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Passive CPU

Conrad11

Conrad11

Conrad11

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Hi there,

I am looking to create the fastest passive PC i can get.

Basically, i am wondering what would be the best CPU to use. I am guessing it would be the mobile CPUs, but i am unsure of whether i can run them passively?

What are you comments/suggestions on this?

Thanks.
 
Do you want pumped water passive or air passive. And if it's air passive, are you able to use a specialist case like the Zalman TNN or the mCubed Borg?

I built an overclocked E6300 (3GHz with a Passive 6800 PCIe card) system that was completely passive in an mCubed Borg case and my current home PC is a fully passive pumped water system that started out as a Zalman reserator based unit and has expanded to a 10-link Cape Cora. I have plans to build a 20-link, but lack of funding is getting in the way at the moment ;)

If you are prepared to use a special case then you can use almost any processor.

The Thermalright HR-01 (775) has been successfully tested fully passive with an X6800 (stock speeds) so I would say if you heatsink is adequate, you could use any processor.
 
WJA96 said:
My current home PC is a fully passive pumped water system that ... has expanded to a 10-link Cape Cora.
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I'd love to see piccies of that - I've been thinking along similar lines but not sure how practical it would be in terms of heat dissapation and the difficulty of putting it all together. If you could post a pic or two in the water-cooled cases gallery that would be great! Cheers!
 
nightwish said:
I'd love to see piccies of that - I've been thinking along similar lines but not sure how practical it would be in terms of heat dissapation and the difficulty of putting it all together. If you could post a pic or two in the water-cooled cases gallery that would be great! Cheers!
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I'll get some tonight when I get home. They are not difficult at all to build - You can either get Alphacool to build it for you or WelshTom builds them too, I think, providing you buy all the bits you can from Overclockers, of course.
 
My AMD64 3700+ is running passive with the help of an Arctic Freezer 64 Pro heatsink, and a large roomy case. Hasn't combusted yet. :D

Though the temps are a little on the high side.
 
For the people that are referring to the Core 2 Duo, are you referring to the mobile chips?

I was thinking of getting an Mcubed case, but they are expensive at 300 quid.
 
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