I couldn't find a better place for this, so here goes.
I need a very quiet rack mount server. Silent preferred. Must have two USB ports but prefer 4. Must have 100 MBit ethernet, but prefer gig. Will run linux. Does not need much power.
I own a Dell R210-II and that sucker is silent after boot. But, as this is for work we bought new. We got a R230. That POS is FREEKING LOUD!!!! Even after tweaking all the bios setting it is totally unacceptable for an office. Shame.
I own a Supermicro 5015A. it is quieter than the Dell. You can barely hear the single fan if you put your head next to the case. Nice little box. But, it is 2 generations back. So I go to my supermicro reseller and he wants to sell me a 1000 dollar box with 12 cores. I can still get the 5015 for around 350. Then we go back a generation and he begrudges that those take DDR3 ECC SODIMMS that nobody makes any more.
So, I tried a NUC. We can tie wrap it to the rack sides. But the freeking thing overheats doing absolutely nothing.
Does they hive have any recommendations for a box that is going to go in a rack that does absolutely nothing other than take packets off ethernet and write to dozens of USB to serial dongles. The primary requirement, other than listed above, is it be QUIET!
I need a very quiet rack mount server. Silent preferred. Must have two USB ports but prefer 4. Must have 100 MBit ethernet, but prefer gig. Will run linux. Does not need much power.
I own a Dell R210-II and that sucker is silent after boot. But, as this is for work we bought new. We got a R230. That POS is FREEKING LOUD!!!! Even after tweaking all the bios setting it is totally unacceptable for an office. Shame.
I own a Supermicro 5015A. it is quieter than the Dell. You can barely hear the single fan if you put your head next to the case. Nice little box. But, it is 2 generations back. So I go to my supermicro reseller and he wants to sell me a 1000 dollar box with 12 cores. I can still get the 5015 for around 350. Then we go back a generation and he begrudges that those take DDR3 ECC SODIMMS that nobody makes any more.
So, I tried a NUC. We can tie wrap it to the rack sides. But the freeking thing overheats doing absolutely nothing.
Does they hive have any recommendations for a box that is going to go in a rack that does absolutely nothing other than take packets off ethernet and write to dozens of USB to serial dongles. The primary requirement, other than listed above, is it be QUIET!