Hello All,
First of all I would like to say thanks for all the information in this thread, was really helpful in me finding some cost saving options to cool my recently purchased S1356 dual CPU motherboard.
I actually pressed the order button before researching the cooling, so there was a bit of a mad rush trying to find options!
Im in the UK so obviously prices and availability of products is a bit different but the specs of the system are as follows
2 x E5-2428 (60W Hex core) £100 total (
they are now even cheaper!)
Supermicro MBD-X9DBL
£120
Logic-case SC-43400-8HS
£133
The RAM is some ECC Crucial stuff out of my old server.
There really isn't a lot of available aftermarket coolers that specifically support the 1356 socket! It seems to me like the main thing to look out for is that the bracket system supports 1366, but doesn't come with pushpins.
The ones that require either a custom backplate, or a screw from the back type of mounting solution can be bodged into working effectively. I guess I was expecting to have to order in some additional screws to make the ones I bought work, however I got lucky!
Although I haven't used the stock mounting components in the exact way the manufacturers intended, they do work very well
Due to the way the case is designed with the hot swap bays and shallow depth, its not possible to get 2 x 4u coolers in there as it would get in the way of the hard drive cages, so I had to pick either 2 x small cooler or 1 small and one large.
First of all I thought I would tackle the small one and I went for the
Scythe Kozuti. The mounting system is supposed to work (if using 115x) by mounting the long M3 bolts from the back with the black washer, then they lock into the front with the hex topped nuts. I just used the long screws with a washer on, straight through the top of the bracket into the 1356 captive nuts.... Bob's your uncle! The washer squashes to take any additional pressure and the fit really is great. Be warned, you may lose RAM slots with this cooler unless using low profile RAM.
I didn't want to use the low profile cooler on both CPUs as I wasn't sure they would both fit next to one another, so the other one I went for is the
Arctic Freezer i11. This cooler was even easier! The intended result of the back bracket supplied with the captive nuts is really very similar to what you get built into the 1156. With this cooler I simply ignored the back-bracket, used the 1366/2011 holes and the included m3 bolts (that are intended for the included bracket) and it just works, no washers or anything else.
So far I have only test fit everything, but I will get some pictures up here once the installation is final.