to its right is the RAM module. The processor is hidden underneath the heatpipe system in the ZIF socket (red rectangle). While the GPU is cooled by a heatpipe (lower red ellipse), the Northbridge (upper red ellipse) gets by without cooling. Exclusivity:...

conduction from the lamp that can only be prevented by permanent air circulation. The initial sign of the display overheating is a brown ring that appears in the area that gets too hot, which shrinks again when the unit is cooled. If the heat level is not reduced...

should also be aware that the amount of space that a passively cooled (or converted) graphics card consumes inside your PC case is often bigger than a plain-vanilla, actively cooled graphics card. A converted MX400 graphics card The Zalman solution...

• -Passively Cooled Graphics Cards With Video-Out

Water cooling systems are not very complicated, they're a lot of fun to put together and they definitely have that "wow" factor. If you decide to build a water cooled HTPC; keep in mind that the kits take up a lot of space. Make sure your case can accommodate...

Nvidia side, from vendors such as eVGA, Gigabyte and MSI, among others. No passively cooled 8xxx models are available (and would probably require water cooling to do away with potentially noisy fans anyway). Because we didn't have a passively cooled 7600 HDMI/...

so tightly that even adding an extra fan can be out of the question. Passive cooled components are preferred to those that are actively cooled. Whenever it is feasible, silence should be a priority over performance. Avoid Northbridge fans! They're nasty little...