Fanless King

Fanless King is simply the most impressive build from scratch we've ever seen. The passively-cooled system features an i7-8700 and a GTX 1070 Ti at impressively low temperatures, even at full load. Check out the source below for a stunning heat pipe and CNC work, and yes, some RGB action too.

Source: Chiphell

Update: Designed and made by Mical Wong of Turemetal

Unique build (on the cheap)

Our friend Jagonio was able to passively cool an i5-6400T and a 1050 Ti in a 5-liter HFX mCubed case (14 euros). Using a very interesting flat heat pipe from AMEC Thermasol (10 euros), an old ARCTIC Accelero S1 Rev. 2 (12 euros), and a HDPLEX power supply. Both CPU and GPU never reach 65°C.

Custom Akasa Plato X

Dutch modder Peter Brands (AKA L3p) did a fantastic job with this pimped-up Plato X. His i7 NUC case now features a custom logo, an acrylic panel window, and larger feet which - considering how the Palto X works - should improve airflow and temperatures too.

Source: L3p

The silent cube (warning: insanity ahead)

Incredible build featuring an i7-4790K, no less than two EVGA GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0, a 400 GB Intel 750 PCI-E SSD, 50 kg of aluminum and a Zalman FX70 on top of it. Total overkill, grotesque-looking, and we love it!

Source: linustechtips

The Omnium Project

There's no denying that large fanless CPU coolers are something to behold. It's a shame to hide them and our friend Omnium is about to prove it.

Here are two renders of what the Zalman FX100 and FX70 would look like inside a Streacom F1C. The project will be finalised in the next 3 weeks and documented on hardwareluxx.de. We'll definitely keep an eye on it.

Update: Done!

Pimped-out HDPLEX H1

Not a lover of minimalism? Add some bling (and some valuable info) to your H1 passive chassis with tools, and a vacuum fluorescent display.

Source: SPCR forum

Fanless build from scratch

Unable to find his perfect fanless chassis, Benjamin from Germany decided to build it himself. A labor of love, and a pretty impressive result.

Source: Hardwareluxx.de

Copper & Wood

When the CPU cooler becomes an ornament. A very clean design featuring the unreal Nofan CR-95C.

Source: forum.hardware.fr

Linux PC under $200

A quick, painless, and affordable build by Piotr Maliński, based on ASRock Q1900B-ITX, inside a mesh-laden case. Excellent work.

"The processor is good for multimedia, general work and less demanding games, entertainment. It's not designed for very demanding PCs with powerful graphics."

"The install went smoothly and no problems were encountered. After install Xubuntu booted and everything worked as it should."

Insane tower concept

Kudos to Coolenjoy's member Monster for another mouth-watering design idea. The CPU cooler itself features no less than 36 heat pipes (based on the stack effect) and handles 125W processors, passively.

Source: Coolenjoy (2)

Update: It's really happening!

Simple NUC mod

A large heat sink. A little Haswell NUC. A match made in heaven.

Source: Coolenjoy

Building the Perfect Silent HTPC

Let's head to AVSforum for a solid homemade HTPC. Noctua's NH-C12P SE14 passively cooling a 45W i7, and proving once again the Austrian brand's undeniable excellence.

"THE CHALLENGE:

Build a powerful HTPC that looks good, runs cool, can play games, and is powerful enough to run madVR on high quality without dropping frames. Great! Not that hard right?

Oh, but there’s one more thing… It also has to be completely passive cooled with NO fans (not even case fans) and has to have no moving components whatsoever (except for the Blu-ray drive). "

Source: AVSforum

Gorgeous open-air set up

 

A reader from the Czech Republic sent us his awesome passive build. The silent PC includes a Core i7-3770S (65W TDP), Nofan CR-95C cooler, GIGABYTE Z77X-UP4 motherboard and Seasonic X-400FL, into an IKEA Expedit unit. Lovely and so peaceful.

Editor's note: For those wondering about dust, open-air computers aren't dustier than a coffee table. Fans noisily suck dust into PCs.

Cool patch-up jobs

It turns out that sticking a 4 kilograms heatsink on a CPU is more efficient and considerably cheaper than a Streacom case (and offers some serious modding options too).

Source: HifiDIY