 

Thanks.

 

 

TL;DR: Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 passive on an i3 4360??

Nope, I've got one of those coolers, and the damn thing is pathetic with the fan.

[CatzRuleZWorld]

What motherboard? My MSI motherboard cant set my NF-P12 to 0RPM but it can make it run low enough to report 0RPM and be silent. You'll probably have to undervolt the CPU too.

[arnavvr]

I currently have an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 on my i3 4360. I was wondering if it were possible to run this cooler passively and have something not explode. I use a Cooler Master Sleeve bearing 120MM at the back of my case and a Noctua P12 120MM on the front, both running at super low speeds. I use an EVGA 550W GS and my Asus 7770GHz fan does not come on until 60C. Trying to pursue a totally silent system in case this was not obvious enough.

 

Thanks.

 

 

TL;DR: Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 passive on an i3 4360??

 

If you undervolt it then maybe.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Nope, I've got one of those coolers, and the damn thing is pathetic with the fan.

It's not the best cooler in the world, I know.

 

What motherboard? My MSI motherboard cant set my NF-P12 to 0RPM but it can make it run low enough to report 0RPM and be silent. You'll probably have to undervolt the CPU too.

 

Gigabyte B85M - DS3H

If you undervolt it then maybe.

How does one go about doing that? Aren't voltages locked on non-K Intel chips?

 

Huehuehue

No.

With the fan works ok.

I've it on my R7 250 and i tried once unpluggin the fan. 99 C

Cheers

How does on simply put it on a GPU

[arnavvr]

It's not the best cooler in the world, I know.

 

 

Gigabyte B85M - DS3H

How does one go about doing that? Aren't voltages locked on non-K Intel chips?

 

How does on simply put it on a GPU

 

The multiplier is locked, I don't think the voltage is.

[STRMfrmXMN]

The multiplier is locked, I don't think the voltage is.

OK, I'll look into it when I get access to my PC on Sunday.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Ez.

[Dabombinable]

It's not the best cooler in the world, I know.

 

 

Gigabyte B85M - DS3H

How does one go about doing that? Aren't voltages locked on non-K Intel chips?

 

How does on simply put it on a GPU

I'll put it this way, the $31 Coolermaster Eclipse is better (LGA775 BTW) than the Freezer Pro 7 Rev 2.0, which for me cost $27 and is only a tad quieter than the stock Intel cooler that came with my i5 4440 for the same performance.

[Hyp0xia]

Undervolting is always the key to passive cooling. I've shaven 26C off one of my CPUs with a good undervolt, but let me stress: Contrary to common belief, undervolting does not necessarily entail underclocking!

 

For the record, I'm running a passively cooled i7-5930K at stock clock and 0.925V.

[Dabombinable]

Ez.

You know what? I'd do that if I could mount it to the back of a graphics card.

[STRMfrmXMN]

I'll put it this way, the $31 Coolermaster Eclipse is better (LGA775 BTW) than the Freezer Pro 7 Rev 2.0, which for me cost $27 and is only a tad quieter than the stock Intel cooler that came with my i5 4440 for the same performance.

Yeah, I felt like I should've got something different. I got mine for $19 though, I was just on a tight budget looking for a quiet cooler and it seemed like a good option.

[Dabombinable]

Yeah, I felt like I should've got something different. I got mine for $19 though, I was just on a tight budget looking for a quiet cooler and it seemed like a good option.

It kind of is, but you can get better coolers for less or significantly better for just a little bit more. Even going second hand would be no loss, just a quick clean, maybe a new fan and your good to go. BTW, I asked the same question about using the FPrev2.0 passively-and later on when I tested it: 'Well, I hope that smell isn't the i5 frying'.

[STRMfrmXMN]

It kind of is, but you can get better coolers for less or significantly better for just a little bit more. Even going second hand would be no loss, just a quick clean, maybe a new fan and your good to go. BTW, I asked the same question about using the FPrev2.0 passively-and later on when I tested it: 'Well, I hope that smell isn't the i5 frying'.

Well I guess we won't be trying folks!

[Dabombinable]

Well I guess we won't be trying folks!

It wasn't-a few seconds later the computer shutdown because the CPU temp was too high, and the 250W PSU died on me-it was mounted in the top of the case and sucking all of the heat from the CPU.