Hello!
I have this excellent, mini-ITX server board ASRock Rack > E3C236D2I . (Yes, it has ECC, BMC, IPMI 2,0, etc.) It is perfect for a lightweight virtualization host at home. I originally bought it to be small and quiet, but I don't like the Pentium G4560 so I'm going to swap it out.
At ASRock Rack > E3C236D2I I saw the E3-1240L v5, which has a TDP of 25 W. Woohoo, I thought! That's one factor in the noise reduction equation sorted out. But I can't actually buy one :-( Not a single one on Ebay is being sold from a vendor who does not creep me out.
Let's try something else, a bit more bold...
I'm choosing the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 instead. These are easy to get at reasonable prices from less skeezy sources. It's a huge leap from 25 W TDP to 72 W TDP. But I also know that TDP power is not easy to interpret. I've heard that huge differences in W TDP might indicate only a small differences in the amount of active cooling needed.
I need somebody who understands how these power consumption figures and thermal profiles work to tell me if I can get away with the following:
Substitute a Xeon E3-1230v6 (72 W TDP) into my "inaudible" mini-ITX home living room room server, because the 25 W CPU is unavailable.
I intend to use this: NH-L9i . I hope that the CPU will still be quiet. NO?! EEEEK! The support technicians at Noctua said it would be fine with the Xeon E31240L v5 and Pentium G4560. I never asked about the Xeon E3-1230v6 but according to the spec sheet this is right on the edge of what they support. So everything is fine!
Whoever sets me straght will go into in my personal hall of fame. Getting me unblocked on a bad case of analysis paralysis is always appreciated more than you ever know.
Who will be my hero?!
Thank you for reading and considering my issue. Thank you!!
Andrew
I have this excellent, mini-ITX server board ASRock Rack > E3C236D2I . (Yes, it has ECC, BMC, IPMI 2,0, etc.) It is perfect for a lightweight virtualization host at home. I originally bought it to be small and quiet, but I don't like the Pentium G4560 so I'm going to swap it out.
At ASRock Rack > E3C236D2I I saw the E3-1240L v5, which has a TDP of 25 W. Woohoo, I thought! That's one factor in the noise reduction equation sorted out. But I can't actually buy one :-( Not a single one on Ebay is being sold from a vendor who does not creep me out.
Let's try something else, a bit more bold...
I'm choosing the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 instead. These are easy to get at reasonable prices from less skeezy sources. It's a huge leap from 25 W TDP to 72 W TDP. But I also know that TDP power is not easy to interpret. I've heard that huge differences in W TDP might indicate only a small differences in the amount of active cooling needed.
I need somebody who understands how these power consumption figures and thermal profiles work to tell me if I can get away with the following:
Substitute a Xeon E3-1230v6 (72 W TDP) into my "inaudible" mini-ITX home living room room server, because the 25 W CPU is unavailable.
I intend to use this: NH-L9i . I hope that the CPU will still be quiet. NO?! EEEEK! The support technicians at Noctua said it would be fine with the Xeon E31240L v5 and Pentium G4560. I never asked about the Xeon E3-1230v6 but according to the spec sheet this is right on the edge of what they support. So everything is fine!
Whoever sets me straght will go into in my personal hall of fame. Getting me unblocked on a bad case of analysis paralysis is always appreciated more than you ever know.
Who will be my hero?!
Thank you for reading and considering my issue. Thank you!!
Andrew
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