Does anyone have any recommendations for a quiet yet efficient XEON E5 v3 CPU fan that will fit under the SC846's air shroud? I'm going to start looking at Noctua, but I have read recently that the SWiF2 fans are pretty good as well.
I think the SNK-P0050AP4 is the one you are referring to:No point in wasting $ or time.
Get the SuperMicro 4U Active HSF and be done I run those on all my 846s, cheap, efficient, and readily available. Can't even tell it's on with the 846 chassis fans, and even with it open you can't hear it unless it goes to >70% power.
I just actually installed that same heatsink in a SC836 with an air shroud. Will probably update my build thread with it's photo in a day or two installed.Neo in a different post that if I was using an air shroud, which is supposed to ship with the Sc846, I should only need a fanless heatsink. Checking this site it looks like it would need the SNK-P0048Ps heatsink as that is the narrow one:
SUPERMICRO SNK-P0048PS 2U Passive CPU Heatsink for LGA2011 - Newegg.com
Low and behold there is an actual manual for the air shroud:I just actually installed that same heatsink in a SC836 with an air shroud. Will probably update my build thread with it's photo in a day or two installed.
For what it's worth, my SC836 did not come with a air shroud. I purchased it separately (new) and it came with all the options.What I don't know is what condition mine will come in. It looks like there are some bits that can be added/removed, and if they send me one that has those parts removed I might need to abandon it (I guess I should have known to ask) and go with the active cooler.
What is this comment in reference to?I'm pretty sure that ALL of my SM chassis are the same.
"As you can see the right one is missing pieces and one of the flaps fell off"What is this comment in reference to?