I have two Xeon 2650 v2s in a Supermicro X9DRH-iTF (edited to be the correct model)
Unfortunately I did not look too hard into cooling solutions before I got it, so I've been living with the screaming fans from a couple of 2U supermicro coolers for the past year and I'm finally tired of it.
As it happens, I have a spare d5 pump and rad sitting around, and I'm wondering if there's any way to get CPU blocks for 2011 narrow ILM without spending an arm and a leg on discontinued EK blocks?
My current, and pretty much only idea is to grab a couple of those $10 blocks off aliexpress, get some aluminum stock and carve up some new brackets with an angle grinder and dremel. I would prefer to not go this route as it's a lot of work, are there any less hacky solutions for this?
I would also be willing to air cool, my case has plenty of room for basically any cooler I can throw in it, although I wasn't able to find anything affordable other than the 2U coolers I currently have. I'd like to keep it under $30ish per CPU but I'd be willing to stretch my legs a bit if necessary.
Unfortunately I did not look too hard into cooling solutions before I got it, so I've been living with the screaming fans from a couple of 2U supermicro coolers for the past year and I'm finally tired of it.
As it happens, I have a spare d5 pump and rad sitting around, and I'm wondering if there's any way to get CPU blocks for 2011 narrow ILM without spending an arm and a leg on discontinued EK blocks?
My current, and pretty much only idea is to grab a couple of those $10 blocks off aliexpress, get some aluminum stock and carve up some new brackets with an angle grinder and dremel. I would prefer to not go this route as it's a lot of work, are there any less hacky solutions for this?
I would also be willing to air cool, my case has plenty of room for basically any cooler I can throw in it, although I wasn't able to find anything affordable other than the 2U coolers I currently have. I'd like to keep it under $30ish per CPU but I'd be willing to stretch my legs a bit if necessary.