News Passive AMD Radeon RX 6400 Mod Dwarfs Compact Graphics Card PCB

[Admin]

Passive mod for an AMD Radeon RX 6400 is a success, but looks like it will be a stretch for those wanting to build a compact system.

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[TechieTwo]

People with too much time on their hands I would suggest.

 

[Eximo]

I want to do something similar to an A380, though not the example they reference, way too tall.

 

[King_V]

I mean, given the 1650 passive cooled model mentioned, I would imagine a 54W RX 6400 could have something similar done, and even smaller than that. Obviously, that would mean no fitting in a standard-type low-profile case, though.

Hell, I had a Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 with a passive-cooling setup. I believe that card was rated at 67W TDP. It did the job pretty well, but, I was putting it in a Dell mid-tower.

 

[neojack]

i still have two HD 6850 passive from powercolor, they equiped my gaming powerhouse in crossfire 10 years ago
now they are just e-waste in a closet. maybe one day they will be needed for a retro gaming rig

ahah just I found my post on overclock.net from 11 years ago
I think the reason why passive is not very popular is because most people doing eventualy progress to a WC loop lol

 

[MeeLee]

Not worth it. A 12v fan running on 5v, consumes less than 0.25w, and allows for the fan to live for many decades.

The area that contributes to cooling of a 50W gpu should be about a quarter the size.

 

[gg83]

People with too much time on their hands I would suggest.

No way! This stuff is awesome and people should keep doing things like this.