How to build a passive PC with the Noctua NH-P1
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Custom-designed for fanless operation from the ground up, the NH-P1 is capable of cooling modern high-end CPUs with low to moderate heat dissipation completely passively. However, building a passively cooled system is not as straightforward as building a regular system. For optimal results, we suggest users follow the suggestions and recommendations offered in this video guide.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:19 - 1. Choosing a CPU
05:00 - 2. Choosing a Motherboard
06:38 - 3. Choosing a GPU, RAM and SSD
08:40 - 4. Choosing a Case
12:06 - 5. Choosing a PSU
13:06 - 6. Conclusion & Results
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Resources
Setup Guidelines: noctua.at/en/nh-p1-setup-guid...
CPU Compatibility: ncc.noctua.at/s/nh-p1-cpus
Motherboard Compatibility: ncc.noctua.at/s/nh-p1-motherb...
Case Compatibility: ncc.noctua.at/s/nh-p1-case-re...
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Where to buy
Buy NH-P1: noctua.at/en/nh-p1/buy
Buy NF-A12x25 LS-PWM: noctua.at/en/nf-a12x25-ls-pwm... - Наука та технологія
Noctua should patent the voice of this guy ASAP.
His voice is so quiet, so brown, so Noctua.
i imagine this is how it is walking into the noctua head quarters but every one there sounds like this and even the janitor haha
Maybe he's the only one building the coolers, fans and all noctua products. HE IS Noctua
so brown... LMFAO
If a voice could be brown…
This is how a corporate tutorial should me made. No corny jokes, no hype, just information presented in a classy and easy-to-understand way.
I know right, this is such a breath of fresh air
@@RetroPlus not really since it's passive lol
@@theboyjjmcchocking die no air flow
@@theboyjjmc Breeze of fresh air
I want this guy to hold me on a cold night and tell me about heat dissipation, whilst I fall asleep
indeed such a calming voice he got
Need ASMR
😂😂😁
Haha, like 20 seconds in and I'm like 'this guy needs to do sleep aid audio recordings' :D
2 seconds into the video and i knew i had to look for this comment.
Other Manufacturers:
Include some piece of paper on how to install the cooler
Noctua:
Here's a 15' video on every singel aspect you have to consider for your silent build
Nice
Well, this is also a decidedly non-standard cooler,it warrants a little extra explanation, you can't just slap this thing into your rig and call it a day
heh the free AM4 bracket kit they provide for older coolers like the NH-D14...is packaged so damn beautifully...I get the feeling Noctua cares a LOT of about it's products and customers. This video doesn't surprise me, they care and care a lot.
honestly this is probably one of the most informative product promos ive ever seen. noctua does good work
I love how upfront, honest, and informative Noctua is with this video. No marketing BS.
I absolutly love Noctua's brand, this company is insane with how much they care about products they sell and that they put so much effort to do every one of those compatibility lists etc. that's amazing and that's why I love this brand
@I love you but and more effort into the product translates into the best quality and support for the product
I love this beast, now need a noctua gpu monster cooler
Exactly hey, ideally something that isn't like AIB but modular to have heat-pipes sucking the heat away to a remotely mounted heatsink
ua-cam.com/video/N-z9PidYH4E/v-deo.html
put the cpu cooler on the gpu. jobs done.
Something to put up against my Extreme Accelero. I want Noctua's ease of installation brought over to GPU coolers.
You will get much better deals with other cpu fan companies, but Noctua treats their customers better than any company. This kind of calming , straight forward build guides shows how much they care about their customers. They always give so much details and helpful insides.
This cooler with an AMD 5700G APU would mean silent gaming at 1080p! That's a tempting prospect, given the current GPU situation...
Plus the boost from FSR.
@@steviebro0538 You wouldn’t get much boost if any at all. You could MAYBE get away with over locking the GPU.
@@catharticcathexis4527 We shall see on June 22nd. Also, overclocking. And it can still go quite well. I'll get it in a cheap bundle until AM5 APUs.
@@steviebro0538 post your temps when you do!
@@catharticcathexis4527 You bet. As well as the scenarios and the tasks. I feel desktop Rembrandt and Raphael with graphics will beat my current system (A10-7850K + HD 7870).
