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These are the last days of my air cooled build. The issue isn't the AK620 Digital cooling the 5700X3D, far from it. It's the Radeon suffering with high ambient temperatures (easily over 33C) even with all them fans trying to push air.

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Here you go:

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Proprietary cooling system designed by hardware engineers who have 20+ years in mechanical design, CFD, etc. and multiple patents with exciting names like "Computer thermal system" and graduated from top tier engineering programs like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Caltech, etc.

In fact, the cooling system is over-specced. It was designed for Intel CPUs that had a higher TDP than the M2 Pro in my device. The fan runs around 1700 rpm (nearly inaudible) unless I am doing a Handbrake rip. Even then, the fan is pretty quiet, way quieter than any of my DIY Windows desktop builds.

There is no way that I could design and assemble a compact cooling system as good as this.

:):p:D
 
Silverstone Cosmos II with an Artic LF II 420 & 6 Silverstone FHP 141's in push/pull. Corsair 780T with Arctic LF II 280 & 4 Silverstone FHP 141's in push/pull. Corsair 500R with Arctic LF II 240 & 4 150cfm Delta FFB1212SA's in push pull. Corsair 500R with Arctic LF II 280 & 4 Iceberg Thermal Gale's in push/pull. I've been externally mounting radiators since around 2010.
 

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cvaldes said:
Here you go:

Proprietary cooling system designed by hardware engineers who have 20+ years in mechanical design, CFD, etc. and multiple patents with exciting names like "Computer thermal system" and graduated from top tier engineering programs like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Caltech, etc.

In fact, the cooling system is over-specced. It was designed for Intel CPUs that had a higher TDP than the M2 Pro in my device. The fan runs around 1700 rpm (nearly inaudible) unless I am doing a Handbrake rip. Even then, the fan is pretty quiet, way quieter than any of my DIY Windows desktop builds.

There is no way that I could design and assemble a compact cooling system as good as this.

:):p:D
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I bet you could come up with something close. At about 50w you need a fan. -M2 is only 30w. Passive np.

But this kind of reminded me.
Oh, I forgot the wattage screenshot for the Fan only picture I left on the previous page here.

During Cinebench run. 14100F IHS plate and fan only. 17w peak. No heat sink. :)

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cvaldes said:
Here you go:

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Proprietary cooling system designed by hardware engineers who have 20+ years in mechanical design, CFD, etc. and multiple patents with exciting names like "Computer thermal system" and graduated from top tier engineering programs like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Caltech, etc.

In fact, the cooling system is over-specced. It was designed for Intel CPUs that had a higher TDP than the M2 Pro in my device. The fan runs around 1700 rpm (nearly inaudible) unless I am doing a Handbrake rip. Even then, the fan is pretty quiet, way quieter than any of my DIY Windows desktop builds.

There is no way that I could design and assemble a compact cooling system as good as this.

:):p:D
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my fans run at 400rpm. I just have a bachelors in mechanical engineering from a normal college. Apple job offer when :rolleyes:
 
I just run mine at full speed all the time, it isn't loud since it sits about 9 feet from me.

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One more from me on the extreme side of things.

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^^

Soon that is what it will feel like outside.. ever hear how really cold snow squeaks beneath your boots?

That is Mother Nature actively trying to kill you :(
 
freeagent said:
^^

Soon that is what it will feel like outside.. ever hear how really cold snow squeaks beneath your boots?

That is Mother Nature actively trying to kill you :(
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At least you can hear Her coming! :)
 
de.das.dude said:
my fans run at 400rpm. I just have a bachelors in mechanical engineering from a normal college. Apple job offer when :rolleyes:
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Apple is not using off-the-shelf fans. The Mac mini fan running at 1700rpm emanates about the same amount of sound as a Noctua NF-S12A running around 500 rpm. However at full load, the Mac's fan is still very quiet.

I have four DIY desktop PC builds and none of them are as quiet at full load. Plus they are much larger machines. The Mac mini's thermal system is a marvel.

I also had a couple of custom loop builds that were pretty quiet. I decommissioned both and now I rely on AIO coolers for my desktop builds.

