This was one configuration I was considering. How well does the Noctua fan keep temps under control?I run X10SRi-F boards with E3-2620v3 CPU.
I run the SNK-P0048AP4 you are considering.
I swapped the OE fan with a Noctua NF-A6x25 PWM
(no need to bother with the low noise adapter).
40C is acceptable, but seems a tad high for idle (do 2011 v3's run hotter?). My dual 2650v2 setup idles around 30C with an Alpine 20 active cooler.Idle temps ~40 Degrees C this time of year (winter).
Idle temps ~50 Degrees C during the hottest months.
My boards are in 2U chassis and sit in an non-AC basement.
Hottest ambient temps get to about 85 degrees F in the basement during summer.
I don't run heavy CPU loads and trust the Noctua will do fine up to the 85W TDP for my CPU.
Beyond 85W TDP ... i'd look at larger chassis with better airflow ..but still keep the Noctua.
On the one board, I started out with a pair of 1U Supermicro SNK-P0057PS passive sinks, and put an 80mm fan on top with some sheetmetal screws that friction fit between the heatsink cooling blades. This actually worked quite well, but I was using 60w "L" series CPUs, so not as much heat.Hmm maybe I'll try slapping an 80mm fan on top on the 1u passive heatsink that came with the motherboard.
Neat setup, got anymore pics? Everything I read about the R24 says the contrary, that its a jet engine.I’ve been running Dynatron R24 units on two separate open chassis stacks and they have been practically silent.
I had two similar setups (still have one) and went with the R24 for both. They can get loud but at idle they are nearly silent. I ran this setup at my desk so there was zero tolerance for noise.Neat setup, got anymore pics? Everything I read about the R24 says the contrary, that its a jet engine.
What are you running in those ITX configs? I've been toying with the idea of creating a low power pentium/i3 HA cluster to play around with.Also ran a smaller stack with itx boards (though it doesn’t relate to the R24).
They were E3-1275L v3 with 16GB ram and 256GB msata ssds as boot.What are you running in those ITX configs? I've been toying with the idea of creating a low power pentium/i3 HA cluster to play around with.