Noctua is love, Noctua is life
I feel like I became an intellectual watching this with the great b-roll and calm speaking person and suprised about the extent of research Noctua does with their coolers. Now I want to see an "If Noctua Designed Windows 11" video.
I didn't know Rami Malek worked for Noctua
Reminds me more of the front singer of GREEN DAY
Looks absolutely nothing like Rami my man
I think the most interesting choice would be the Ryzen 5950X with the 65W ECO mode enabled. Fully passive 16-core CPU...
Incompatible according to Noctua's list but YMMV
@@DavidEsotica stock settings yes probably too hot but ECO mode is much power powered and much cooler.
@@DavidEsotica LOL but the 11900k is? How ridiculous. A bog stock 5950X only draws 140W while a 11900k uses 160W.
@@Berserkism I think the reason for that is 11900k use monolith desing (the heat load is more spread) , 5950x use ciplet desing ( the heat load is concentrated in a small area), so heatsink can't transfer heat fast enough from 5950x
@@Physis_88 chiplets aren't that much of a problem, heat density is as die size is significantly smaller (14nm Vs 7nm, 276mm² vs 161mm² for CCDs on 5950x)
I'm really happy to find yet another option to lessen the noise on a PC system. I love that some in-depth explanation was given in regards to each component. I'm glad the gentleman talked about how the glass side panel was just for show, and that the aluminum side panel is best. Science!
Holy ASMR voice. I'm going to play this when I'm having a panic attack. Cheers 🥂
Content like this makes individuals respect a brand. Such calm and professional narration along with coverage of all the important details. Awesome!~
Thank you for your kind feedback, glad you enjoyed our video so much!
I appreciate the honesty and detail
Incredible as always. Ensuring the best possible experience for anyone looking to go passive. Noctua truly cares and it shows.
Never thought i would watch rami malek teach me about passive cooling for 15 minutes
That's a beast right there, and quite impressive performance for a passive cooler. That's also a slick looking case I didn't know about, so thanks for that tip.
Se mi sono appassionato alla dissipazione è solo grazie a Noctua!
Ho voglia di acquistare ogni loro prodotto e ripagare tutto il tempo che dedicano alla ricerca.
Il team di supporto è tra i migliori in assoluto! Persone che amano il proprio lavoro.
Grazie ragazzi per tutto quello che state facendo per noi!
Adoro Noctua, adoro i loro prodotti e adoro il team di ricerca! ✨
Very interesting, looks amazing.
*looking at my shopping list with 7 noctua fans in it
Its quite easy to make a quiet "passive" pc nowdays.... Get big ass passive cooler, get ssd instead of hdd and you cant afford GPU so BOOM.
Job well done... kinda.
I fell asleep...woke up, tried to keep watching and fell asleep again...and i loved it!
I genuinely have high respect for noctua products and this thing is insane
No joke, everything what Noctua does, is perfect and looks so sexy. I already have the NH-U12A CPU cooler, but now I also want this one. 😁
Grüße aus Wien. ✌🏽
This whole video was so soothing.
From dudes voice to the zen music in the background.
Feel like I've just had a spa day.
What a great video. Good reminders for building a passive/semi passive PC. Maybe I'll try this on my next build. Good presenter and nice voice.
If someone is considering going 100% fanless also consider coil-whine. In my experience a little fan noise is much more pleasant than coil-whine, which you will hear from the graphics card or PSU if there's no fan to cover it.
So that's also something to keep in mind when chosing a fanless PSU.
Yes, this can be an issue indeed. We didn't see any coil-whine with the Seasonic units we've used though.
I love Noctua. My NH-D15 proofing this😌
I just started ordering components for my new passive PC, and it actually hadn't even occurred to me to look at UA-cam. I decided to go with an Intel Core i5-12600T CPU (35-74 W TDP) and the Noctua NH-P1 cooler, and those will go on a Gigabyte Z690 UD AX DDR5 (big heatsinks), powered by a Seasonic PX-500 fanless power supply. I intend to use the integrated Intel UHD 770 GPU, and a Thermaltake Core P3 open case.
