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If you don’t want to deal with fans, a 2.2-pound solid solid copper bar is an alternative way to passively cool an AMD Ryzen 97950X or any other CPU for that matter. One modder decided to do just that inside his Streacom DB4 fanless case with an MSI MPG B650I Edge WiFi, a Ryzen 9 7950X CP, 64GB of DDR5 memory, and an HDPLEX 250W GaN ATX power supply providing up to 250W of power.
Since the DB4 already has a passive cooler that supports chips up to 65W, it’s still no match for the Ryzen 9 7950X’s 170W TDP. So, two 2.2-pound ESG Feinkupfer copper bars were used, but it increased the system weight to a hefty 28.66 pounds. After two hours of running the CPU at max load, the temperatures clocked 95C for CCD1, 90C for CCD2, 77C for the mainboard, while the DB4 side plates range from 50C to 60C.
- Processor consumes less power to offer maximum productivity with added usability
- Ryzen 9 product line processor for better usability and increased efficiency
- 5 nm process technology provides optimal processing results with added usability
The CPU is then still performing at just over 90%. But the main result is that in the way I use my computer (roughly: compiling once for a minute every ten minutes) the CPU is always running at 100% when needed. Lesson learned: When building a fanless system for a CPU that is not being used full time: store the heat in copper bars,” said the modder.
