Open air 8700G + NH-P1 completely silent

[hidden wraith]

CPU: AMD 8700G
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-P1 + NF-A14x25 G2
RAM: 2x32GB DDR5 Kingston 5600 @ 7600 MT/s
Mobo: ASRock X600 DeskMini
GPU: AMD 780M (integrated graphics)
SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 4TB
PSU: DeskMini's 120W 19V DC power brick
Case: None. Although I'm using the original deskmini motherboard tray.

CPU is limited to 65W including all boosting limits.
The single Noctua fan cools all heat-generating components: CPU, RAM, SSD and VRMs. Max speed is 600 RPM and no component goes above 50°C while being completely silent.

Memory was fitted with 25x25x18.5mm aluminium heatsinks in one side and 2mm copper heatsinks in the other side using R clips and thermal paste.

CPU was delidded to replace the stock thermal paste between the die and the IHS with MX-6.

[honest wren]

I cant tell if this counts anymore cause its just a test bench basically lmfao

technically its ♾️L cause it doesnt have an attempt at a case

[hidden wraith]

I'm more than happy to remove it if my pc doesn't meet the requirements

enclosing the pc in any type of case makes temps and noise so much worse, this is what I ended up when trying to maximise silence while keeping everything cool and I wanted to share my experience

everything in this was carefully planned. I went over different coolers, fans and configurations trying to achieve the lowest noise possible while keeping all components properly cooled

[honest wren]

Nah nahhh im just messing with you lol

We joke that any open air "case"

Technically isnt closed so has infinite volume lol

The xprotos were the usual suspect

"Look at my xproto!"
"Oh dude that aint in a case, so technically the case is your room and that ain't sff at all"