TLDR [try to keep this short and sweet]
Recently rebuilt my NAS setup back to AIO, had gone from 3 node vSphere cluster to two node, made the capacity FreeNAS machine back into a phys dedicated setup (old X8 mobo w/ Xeon X3450 proc). Newer scalable Silver 4116 2.1GHZ chips don't seem to keep up w/ 'the Mrs.' VDI digital post processing photography needs (Heavy Lightroom/Photoshop usage) or it's right on the cusp at times. Believe it may be single threaded issue possibly...long and short is I replaced the phys NAS back to an AIO w/ the intent of putting her back in a higher single threaded clock rate proc.
Enter the X10SL7-F (deals thread $60), a E3-1270v3 (3.5GHZ), 32 GB memory (had on hand), and added a SNK-P0046B passive heatsink as suggested in the mobo guide, always lean towards a active but the one I HAD ordered using the SM heatsink ref site mis-lead me and it did not fit this mobo (SNK-P0046A4). End-state is that w/ only a FreeNAS AIO I was sitting at 62-69C and now with her VDI sess I am hitting 88-92C, even tripped sensor for high temp beeps a couple times. Gear is in a Norco 2212, 4 noctua fans (bad mistake here LONG ago when I didn't know any better, need higher CFM/static press blah blah). Of course w/ case top off it cools right down (damn you lame static pressure and notcua fans, I love and hate you but mostly hate you).
Remedies...shall I replace the four 80mm Noctua's on the fanwall, add a small fan over the passive CPU heatsink (got one more 4 pin header on mobo free), get another 'proper active but fits this mobo/2U chassis' heatsink (could have SWORE I had a nice Intel stock active cooler when I had 3x E3 systems about 5 years ago, can't find PN now but will go hunting), or something else (AKA get a SM 826/846 chassis and be rid of the last Norco straggler HAH)?
Appreciate the weigh-in, thanks and kind regards, whitey
Recently rebuilt my NAS setup back to AIO, had gone from 3 node vSphere cluster to two node, made the capacity FreeNAS machine back into a phys dedicated setup (old X8 mobo w/ Xeon X3450 proc). Newer scalable Silver 4116 2.1GHZ chips don't seem to keep up w/ 'the Mrs.' VDI digital post processing photography needs (Heavy Lightroom/Photoshop usage) or it's right on the cusp at times. Believe it may be single threaded issue possibly...long and short is I replaced the phys NAS back to an AIO w/ the intent of putting her back in a higher single threaded clock rate proc.
Enter the X10SL7-F (deals thread $60), a E3-1270v3 (3.5GHZ), 32 GB memory (had on hand), and added a SNK-P0046B passive heatsink as suggested in the mobo guide, always lean towards a active but the one I HAD ordered using the SM heatsink ref site mis-lead me and it did not fit this mobo (SNK-P0046A4). End-state is that w/ only a FreeNAS AIO I was sitting at 62-69C and now with her VDI sess I am hitting 88-92C, even tripped sensor for high temp beeps a couple times. Gear is in a Norco 2212, 4 noctua fans (bad mistake here LONG ago when I didn't know any better, need higher CFM/static press blah blah). Of course w/ case top off it cools right down (damn you lame static pressure and notcua fans, I love and hate you but mostly hate you).
Remedies...shall I replace the four 80mm Noctua's on the fanwall, add a small fan over the passive CPU heatsink (got one more 4 pin header on mobo free), get another 'proper active but fits this mobo/2U chassis' heatsink (could have SWORE I had a nice Intel stock active cooler when I had 3x E3 systems about 5 years ago, can't find PN now but will go hunting), or something else (AKA get a SM 826/846 chassis and be rid of the last Norco straggler HAH)?
Appreciate the weigh-in, thanks and kind regards, whitey
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