Zero Radiator Fans - Possible?

[Toby Tanfield]

Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?

[andrewmp6]

With out air flow over a rad it really won't cool,If you want a quiet build you could go with thinner rads and slower rpm fans.And some cases have sound deaden in them.Take your time google find you a nice quiet case you can run whatever size rad you need.And honestly i would water cool the cpu and gpu its not that much more money to cool both vs just one.And on the gpu make sure you get a water block that fits not all gpus are the same.

[Mick Naughty]

It would still radiate heat. Just how surface area works. But you prolly couldn't do anything with it and would need a lot of radiator space.

[Revan654]

8 hours ago, Toby Tanfield said:

Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?

No, There would be no way to dispense the heat.

 

If you want zero fans in your build I suggest looking into using a peltier, it also removes the need for radiators.

[W-L]

8 hours ago, Toby Tanfield said:

Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?

Yes it's possible but you require a passive rad, they are much larger due to the lack of active airflow for heat transfer. 

 

https://www.alphacool.com/shop/radiators/passive-radiators/8381/alphacool-cape-cora-hf-642-konvekt-black?c=20547

[thrasher_565]

its doable

 

[Froody129]

You would want as much water acting as a heatsink as possible, so lots of expensive rad space so that it can also be cooled passively. I would just get nice fans ans run them at low rpm with lots of rad space

[For Science!]

Even if you had 0 fans, still would not be a silent build because you will need a pump.

On 12/2/2017 at 9:01 PM, Toby Tanfield said:

Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?Is it possible to have 0 fans for the radiator (so a completly silent build)? Perhaps just for gpu cooling?

 

[Revan654]

8 hours ago, For Science! said:

Even if you had 0 fans, still would not be a silent build because you will need a pump.

 

 

You could use sound proof materials and other methods to make the pump un-audible to the human ear.

 

To the OP, no matter what you do a PC creates noise, Motherboard, Harddrives, Coolant moving through the tubes & radiators.