This will be a pretty massive upgrade for me, considering the last PC I bought was a 2013 model Dell Inspiron laptop with a Haswell Celeron. Even the fastest machine I currently have in the house, which belongs to the company for whom I work, is a 2017 MacBook Pro with a Core i5-7267U CPU (too old to run Windows 11) with a Passmark score of 3933 CPU, 1575 GPU (Intel Iris Plus 650). That compares with 18202 CPU, 2599 GPU for the new system, and that's before even considering the increases in motherboard chipset speed, memory speed, and SSD speed that the new system will have.
Thank you very much for choosing our NH-P1, this sounds like an excellent build!
I’ve bought one, can’t wait for it to arrive after seeing this video! I’m currently running a NH-D15S but although that’s an excellent cooler, it has a pretty closed off fin stack so it needs an active fan on it to move the air. With the NH-P1 I hope the case fans that are right overhead will be sufficient and thus make my system even more quiet than it already is.
Could you perhaps place the cooler parallel to the airflow so air can flow between the fins?
@@greatwavefan397 I ran the NH-D15S fanless with different configurations (orientations/case fans), but the fin stack is just too dense to effectively draw the air out just using case fans. I've since tested with the NH-P1 and that makes a huge difference, it works really well with just case fans. It's an excellent, quiet solution if you keep the CPU power consumption at sane levels.
Noctua are so committed to low noise that their presenter talks so quietly
Nicely Done. Hopefully one day I can find the components that work as well passively, as when active, and afford them as well of course. So I can make an almost silent sleek build like this.
HIs voice has a signature of a Noctua fan.
Well done product introduction.
Clear, detailed enough with good points on addressing thermal performance limits.
The fan add on option is great but I'd like to see these fans produced in the black/grey color option that Noctua recently introduced last year.
Great video!! So professional it looks like a PC review channel
when building a truly silent pc, another thing to keep in mind would be the small fans on x570 motherboards, as well as on some others. Considering that, when making a silent pc, the cooler is passive, thus, a B550 board will work just as well as an x570 as it's highly likely the CPU will not be overclocked. VRMs are generally decent on those boards, too.
One of the best ways I've seen to market a new product. Second only to the Flex Seal Ad.
I feel like Matt from DIYPerks could have narrated this video... This is SO pleasing to see, alas my processor can't run fanless according to the compatibility list, anyway what an amazing product. Maybe undervolting/limiting the base clock could work without too much performances impact... What a great new toy :D
Really cool idea. Most people who game on 1080p should consider going fully passive more often.
Great! Many thnaks. It inspires me to dig in this direction
this is impressively clean in every way
I'm disappointing that this won't work for my build, but at the same time very relaxed from the video
ordered an NH-P1 on Amazon as soon as I saw the news today :D
Sure...you pay a premium price for Noctua coolers, are you getting your monies worth with your investment? As a Noctua customer I can say a solid YES. I've had my NH-D14 for quite some time, it's graced such CPUs as a i7 950, a i7 7700K, a Ryzen 9 3900X and a Ryzen 9 5950X...yes they supplied the AM4 kit for the D14 but the cooler and even the bracket kit were packaged beautifully and contained excellent instructions. I also own a NH-U14S for a secondary system with the above mentioned 3900X.
So here we have Noctua's new passive cooler, a stout piece of metal designed to work without a fan, sure they can push the hard sell but no...the give us a soft spoken gentleman explaining what this new cooler will do and what it'll work with. No massive overdone hype but a classy informative video and links to supporting documentation to go with the new cooler. This is the quality from a company that you pay a little extra for when it comes to the products. It's things like this that will make the decision to buy Noctua real easy in the future...and yes I sense more of their products in my house soon.
I really love the Noctua fans in my case and they adequately cool my 5800x very well! thanks Noctua! it was quite interesting to see the release of the P1!
Semi passive is the way to go!
Full passive is great and all when it works, expensive when it isn't. Semi passive has all the advantages of full passive, minus the risks.
