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Silent Rabid · 08-January-07, 04:58 PM

Hey, thanks for the recommendations! reflux, I'm afraid those Noctua coolers would be way overkill for my purposes. :-) I also need something fairly low profile, as my PSU is mounted beside the motherboard rather than above it and it sits right over the processor. I'm working with maybe two or three inches of clearance at the most.

RBIEZE, that is actually one of the ones I'm looking at. I'm also considering this one:

Newegg.com - MASSCOOL 5F394B1L3G Ball Full Copper Heat Sink CPU Cooler - Retail

My only problem with the Zalman is the height. I'm afraid 65mm would be too high. Of course, I'm always for modding one way or the other to fit things in, but I prefer simplicity. :-) My main problem is that I've no clue about how well these candidates will dissipate the heat once I remove the fan. I plan on having air flow through the case and the primary exhaust port is through the PSU, which is hanging just above the processor. So, air flow won't be a problem. You know, if I can find a data sheet listing the thermal properties of copper, I might just be able to rough out a guesstimate about the power dissipation.

I think I'll pursue that for a while, see if I can come up with something.

08-January-07, 04:58 PM		#4 (permalink)
Silent Rabid Apex Techie II	Re: Processor TDP and passive cooling Hey, thanks for the recommendations! reflux, I'm afraid those Noctua coolers would be way overkill for my purposes. :-) I also need something fairly low profile, as my PSU is mounted beside the motherboard rather than above it and it sits right over the processor. I'm working with maybe two or three inches of clearance at the most. RBIEZE, that is actually one of the ones I'm looking at. I'm also considering this one: Newegg.com - MASSCOOL 5F394B1L3G Ball Full Copper Heat Sink CPU Cooler - Retail My only problem with the Zalman is the height. I'm afraid 65mm would be too high. Of course, I'm always for modding one way or the other to fit things in, but I prefer simplicity. :-) My main problem is that I've no clue about how well these candidates will dissipate the heat once I remove the fan. I plan on having air flow through the case and the primary exhaust port is through the PSU, which is hanging just above the processor. So, air flow won't be a problem. You know, if I can find a data sheet listing the thermal properties of copper, I might just be able to rough out a guesstimate about the power dissipation. I think I'll pursue that for a while, see if I can come up with something.