Mini-ITX and passive cooling

[Xandos]

What are your thoughts about these parts? I'm planning to build a PC with a passively cooled CPU. But I'm not really sure if the heat sink would fit into the case, and will it be sufficient to cool down the CPU or not. 

P.S. I'll change the CPU to a non-K i5 and a H170 motherboard when they are available. 
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RqHjxr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RqHjxr/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.95 @ B&H) 

 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool LUCIFER 81.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 

 

Motherboard: EVGA Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($228.99 @ NCIX US) 

 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($61.99 @ NCIX US)

 

Total: $906.89

 

[IMPERIUS]

ehhh, i wouldnt recommend it. It is possible but with a massive heatsink, which is not possible in a itx rig

[Nena Trinity]

Nope that is hopeless...

[Stefan1024]

 

What are your thoughts about these parts? I'm planning to build a PC with a passively cooled CPU. But I'm not really sure if the heat sink would fit into the case, and will it be sufficient to cool down the CPU or not. 

P.S. I'll change the CPU to a non-K i5 and a H170 motherboard when they are available. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RqHjxr

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RqHjxr/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.95 @ B&H) 

 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool LUCIFER 81.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 

 

Motherboard: EVGA Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($228.99 @ NCIX US) 

 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($61.99 @ NCIX US)

 

Total: $906.89

 

Passive cooling a 91 watt CPU is tough. There are only a few (standart) once that can handel it like the CR-95, but for long runns on 100% TDP the core will heat up to 90°C or so.

Also they are blocking the first PCI-E solt. Not so funny on an ITX board.

 

The Deepcool LUCIFER 81.3 CFM is not capable keeping the CPU cool passive. The finns are way to close together for natural convection. Look in my signatuer for impression about passive cooling.

[brob]

You might want to consider a 65W Broadwell cpu. Something like the i5-5675C. Pair that with lower voltage memory, Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory. Thermalright Macho Zero CPU Cooler should do a reasonable cpu cooling job.

 

It would also make sense to go with a lower TDP gpu. Perhaps a GTX 970 like EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0.

 

Phanteks lists cpu cooler clearance as 200mm for the Evolv ITX case.

 

What I can't figure out is why a passively cooled cpu with a gaming gpu?

[razor767]

Why do you want a passively cooled CPU?

[Xandos]

You might want to consider a 65W Broadwell cpu. Something like the i5-5675C. Pair that with lower voltage memory, Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory. Thermalright Macho Zero CPU Cooler should do a reasonable cpu cooling job.

 

It would also make sense to go with a lower TDP gpu. Perhaps a GTX 970 like EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0.

 

Phanteks lists cpu cooler clearance as 200mm for the Evolv ITX case.

 

What I can't figure out is why a passively cooled cpu with a gaming gpu?

Broadwell CPUs are hard to find and quite expensive. Not worth it. I read somewhere that DDR4 uses lower power than DDR3, so that's good news. The cooler looks pretty decent. I'll look into it. My budget for the GPU is $250,so 970 is out, leaving the R9 380 and 960 (R9 290 too, but the heat, lol). Is the 960 any good for 1440p at low-to-medium settings? 

 

Why do you want a passively cooled CPU?

Not many people did it, and I'm just trying new stuff.

 

Passive cooling a 91 watt CPU is tough. There are only a few (standart) once that can handel it like the CR-95, but for long runns on 100% TDP the core will heat up to 90°C or so.

Also they are blocking the first PCI-E solt. Not so funny on an ITX board.

 

The Deepcool LUCIFER 81.3 CFM is not capable keeping the CPU cool passive. The finns are way to close together for natural convection. Look in my signatuer for impression about passive cooling.

Just saw a video of Linus reviewing this case: 

 

It seems like all those parts would fit it. But passively cooling the CPU is not possible. Well, I'll just throw in a quiet fan on the cooler, and problem solved.

By the way, your full passive system is insane!

[Stefan1024]

But passively cooling the CPU is not possible. Well, I'll just throw in a quiet fan on the cooler, and problem solved.

By the way, your full passive system is insane!

... And one more build goes for the louder but more reasonable cooling method

But thanks for the credit.

[brob]

There are decent lower power Haswell cpu and low power DDR3 memory modules.