Airtop3 Manages A Passively-Cooled Core i9 9900K + Quadro RTX 4000

[Sonadow]

Also places like recording studios where even a noctua fan is too noisy.

Our production studios simply run the microphone cables from the very loud giant workstations under the false floor into the recording room next door. Problem solved.

[microcode]

I would really dig an AMD-based version; even with the current options it might be a really good way to go for my application at work.

[cybertraveler]

Wonderful looking hardware, but I wouldn't even consider buying it with NVIDIA graphics.

So many people have worked so hard to give us fully Free Software / Open Source systems. Now that we have that, I don't want to take even a single step back. Hardware which requires proprietary drivers are not an option for me.

I want my/our next steps to be forward. Open firmware and open hardware (full schematics available and usable by competitors).

Compulab: if you're going to offer GNU/Linux support, please use an AMD graphics card or, in the future, an Intel graphics card. NVIDIA do not play well with the GNU/Linux culture and way of doing things.

[elatllat]

Oh for an edit button or at least a less buggy mobile UI on this site

[elatllat]

Nice to know becauI will be looking for a passively cooled Zen2 or ice-lake whenever those hit the market.

[andyprough]

Price isn't actually that bad. $2,112 for one with i9 and 1TB ssd and nvme. Probably priced like a similarly loaded laptop would cost.

[horizonbrave]

they must be sponsored by Intel or Nvidia I guess.. I hate that they're not AMD based

[scottishduck]

Seems like a solution in search of a problem. Place the hardware on the other side of the wall, and cable through. The dusty environment aspect -- you'll still need filters as dust settles, so it's not a complete solution as-is, for a hot cpu like a 9900K.

You don't seem to have a real grasp of the industrial work environments where these kinds of computers are used.

[xorbe]

Agreed, but there are situations (mainly dusty / dirty environments) where you do not want airflow into the chassis. Also places like recording studios where even a noctua fan is too noisy. So there definitely is a market for these products, even if it's not you and me. That said, they do make some *really* nice hardware, world class stuff from this company for sure.

Seems like a solution in search of a problem. Place the hardware on the other side of the wall, and cable through. The dusty environment aspect -- you'll still need filters as dust settles, so it's not a complete solution as-is, for a hot cpu like a 9900K.

[M@GOid]

What a strange CPU choice. Didn't Intel offer a low power, 8C16T i9? Using a overclockable model on a fanless chassis does not compute to me.