And yes, I also have a couple of mini PCs (like the Beelink Mini S12 Pro). Their fans are noisy than the Mac's but with a $150 price tag for these Intel N100-powered boxes, I'm okay with that.

Apple doesn't have to shoehorn industry standard 120mm x 25mm fans into its cases.

Lesson here: not all fans are equal and we can't just buy whatever fan Apple is using in its Mac mini M2 Pro at Microcenter or from Amazon.com and stick it in our standard DIY Windows boxes.
 
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Still on this hybrid solution. :D

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cvaldes said:
Apple is not using off-the-shelf fans. The Mac mini fan running at 1700rpm emanates about the same amount of sound as a Noctua NF-S12A running around 500 rpm. However at full load, the Mac's fan is still very quiet.

I have four DIY desktop PC builds and none of them are as quiet at full load. Plus they are much larger machines. The Mac mini's thermal system is a marvel.

I also had a couple of custom loop builds that were pretty quiet. I decommissioned both and now I rely on AIO coolers for my desktop builds.

And yes, I also have a couple of mini PCs (like the Beelink Mini S12 Pro). Their fans are noisy than the Mac's but with a $150 price tag for these Intel N100-powered boxes, I'm okay with that.

Apple doesn't have to shoehorn industry standard 120mm x 25mm fans into its cases.

Lesson here: not all fans are equal and we can't just buy whatever fan Apple is using in its Mac mini M2 Pro at Microcenter or from Amazon.com and stick it in our standard DIY Windows boxes.
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why would someone need to buy what apple is using? you can get a apple mac itself :P
 
de.das.dude said:
why would someone need to buy what apple is using? you can get a apple mac itself :p
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Still attempting to look cool sitting in a trash bin on the curb.
 
Bought an used Eisbaer 360. Just had to add a little amount of distilled water to it.

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Lol and I went back to air :D

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freeagent said:
Lol and I went back to air :D

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There's no way I'd change cooling in a while, that was a nightmare :laugh:

...I mean, the cabling and other shit behind the scen.. mobo tray. Most likely just use that quick connector and put GPU on the loop or something in the future. :rolleyes:

edit: love the placement on your case badge stickers :toast:
 
Update on my build , swapped my 7800X3D for 9800X3D and my RX6900XTXH for 7900XTX Liquid devil with 500w bios. Insane setup and perfect for me
 

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Ruru said:
...I mean, the cabling and other shit behind the scen.. mobo tray.
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Lol I know man, trying to hide wires for 8 fans in this case, and RGB is thought provoking :D
 
Getting ready to tear it down to make changes and go back to rigid tubing, but here is my current setup. Specs below to giggle at.

AMD 7950X3D
MSI MPG X670E Carbon Wifi
64 GB (2x32GB) DDR5 Gskill Trident RGB (CL30)
MSI 4070Ti 12GB
Creative AE-7 Sound card
Corsair 1000RM PSU
2TB WD BLACK Hybrid HDD
2TB Seagate Hybrid HDD
500GB Mushkin SDD
500GB Crucial SSD
500GB WD Black SSD
2TB WD Black SN850X M.2
2TB Seagate 980 Pro M.2
Asus Hyper M.2 16X Gen5 PCI-X card with 4x2TB WD Black SN850X M.2
Thermaltake P5 Open Air Case
cuplex kryos NEXT with VISION AM5/AM4, acetal/copper
Alphacool Eisblock Aurora RTX 4070TI Ventus Water Block with Backplate
Bitspower fittings
Swiftech D5 Pump
Alphacool D5 Acrylic top with 250ML Frosted Reservoir
Corsair 4x120 Radiator
Corsair K70 RGB Cherry Red Switches
Logitech m570 Trackball with upgraded Black Kailh GM 8.0 Mouse Switch fleft/right buttons
2 x Samsung 49" Odyssey G9 G95C DQHD 240Hz 1ms(GtG) DisplayHDR 1000 Curved Gaming Monitor
Creative 7.1 P7800 Surround Sound system
Sennheiser Game Zero Closed Back Headset

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