Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C without fans — radically simple PC mod cuts uses the 'stack effect'
PC Components Cooling Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C without fans — radically simple PC mod cuts uses the 'stack effect' News By Hassam Nasir Published 31 July 2026 Intensifying natural buoyancy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The legendary modder recently built a chimney to exploit the "stack effect," which uses temperature differences to catalyze natural convection to the point where it becomes effective again.
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- ▪The legendary modder recently built a chimney to exploit the "stack effect," which uses temperature differences to catalyze natural convection to the point where it becomes effective again.
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PC Components Cooling Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C without fans — radically simple PC mod cuts uses the 'stack effect' News By Hassam Nasir Published 31 July 2026 Intensifying natural buoyancy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: der8auer on YouTube) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Mechanical pressure serves as a better system to design computers around than natural buoyancy, but a new experiment from der8bauer is attempting to challenge that notion.
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