Coolermaster hyper 6

[ZombieJesus]

I have seen some tests done where they have ran the hyper 6 passively with poor results; however, they did not setup the case for optimal passive cooling.

My question is can a processor consuming 89 watts under 100% load be cooled passively with the hyper 6 if the motherboard is outside of the case and oriented such that the board is perpendicular to the ground and the fins of the hyper 6 are oriented such that they are perpendicular to the ground, aiding natural convection?

 

[InlineFive]

At that output you would be hard pressed to run passive stably. You could try some of your ideas (which BTW is basically what Dell does) but you might still need a large undervolted fan blowing over it.