A little presentation of an original configuration unearthed on Reddit by our colleagues at FanlessTech. Indeed, a user of the site presents his own passive configuration. It includes a Ryzen 7 7700X, an RTX 4060 and a pair of Noctua NH-P1s!
RTX 4060 RX 7700 = passive configuration, hot, but passive!
With this perfectly original machine, the user wanted a compact configuration. To achieve this, the MSI B650I Edge WiFi motherboard is paired with a Ryzen 7 7700X. This set-up also benefits from G.Skill Flare X5 RAM, with a total capacity of 64 GB in 6000 MT/s CL30. However, small heatsinks have been installed to help cool the memory chips. The same applies to the chips and the controller of the SSD, a 4TB Lexar NM790.
Finally, what interests us here is the cooling section, which relies on two huge Noctua NH-P1 passive fans. While the CPU is mounted in the conventional way, the graphics card is a different matter. Indeed, the cooler is not mounted directly on the card, but on a 3D-printed bracket. The RTX 4060 is simply mounted between the two elements. At the same time, 1.2 kg just on the GPU would have been risky.
As for temperatures, a few details are provided. We learn that the graphics card, with a power limit of 90W, reaches 80-85°C under load, depending on the type of task. As for the CPU, unfortunately, it reaches its temperature limit of 95°C despite an eco mode with a PPT of 88W. The addition of two NF-A12x25 LS PWMs would reduce temperatures, but we’d lose the passive aspect.
