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Very interesting. The pioneering cooler in this space was the Scythe Ninja which has been shipping with fans for a while now so I am not sure how well it fares
by chx 4y ago
Very interesting. The pioneering cooler in this space was the Scythe Ninja which has been shipping with fans for a while now so I am not sure how well it fares in passive mode. Deepcool has the GAMMAXX S40 and the REDHAT both of which mentions passive cooling but it ships with fans. NoFan IMO is gone, Prolimatech doesn't even have AM4 much less AM5 brackets for the Megahalem... Is the space deserted save for this NH-P1??
- pshirshov 4y agoThere was also Thermaltake Sonic Tower, I've used it more than 10 years ago, it was a very nice cooler.
- Klaster_1 4y agoI used to run a first gen Mugen with a E7200 and i5 4570 in passive mode, with a 12cm case fan nearby, similar to what OP did. What a great product, I still regret selling it after 12 years of use, but it would not fit into a SFF case.
- onli 4y ago> Is the space deserted save for this NH-P1?? To my knowledge: Yes. The NH-P1 is the only somewhat recent passive cooler I saw released. Which is not all that surprising, when Intel cpus regularly use 200W and more and you basically never want a completely passive build. One with only an optionally used fan, sure, but then why not use a cpu cooler where the fan can spin so quietly that is is not noticeable, like with the NH-D15 or many AIOs? (That said the NH-P1 is definitely on the list for a future build of mine)
- lmz 4y agoThermalright still seems to sell the HR-02 http://thermalright.com/product/hr-02-plus/ http://thermalright.com/product/hr-02-plus/ / "Macho" family which still says "fanless" somewhere in their description but it's unclear how much power they can handle when fanless.