Noctua confirms that its Passive CPU Cooler is "Coming Very Soon"

[WYP]

A truly silent CPU cooler from Noctua.



Read more about Noctua's planned passive heatsink "coming very soon".

 

[Pendragon]

Well, that's the CPU sorted but what of the GPU?
This is going to be great for workstations with no requirement for GPU acceleration. Maybe attach one of these to a vertical mounted GPU? I have seen Noctua tower coolers fitted to GPU's. The case will have to be chosen carefully. Even so I don't think anyone will be building a gaming rig around one of these. Workstation for those that are super sensitive to noise, audio work?

 

[Peace Ð]

Well, that's the CPU sorted but what of the GPU?
This is going to be great for workstations with no requirement for GPU acceleration. Maybe attach one of these to a vertical mounted GPU? I have seen Noctua tower coolers fitted to GPU's. The case will have to be chosen carefully. Even so I don't think anyone will be building a gaming rig around one of these. Workstation for those that are super sensitive to noise, audio work?

In the first picture, you can already see that they also mounted a passive heatsink onto the admittedly small GPU.


I'm wondering how the case has to be designed to not only accomodate such a monstrous block, but to still have sufficient airflow. I mean, the hot air still has to go somewhere, so it might be a double edged sword of some sorts with its own tradeoffs. To keep it silent, I can imagine needing 200mm fans in the front and rear?