Passive PC

[weekendhiatus]

So I had the idea of building a fully passively cooled pc. I know you can get get passive cpu coolers can you also get passive gpu coolers. Also what other things should I be considering. I'm not sure it'll work but I think it'll be fun to try

[Mohenjo]

1 minute ago, weekendhiatus said:

So I had the idea of building a fully passively cooled pc. I know you can get get passive cpu coolers can you also get passive gpu coolers. Also what other things should I be considering. I'm not sure it'll work but I think it'll be fun to try

what do you have in mind? You need pretty weak hardware to get what you want to happen. 

[suchamoneypit]

well it would depend heavily on the CPU and GPU you pick. a GPU puts out some serious heat, that would be a lot for a passive system if its something like a high end GPU (Fury, 980 ti, 390,ect) 

[Mohenjo]

You would want something like this 

http://www.powercolor.com/global/products_features.asp?id=535

[Mikius10001]

Linus made a passively cooled gaming rig here.

 

 

 

And a more basic passively cooled one here.

 

 

I know Linus tends to use cash money parts, but you get the general idea.

[Mohenjo]

6 minutes ago, weekendhiatus said:

So I had the idea of building a fully passively cooled pc. I know you can get get passive cpu coolers can you also get passive gpu coolers. Also what other things should I be considering. I'm not sure it'll work but I think it'll be fun to try

Or hes something you can actually buy 

 

http://www.quietpc.com/pal-ne5x75t00941-1073h

[Matty2hatty]

If you wanted to build a passive PC you would be best with an APU and a SSD

[weekendhiatus]

to be honest I dont have anywhere near the budget to be using 980tis or 390's for this project a 270 would probably be great 

[weekendhiatus]

what CPU/APU would you guys suggest using for this kinda build. Presumably something with a lower TDP would be better.

[Matty2hatty]

1. The a10 7800 has a 45w TDP, would be ideal!

[jcw150]

3 minutes ago, Matty2hatty said:

1. The a10 7800 has a 45w TDP, would be ideal!

I would really not recommend an APU they have very poor all round performance.

[BradH]

mabey ask this guy some questions

 

[Stefan1024]

CPU: the zalman FX-70 works good for CPUs up to 65 watt TDP
GPU: the accerocool S3 is huge and won't fit is some cases but should be able to deal with around 100 watts

PSU: seasonic makes some good passive PSUs from 450 watts to 550 watts. with yor low power draw, the 450 watt unit is fine and will run cool.

Case: you need a case with a lot of ventilation holes. Especiall on the bottom and on the top.

 

If you need more performance, DIY is the way to go. By build log is already linked above.