Possible to run a i5 760 fanless?

[questforquiet]

Think i have screwed up here!

I have a HTPC with a i3 530 which i run fanless
with a Scythe Ninja Mini. But i saw a cheap 760 on ebay and thought why not. However i am now thinking no chance will a 760 run fanless with a mini ninja...correct?

Everything is inside a Antec NSK2480 with the 2 side fans running at 700rpm

Thanks

 

[Justintime]

Possible if you undervolt it and the load isn't extreme i guess. Have setup a Q9550 @ 1.000v stock speed fanless for a studio, but its cooled by a NH-D14, Antec 900 with top case fan off and single front and rear at 5v plus SSD only and NAS in other room. Even under IBT it never cracked 76C

 

[SirCanealot]

Just under volt, under volt, under volt
Those processors have a massive OC headroom at stock volts, so you'll be able to pull the voltage down a lot if you leave it at stock speed. Should run fine. Might want to drop the speed down a little and throw the volts down a lot and build up slowly though?

 

[Admetos]

I have a i5 750 that's under voted. CPU-Z is showing 1.1v, however I'm quite a bit lower in BIOS, I can't remember but think it's set to 1.08. I only got down this low due to Seasonic X650, OCZ Stealth 600w would not allow as low.

I removed the fan from an Arctic Freezer 7, just using the bottom air flow from 3x180mm fans at 5v (Silverstone evolution). To cut it short under-load there was not enough cooling.

 

[CatWarrior]

Sounds like a REALLY... REALLY bad idea >.>
although you could undervolt it and then add passive heatsinking to it

 

[glenimp617]

if you have a monster of a heatsink and good airflow within the case then it might be possible to run the cpu without a fan on but you would need to seriously under volt it.

If it were me, I'd buy a huge heatsink and the quietest fan you can find. Then run it from a fan controller set to low. Years ago I built a PC that was pretty good (quad core IIRC) and almost virtually silent. I mean it was so quiet you had to look at the power led to see if it was on or not

 

[andy_mk3]

Seems a bit pointless to buy an i5 and undervolt/clock it to me!

 

[Lelouch]

Seems a bit pointless to buy an i7 and undervolt/clock it to me!

It was an i5 760.

 

[andy_mk3]

I did mean i5.. it's late