Heatpipe & passive cooling fan club

[Rhino666]

Hi there!

Hope I'm not the only moron here with a fetish for passive heatpipe cooling stuff. :)

As for me, I've got...

http://www.abit.com.tw/upload/products/kn9_top_500.jpg
Abit KN9 (http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=KN9&fMTYPE=Socket%20AM2) - Silent OTES aluminium passive heatpipe technology

http://www.zerotherm.net/eng/images/img/btf95/btf95.jpg
ZEROtherm BTF-95 (http://www.zerotherm.net/eng/product/BTF95.asp) - fully copper passive CPU heatsink with 8 pipes

http://www.tomshw.it/guides/graphic/20060517/images/intro.jpg
Gigabyte 7600GT (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2235) - Silent Pipe II copper sink and radiator, aluminium intake

They are very nice and making one beefy rig, for sure. :cool:

[lemonadesoda]

Interesting cooler. ZEROtherm BTF-95 is actually 4 long pipes... folded. So long as the wicks are working properly, it might be OK... although I can imagine a scenario where all the fluid/vapour ends up in one and not the other fold. This would lead to non-symmetric cooling and hotspots.

If you use this device, I would encourage using a slow, silent fan in addition... just for safety... and extra cooling.

IF YOU REALLY LIKE PASSIVE COOLING... then you need to learn how to make your own coolers... and heat pipe system.

[Rhino666]

Yes, intake and exhaust fans are needed and used at moment. Passive coolers warm up faster than their heat could be exhausted when system is on (full) load. :(

Right now I'm doing that. Eg. ammonia could be easily accessed. :D

[OneCool]

If you use this device, I would encourage using a slow, silent fan in addition... just for safety... and extra cooling.

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I ordered one of these over the weekend...will let people know how it does for me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835887002

same cooler but with a built in fan

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/35-887-002-02.JPG

[tkpenalty]

Why not the CNPS 9700NT?

[OneCool]

Been there ... it worked good but still didnt beat out my current XP-90c setup.

Im sure this wont either but its shaped like a Butterfly dude ...what more can I ask:roll:

[AthlonX2]

maybe it likes to fly?:D

[tkpenalty]

Wow its a 4-pin