Hi,
I am exploring the feasibility of using a lower cost AMD EPYC server made of parts:
- Gigabyte MZ01-CE0 mobo+ EPYC 7281 + 128 GB RAM
For the moment i am looking at a 4U rackmount case ( Inter-Tech IPC4U-4408 ).
Now, the question:
For cooling, i was looking at the Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3 cooler.
But it seems that the Threadripper TR4 sockets (the main tagret of this cooler) have the socket "vertically" whereas the EPYC board has it "horizontally". So the fan on this cooler would blow the air "downwards", perpendicular to the front-back airflow of the case (the case has 2 built in fans to help with this).
As i looked at the specs, i seen nowhere mentioned that the cooling fins could be re-repositioned at 90 degrees on the cooler.
I supppose this would cause cooling issues, especially with a CPU like this?
PS I asked our vendor to look into the Supermicro Store 4U Active CPU Heat Sink Socket OLGA4094 cooler's availability.
I am exploring the feasibility of using a lower cost AMD EPYC server made of parts:
- Gigabyte MZ01-CE0 mobo+ EPYC 7281 + 128 GB RAM
For the moment i am looking at a 4U rackmount case ( Inter-Tech IPC4U-4408 ).
Now, the question:
For cooling, i was looking at the Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3 cooler.
But it seems that the Threadripper TR4 sockets (the main tagret of this cooler) have the socket "vertically" whereas the EPYC board has it "horizontally". So the fan on this cooler would blow the air "downwards", perpendicular to the front-back airflow of the case (the case has 2 built in fans to help with this).
As i looked at the specs, i seen nowhere mentioned that the cooling fins could be re-repositioned at 90 degrees on the cooler.
I supppose this would cause cooling issues, especially with a CPU like this?
PS I asked our vendor to look into the Supermicro Store 4U Active CPU Heat Sink Socket OLGA4094 cooler's availability.