Silentmaxx workstation based on Kenko S-595i in test

The company Silentmaxx specialises in silent PCs and workstations. The development of the components used, such as a passive CPU cooler that only works with heat pipes without an additional fan, takes place in-house.

Silentmaxx in Rheinbach has been developing and producing PC components for over 15 years and - as the company name suggests - has specialised in particularly low-noise, passively cooled power supply units and CPU coolers. Silentmaxx also offers a wide range of silent, passively cooled workstations, including Xeon workstations with 44 cores and Nvidia Quadro cards. The workstation we tested is based on the Kenko S-595i, which is completely passively cooled in its basic version and does not require a fan. The silent Max was delivered for testing "true rock 'n' roll" style in a flight case with butterfly fasteners and ball corners, extremely well padded and packaged. This is not the normal packaging, but is only used for test devices. The graphics card was attached to a housing plate with a cable tie for transport, the large heatpipe heatsink was not specially secured. Case The Silentmaxx Big Tower case, like the CPU and graphics card cooler, is a product that was developed and manufactu...


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