Fanless cpu heatsink?

gizmo1990 · 15 Apr 2009 at 16:32

Will be getting a SG05 chassis along with a Zotec 9300 wifi mobo soon. Very interested in keeping things ultra quiet so would like a decent fanless heatsink.

Can anyone recommend me the best one? I'll just be using a core2duo so something to cool that.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Guardsmon · 16 Apr 2009 at 13:57

Silverstone ST30NF or ST45NF would be perfect (think 300W on a quality PSU should be enough for you)
Otherwise there is the Zen400
or if you can find one the antec Phantom (this are pretty old, and you'll be buying a few yr old 2nd hand one if you can.)

Others to look at:
Xilence 600 Watt smart fanless
silentmaxx 400 watt

Although these would be brilliant for your system they are all around the £100 mark. If that's too much then you might want to look at something like the Zalman 500W

Guardsmon · 20 Apr 2009 at 13:28

Here is one on ebay - should be sufficient for you

Dunks · 20 Apr 2009 at 21:01

That's a strange looking heatsink

D D Danneh · 20 Apr 2009 at 21:30

Guardsmon said:
Shnip

He's looking for a fanless CPU heatsink. Not a fanless PSU.

adamibbo · 20 Apr 2009 at 21:33

DunK1 said:
That's a strange looking heatsink

lol

Guardsmon · 21 Apr 2009 at 02:32

I'm special - sorry Got mixed up in 2 threads. 1 was about PSU for SFF and 2nd was this one.

Black Hat · 22 Apr 2009 at 08:33

Pretty sure a coolermaster Geminii would fit in there depends if its gonna fit lenth ways, otherwise it would have to be an NT06-E.

hawker1986 · 24 Apr 2009 at 12:30

I would second Silverstone NT06-E, should meet your needs happily.

Hawker

Dreadhead · 11 May 2009 at 20:17

I would happily recommend the Sythe Mini Ninja. Comes with a fan, but you simply dont attach it during installation.
Would be worth checking the clearance though to make sure it fits. I have mine in an Antec Fusion and it fits flush to the top of the case.

Black Hat · 11 May 2009 at 21:12

Dreadhead said:
I would happily recommend the Sythe Mini Ninja. Comes with a fan, but you simply dont attach it during installation.
Would be worth checking the clearance though to make sure it fits. I have mine in an Antec Fusion and it fits flush to the top of the case.

No way a ninja is fitting in the sg05.

Shikyo · 14 May 2009 at 17:49

Akasa AK-961

This is my best bet for that motherboard. I know it has a fan, but among the other coolers it’s very small and then fan works from 500 RPM, so it must be pretty silent… I haven’t found a pure fanless heatsink so far though, only if you buy whichever low profile cooler and remove the fan. (Although I believe your Core2Duo won’t like that, temperature wise.)

McPhee · 14 May 2009 at 19:44

The NT06-E works well in that case (i'm using one) but only fits one way (pipes facing the side of the case) and leaves no room for a side 120mm fan. If you're not planning on using one then it's no issue. There's also enough room under the fan to fit a slimline 120mm fan if you find you need it, make it push air upwards in to the CPU and it should reduce temps and possibly noise (drawing air from the CPU might make the PSU fan ramp up).

The GeminII seems to yield better results in the SG05 (yes, it does fit) but it takes up space at the front of the case (i'm yet to find a use for that space anyway, watercooling or HDDs maybe?).