I first found out about semi passive cooling in the mid 2,000s after pulling a passively cooled videocard out of a machine and burning my hand in the process 🤣
Within an hour, it had a small 12v fan screwed directly into the heatsink...
semi-passive: ie every cooler in the market that is not a water cooler or aio
Except when you can't tolerate any noise at all. For me, I'm setting up a home studio DAW. Any noise at the wrong moment might ruin a take, so it has to be fully fanless. (edit: typo)
@@AnWe79 you can also have the pc in another room and have long cables. But ye, in the end audio recording are a niche of a niche market. Noctua was hyping this as a game changer but it's far from it, just a gimmick
@@grasthube Yep, my use case is a one room guest cabin that will double as a studio, so the other "room" would have to be either the toilet, a cabinet, or outside. None of those seem tempting TBH.
@@AnWe79 yeah that's a fair call, in that situation then yeah you would only want fans to come on when absolutely necessary. Example, if a CPU is good for 90c according to the manufacturer and with given cooling being ample for keeping things 60-70c in most situations, I'd set the fans to come on at about 30% at 80c, but only to protect the equipment from overheating and potentially causing a loss of work.
Honestly, put this on the XPROTO case. Would look amazing, and the open case would really benefit the cpu and gpu. Great video Noctua.
As I peacefully slumber, I will know you are taking care of all my PC cooling needs.
His narration is very soothing to hear. It will be very immersive if he narrates some science documentaries
This video is just so perfect, classy.
This is giving me DIY perks vibes and i love it
I thought this video was fascinating, even though I am not really sure I would go for a passive PC myself. Using a Noctua NH-D15 with two fans at full speed to run an 11700K at 5GHz all-core is such a nice performance boost, and they're not even loud fans really. I mean, you can even see in the video how much the performance picks up when he adds just one fan. I like seeing how much can be done with passive cooling and how powerful it really is, but at the end of the day when a few fans can drop temperatures that much... it's hard to say no to that. Especially if you have an air conditioner or something running in the background, you won't even hear the fans. I guess it would be a bigger deal for people who are doing music production or something where noise could interefere.
WOW his voice, his voice is amazing, so soft and gentle, just like Noctua.
Great video! So much passion went into it, it's palpable. Just like your products.
I have 2 questions that I'm wondering a lot about these builds:
1) mount the fun to push air into the case, or mount it to pull it outwards - which one is better?
2) for pulling air outwards, would you rather place it on the CPU cooler, or, if close to the CPU cooler, attached to the case?
I understand your answers can't be generalized to all configurations, but I'm sure that e.g. for the particular case above, you have benchmarked it, and I'd love to know!
Thank you for your kind feedback! If you add a fan, we would recommend adding it either as a top exhaust case fan or sitting on the cooler blowing towards. The effect will be very similar, but the top exhaust case fan position has the advantage that it doesn't reduce natural convection through the cooler, which can cost a few Watt.
Can't wait for Optimum Tech and Hardware Canucks video comes out
NIce build - results were a little surprising
Wow top quality video just like their products!
Really chill video
I’ve been using Noctua fans since my first PC build back in 2013. Would love to see Noctua start making their own cases. Who remembers when the monitor sat on the actual PC?
RM Nimbus anyone? :D
Great infomation thank you
Omg, I hope this product will be available in Indonesia. I always love noctua fan and cpu cooler.
I don’t know why, but the design and sound always calming and cool to look at…
I love the sweater, the color is so Noctua
The way he presented the Video.. like an ASMR VIdeo ;) But all in all its a great thing to be able to cool your system passively
I have finally seen and heard the original Noctua.
Great product, I'm very much looking forward to using it in an HTPC build!
I have a question, if using this cooler with the Gigabyte B550M AORUS Pro-P AM4 Micro-ATX Motherboard, would I be able to install the NH-P1 rotated 90 degrees, aligning the fins as front-to-back of the case, in order to maximize the effectiveness of the airflow from the front case intake fans and rear case outtake fan?
Thanks,
All the best!
Very interesting. Thanks
Top quality video, noctua amazing
That case in the video looks nice.
Excellent video. Tnx.
I always wanted a 100% passive cooled pc :D
I need to have that Noctua hoodie, looks like quality, especially those extra thick pull strings.
Glad you like them, they are available here: noctua.at/en/np-h1-brown/buy
Now this is what i call a guide.
