Can I turn off every fan in my PC while browsing internet without overheating risk?

[PATENT]

7700K
GTX 1070Ti
I just want to have perfect silence, can hardware keep itself cool without any fan running?
I'm talking about watching movies on youtube, facebook, twitch etc. I usually have opened a lot of tabs, I don't know if that puts more stress on CPU.

[Omega]

Depends on the machine, depends on the cooling solution.


Unless you have a refference, blower-style or mini GPU the GPU is likely already stopping it's fans as long as the temps remain under 50c +/-.

Experiment with setting a custom fan curve in the PCs BIOS. Set the case fans to slow or stop as long as the temperature of the CPU is less then 40-50c. And set the CPU fan to slow until 40-50c.

You will have to experiment with this, you don't want the fans to kick in for 20 secs every 2 minutes because the temps keep climbing.

[-=SOF=-WID99]

also depends on your fans .. some run alot louder then others

i think noctuna makes some the quietest ..as well as i have had good luck with thermal take fans ..coolermaster makes a decent quiet fan but ya may pay a few bucks more for the lower DB level fans

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

no. afaik, there is no silent mode in cpu fans.
gpu fans. however. do like some gpu models from asus and evga where fans only turn on after a certain tempreature ranged is reached

[Sapph]

You can never have completely silent pc. If not fan sound, there will be electric coil sound (coil whine)

However, you can make it indistinguishable from living sounds with good fan and case choices.

[_I_]

some boards do have silent mode for cpu fan control
if temps are low enough they can stop or spin the fan at very low speeds

most gpus do that now

[Talby]

Good ideas mentioned like setting BIOS cpu fan curve as low as you can, some other ideas:

get a large tower cooler like the 212 evo or Cryorig H7 so it will cool with less effort

get some sound insulation for the inside of the case (or DIY something, I use old towels to cover the front and top of my HTPC while a bent wire hanger keeps the towels from blocking the vents - could be ugly depending on the towel lol - 4 layers seems to keep it silent)

sounds counter-intuitive but get more low speed case fans like these[www.newegg.com], low speed fans keep airflow moving without the noise and since DBs are measured on a logarithmic scale many low speed fans are more quiet than a single high flow rpm fan.

[calluM]

You could try what everyone else has mentioned about fan curves in bios and adding a few small acoustic panels inside, idk if that affects temperatures at all but there is "dampening kits" that come with all the tools you need for it. You won't get complete silence without a custom fan curve, but it's hassle as you have to test quite a bit to find the perfect curve so you don't overheat your hardware.

If you have room in your room, you could also try placing your computer on the opposite side of your room and running an extended usb hub and larger monitor output cable

[[☥] - CJ -]

Could always buy a Smart TV
Then you wouldnt need your PC for Netflix, Youtube, etc etc

[calluM]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Could always buy a Smart TV
Then you wouldnt need your PC for Netflix, Youtube, etc etc

Or even a Chromecast / Amazon fire stick for like 35 dollars

[_I_]

microcenter has a gembox for $24+tax
http://www.microcenter.com/product/461966/emtec-international-android-based-streaming-media-player-with-bonus-bluetooth-gamepad

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by _I_:

microcenter has a gembox for $24+tax
http://www.microcenter.com/product/461966/emtec-international-android-based-streaming-media-player-with-bonus-bluetooth-gamepad

interesting..

[_I_]

its not bad for cheap droidbox
ui sucks, and can only use bt to its included controller

it can download most apps from google store
easy to root and use android ver of your choice

the ones for $75+ are alot better
full 1080 output, instead of 720p upscaled
with an arm capable of playing droid games at 60fps

[pasa]

passive cooling for GPU is not hard to get, i.e look for ASUS STRIX.

For cpu it is really rare in my observation. But it exists, like see here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZWRztP_Vik

[Pir8Radio]

Originally posted by PATENT:

7700K
GTX 1070Ti
I just want to have perfect silence, can hardware keep itself cool without any fan running?
I'm talking about watching movies on youtube, facebook, twitch etc. I usually have opened a lot of tabs, I don't know if that puts more stress on CPU.

I had this same need not long ago, I ended up finding this thing that let ANY model PWM fan turn off at low speed.. https://fansniper.com is where I got it from.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

heres a starting point to research

https://graphicscardhub.com/passive-cpu-cooler/