Supermicro Xeon D / FCBGA 1667 Heatsink information
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Using a Xigmatek PTR-N881 with a Nactua like nev_neo used. Ambient is 23c, idles at 37c, hits about 42c running 2 vm’s fairly active. CPU is the 4c/8t D-1520.
Basically silent considering stock case fans are louder.
Basically silent considering stock case fans are louder.
I have just picked up one of these motherboards:
www.gigabyte.com
Any recommendations on a better cooler ideally with some Noctua fans? Thinking Xigmatek PTR-N881 like above, but not sure what would be best?
MB10-DS4 (rev. 1.3) | Server Motherboard - GIGABYTE U.K.
Mini-ITX form factorIntel® Xeon® D-1521 processor4 x RDIMM/UDIMM slots, DDR4 2133MHz2 x 10GbE SFP+ LAN ports (Intel® X552)2 x GbE LAN ports (Intel® I210)6 x...
Any recommendations on a better cooler ideally with some Noctua fans? Thinking Xigmatek PTR-N881 like above, but not sure what would be best?
Hi everyone, first post in the forum here 
I've been running TrueNAS on a X10SDV-4c-TLN4F in a Node 304 with six disks for the past 5 years. I am one those, who stuck a 60mm Noctua with those rubber thingys on the stock heatsink. The temps, or rather the fan load always has been rather high: a perl script controlls the cpu temp to be 50C, which results in about 2800RPM of the fan with normal operation, so not a lot of margin.
In the near future, I will need to move my NAS to a much more enclosed location, and I am afraid that the temps will rise above 50, which is already quite high.
I first read this article on STH, and I would have instantly gone for the CoolJag BUF-E and reuse my Noctua, but I live in Europe, they are nowhere to be seen.
Then I found this thread, it has been gold in terms of inspiring of possible cooler builds. Especially the Noctua nh-d9l build (a bit pricy, and Aliexpress link not available anymore), or the Xigmatek PTR-N881 (availability?) look very interesting, but I am still struggling with the basics of a cpu cooler. The FCBGA 1667 is never listed in any compatibility lists, and I am wondering how CPU cooler compatibility work. I already learned, that SM uses some weird screws, which needs a replacement of the backplate. But are the hole distances always the same? Or are these backplates adjustable? Sorry for the really basic questions, but I never built a pc before my server, and with the server, I always kept using the stock cooler (I know, I know, stock thermal paste is shit, every forum tells you that ; ).
Right now, I am looking at the be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2, but I have no idea if it will fit. Is there a more common socket with an identical screw-hole layout, that I can use for assessing coolers? Or is there more to the story in terms of compatibility (ignoring coolers as large as the board xD)?
Thanks for any help and pointers in the right direction..
I've been running TrueNAS on a X10SDV-4c-TLN4F in a Node 304 with six disks for the past 5 years. I am one those, who stuck a 60mm Noctua with those rubber thingys on the stock heatsink. The temps, or rather the fan load always has been rather high: a perl script controlls the cpu temp to be 50C, which results in about 2800RPM of the fan with normal operation, so not a lot of margin.
In the near future, I will need to move my NAS to a much more enclosed location, and I am afraid that the temps will rise above 50, which is already quite high.
I first read this article on STH, and I would have instantly gone for the CoolJag BUF-E and reuse my Noctua, but I live in Europe, they are nowhere to be seen.
Then I found this thread, it has been gold in terms of inspiring of possible cooler builds. Especially the Noctua nh-d9l build (a bit pricy, and Aliexpress link not available anymore), or the Xigmatek PTR-N881 (availability?) look very interesting, but I am still struggling with the basics of a cpu cooler. The FCBGA 1667 is never listed in any compatibility lists, and I am wondering how CPU cooler compatibility work. I already learned, that SM uses some weird screws, which needs a replacement of the backplate. But are the hole distances always the same? Or are these backplates adjustable? Sorry for the really basic questions, but I never built a pc before my server, and with the server, I always kept using the stock cooler (I know, I know, stock thermal paste is shit, every forum tells you that ; ).
Right now, I am looking at the be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2, but I have no idea if it will fit. Is there a more common socket with an identical screw-hole layout, that I can use for assessing coolers? Or is there more to the story in terms of compatibility (ignoring coolers as large as the board xD)?
Thanks for any help and pointers in the right direction..
Thanks @RolloZ170 , this pretty much settles it. I will go for the CoolJag, as there seems to be a lot of positive experience with it, and no hassle (or less) in fixing the damn thing.
50C isn't hot at all for a modern CPU. Intel recommends a maximum of 80C for these CPUs and I wouldn't worry about running them at that temperature for a decade if necessary.
That said, the BUF-E is a beast of a heatsink for these CPUs. Even the lower profile copper BUF-A (with your own 4-pin PWM fan) works quite well in my experience.