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    Don't plug in the fans. ;p Bam. Passive cooling ftw!
    Something along the lines of this perhaps? A 100% passively cooled i5 2500k system.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marest View Post
    Something along the lines of this perhaps? A 100% passively cooled i5 2500k system.
    heheheheheh that thing makes me laugh every time I see it. XD It's SO RIDICULOUSLY HUGE! And completely blocks your main PCI-e bus lane, and just DAMN. It's ridiculous bahahahaha!
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    seeing as my loudest component is the psu .. it'd be a bit pointless getting something like that :P

    looks ridiculous too >.>

    edit: is it cruel of me to love where they say: "The PC itself doesn't compromise on performance," and they're running on a h67 = no overclocking, pffft, no compromise on performance my foot :P

    edit2: as well as the obvious loss of performance (depending on what you'd use the pc for) of not having a graphics card plugged in
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    seeing as my loudest component is the psu .. it'd be a bit pointless getting something like that :P
    It's a complete system though; the PSU is passively cooled as well.

    Although I agree about the comment regarding the performance claim. You sacrifice your GPU slot for absolute silence. Not to mention that the i5 2500k is totally wasted.

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    ok, then i use my other reasonings as to why it sucks :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rixis View Post
    seeing as my loudest component is the psu .. it'd be a bit pointless getting something like that :P

    looks ridiculous too >.>

    edit: is it cruel of me to love where they say: "The PC itself doesn't compromise on performance," and they're running on a h67 = no overclocking, pffft, no compromise on performance my foot :P

    edit2: as well as the obvious loss of performance (depending on what you'd use the pc for) of not having a graphics card plugged in
    silverstone makes passive cooled PSU's, and koolance makes a watercooled PSU

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marest View Post
    Something along the lines of this perhaps? A 100% passively cooled i5 2500k system.
    Does that even have a GPU?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xuvial View Post
    Does that even have a GPU?
    Do you need a magnifying glass? ;p <3
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    yeh but lava is just very hot water

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    my psu isn't especially noisy, just happens to be the noisiest part, there's a difference

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marest View Post
    Something along the lines of this perhaps? A 100% passively cooled i5 2500k system.
    What am I even looking at >_>

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    Do you need a magnifying glass? ;p <3
    Yes I need a magnifying glass even though I saw that DVI integrated port, NOW DOES IT HAVE A FREAKING GPU??
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    Quote Originally Posted by xuvial View Post
    yes i need a magnifying glass even though i saw that dvi integrated port, now does it have a freaking gpu??
    intel hd 3,000!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xuvial View Post
    Yes I need a magnifying glass even though I saw that DVI integrated port, NOW DOES IT HAVE A FREAKING GPU??
    if you saw the dvi port, that answered the question right there, a motherboard wouldn't have a dvi port if it didn't have a gpu integrated

    dd was obviously referring to what i an he had already mentioned, the inability to have an exernal/pcie card gpu,bit of a kicker if you need anything more than basic bare minimum

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rixis View Post
    if you saw the dvi port, that answered the question right there, a motherboard wouldn't have a dvi port if it didn't have a gpu integrated

    dd was obviously referring to what i an he had already mentioned, the inability to have an exernal/pcie card gpu,bit of a kicker if you need anything more than basic bare minimum
    I think silent cooling is a cool* idea, but you'd have to buy a specialized case to not obscure Mobo ports

    *Not intended to be a pun

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    you could use a PCIe ribbon cable and mount a aftermarket gpu in there somewhere, although i think you would need a bigger case to mount a passive cooler on a nvidia 500 series

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyanotical View Post
    you could use a PCIe ribbon cable and mount a aftermarket gpu in there somewhere, although i think you would need a bigger case to mount a passive cooler on a nvidia 500 series
    Yeah, something that has enough space in between the bottom of the motherboard and the top of the PSU to allow for another ridiculously huge heatsink. ;p
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    I hope the classmate's parts have arrived by now. Really growing excited about building that computer.

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    And in the end, what's the point honestly. I thought that system in a define R3 case with silent fans doesn't pretty much make a sound? Unless you like, work professionally with audio stuff and have to record something, absolut zero dB is not needed as you can't hear it anyway with bare ears ;>

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marest View Post
    Although I agree about the comment regarding the performance claim. You sacrifice your GPU slot for absolute silence. Not to mention that the i5 2500k is totally wasted.
    On the contrary. The K model has Intel HD 3000 graphics while the Non-K has HD 2000. Since the build uses the IGP, having the better one makes sense.

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