13L/15L Massive heatsink idea

[XeaLouS]

Inspiration:


Idea 1: huge heatsinks everywhere (13L). 1x Noctua d14 for cpu, 1x Noctua d14 for GPU

Idea 2: Add 180mm fans in case VRM's are getting extremely hot (15.3L)

Main idea is to get the gpu to be ultra quiet under load.

Thoughts?

 

[Ceros_X]

It seems like everyone is thinking about massive heatsink builds all at once - like we are all in sync or something lol (not the band). I've been thinking about a similar idea but utilize a console layout and flatter heatsinks - ie this for the GPU
http://m.hexus.net/tech/news/coolin...es-accelero-s3-passive-cooler-graphics-cards/ and something similar for CPU

 

[Phuncz]

I'm very much in favor of huge heatsink and fan ratio to case size, this will no doubt perform the hell out of high end components. I do fear VRM temps on the 13L version, in my experience these need atleast some airflow in most setups.

 

[y.dn.a]

remove the part of the psu, add support for picopsu/g-unique, rotate the whole case 90 degrees in terms of natural heat convection so you may need no fan and it could be an perfectly compact fanless case

 

[XeaLouS]

remove the part of the psu, add support for picopsu/g-unique, rotate the whole case 90 degrees in terms of natural heat convection so you may need no fan and it could be an perfectly compact fanless case

My only concern is how hot vrms would get. I think GPU vrms would definitely need active cooling or a way for their heat to transfer to the main heatsink

Also for a perfectly passive case the only cooler that can take 85-90w tdp is the nofan cr95. That wouldn't be able to take a GPU(150w) at all. So I think 300rpm fans would be necessary.

 

[Curiosity]

Lets keep the cases slim, and have the heatsinks stick out the side!
(I've wanted to do this with a D15 for ages, but doing this doesn't work well when you intend to throw it in a backpack!)

 

[TinyAudio]

I would definitely have a horizontal case with the heatsink out the top vertically.

edit: with some drilled mesh like my icon would be cool.