I am planning out building a MicroATX or Mini-ITX system that fits in a 1U Chassis. It should be silent or near silent (15dBA). And YES, I understand the challenge with building anything silent when it comes to rackmountable equipment. That's what makes it fun for me. I have to put this thing in my bedroom and still be able to sleep at night.
Option #1- Ideally, I'd like to fit a 1U PSU in there but I'm not sure if I can find one that is quiet enough. I found this one 300W Ultra Quiet 80 PLUS FlexATX PSU for C1/C2-RACK Chassis (mini-itx.com) but I have nothing else to compare it to and don't know if it fits in anything besides mini-itx.com's rackmount chassis.
Option #2- Dare I say it, but there is an option of buying a regular 1U PSU and hacking it up to replace the stock fan with a quieter PWM replacement [link]
Option #3- PicoPSU. I don't know much about them, however I do know that they require an external power supply brick, which I'd rather not deal. I'm trying to rack up this equipment nicely inside a cabinet and don't want power bricks hanging all over the place.
This PSU will be used in a diskless 1U system. I am still deciding between two builds:
Option #1- Ideally, I'd like to fit a 1U PSU in there but I'm not sure if I can find one that is quiet enough. I found this one 300W Ultra Quiet 80 PLUS FlexATX PSU for C1/C2-RACK Chassis (mini-itx.com) but I have nothing else to compare it to and don't know if it fits in anything besides mini-itx.com's rackmount chassis.
Option #2- Dare I say it, but there is an option of buying a regular 1U PSU and hacking it up to replace the stock fan with a quieter PWM replacement [link]
Option #3- PicoPSU. I don't know much about them, however I do know that they require an external power supply brick, which I'd rather not deal. I'm trying to rack up this equipment nicely inside a cabinet and don't want power bricks hanging all over the place.
This PSU will be used in a diskless 1U system. I am still deciding between two builds:
- MicroATX system based on Supermicro X9SCM paired with a Xeon E3-1265L (45w TDP)
- MiniITX system based on Supermicro X9SPV-LN4F-3QE paired with a Core i7 Mobile (35w TDP)
- Either system will have no HD or SSD, other than a USB thumb drive which will boot VMware ESX
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