This guy made this build guide so spiritual :D I'm at peace with the universe after watching this :D
They had to choose the most chill mofo to present this chill cooler.
Nice looking pc !!
From this moment forward you'll be know as Noctua's ASMR guy 😎
I think passive PC's should be the future. Also solving coil whine, my ears are so sensitive i hate it!
I have 13 fans from noctua and one heatsink. My comp. Is brown and tan and it reminds me of louis vuitton.
Just to save someone some time going through the case list, Thermaltake, SilentiumPC, Phanteks, Lian LI, Jonsbo, Fractal Design, Cougar, Corsair and Cooler Master were the only ones with viable cases for passive cooling.
Within that list, Thermaltake, Lian Li, Jonsbo, Cougar, Corsair and Cooler Master were the only ones with cases that received the highest score of three stars.
This is why i love noctua 😍
I think using a PCIe extension cable and connecting the GPU to the x16 slot is a good idea. That way you can mount it away from the CPU heatsink and still use the fast PCIe slot.
Awesome video, impressive cooler.
I would consider myself using a passive CPU cooler if it wasn't for the fact that my hard drives make more noise than the rest of the PC... I guess I could always go with some SSDs ... maybe when I overhaul the media center PC I'll go for an APU with a passive solution in a mini-ITX case (fully vented of course)
For the sake of completeness one thing that was skipped on the video was coil whine from certain components, if you are building a passive PC consider the noise from the inductors, usually good quality PSUs and good GPU power delivery designs don't suffer from it, but be on the lookout for it as it is way more noticeable and annoying if it is the only source of noise...
That hoodie is neat!
Thanks, they are currently out of stock but will be back in stock shortly: noctua.at/en/np-h1-brown/buy
Thanks Noctua!
this pc is beautiful :D
Excuse me good sir, have you ever considered reading audiobooks? Your voice is very relaxing.
Real I say my Heart the simplicity I love it
Just perfect.
I'm considering purchasing some A9x14s for my GPU, Noctua is constantly blowing me away!
Hi.
Thanks a lot to Noctua for all PC case tests for passive builds in the provided link.
Would you, at Noctua, recommend a different PC case selection for all people that will never put discrete cards inside, but just use APU only ?
I don't think that the bottom space would be crucial in this case.
Do you agree ?
I'm very interested for a full passive APU only build (APU with NH-P1, passive PSU, nvme heatsink).
What PC cases would you recommend for that configuration, and would some Mini ITX cases do the job with 65W APU, please ?
Thanks.
Regards.
We would recommend the same cases as bottom to top airflow is the key point. For ITX, please take a look at the Lian Li O11 Mini. It works very well with the "low motherboard" setting: ncc.noctua.at/coolers/NH-P1-68/cases/Lian%20Li?q=mini
On a serious note, this passive cooler is a beast. Love to have it and hoping it will be available internationally.
Please make a revised NH-D15 with shorter height less than 165mm.
They already have one. It's call the d15S
@@bluelabel222 what I mean is lower than NH-D15 and NHD-15S. Like twin towers with 120mm fans. Same as Scythe Fuma 2
This is great
I can think of a usecase in a industrial environment where a plasma cutter is producing huge amounts of dust that gets everywhere, means every fan will push possibly conductive dust into the case. Is it okay if the top side is closed and only front and back have a vent mesh when using a fully passive system?
Btw. His voice is marvelous and perfectly resembles what I expect of the noctua brand. Never let him go.
Yes, the side panel can be closed but preferably the vents should be at the bottom and at the top of the case for best natural convection. See our list of recommended cases here: ncc.noctua.at/s/nh-p1-case-recommendations
Thank you for your kind feedback, we agree with you and will never let Dan go! ;)
Very good video :thumbsup:
just wondering, would vertically mounting the gpu would improve thermals for both the cpu and gpu since the gpu's heatsink is allowed to cool and the pcb isnt blocking natural convection for both the cpu and gpu?
Yes, definitely! This is something we recommend in our setup guidelines: noctua.at/en/nh-p1-setup-guidelines
Tienes una voz muy ASMR. Maravilloso!
Nice backsound homie, sounds like Blue Oath base music
I have the Noctua NH-U12A 👍
Cant wait for the desk fan though