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Brians256 · 05-12-2008, 02:19 PM

You don't necessarily need a fan. There are some fanless radiators that seemed to work on lower power CPUs two or three years ago. They used a cylindrical transmission cooler and a small pump (I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but maybe it was Zalman?).

The key to that fanless system was that the fins were far apart. Do a search on this site for it. The only problem with that particular system was that the pump had a bad habit of stopping. Needless to say, this was bad for the computer. To replicate the system, use a really low power pump, 1/4" lines, a low-restriction waterblock and a $60-$70 transmission cooler.

Having said that, a 5V 800rpm Nexus fan (there are others) on the radiator would be very close to silent and the performance would be much better.

05-12-2008, 02:19 PM	#6
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: Water cooling set-up You don't necessarily need a fan. There are some fanless radiators that seemed to work on lower power CPUs two or three years ago. They used a cylindrical transmission cooler and a small pump (I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but maybe it was Zalman?). The key to that fanless system was that the fins were far apart. Do a search on this site for it. The only problem with that particular system was that the pump had a bad habit of stopping. Needless to say, this was bad for the computer. To replicate the system, use a really low power pump, 1/4" lines, a low-restriction waterblock and a $60-$70 transmission cooler. Having said that, a 5V 800rpm Nexus fan (there are others) on the radiator would be very close to silent and the performance would be much better.