Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

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elec999
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Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

Post by elec999 » Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:24 am

Case: Norco RPC-230 2U Rackmount Server Case Black 1X5.25 4X3.5
MB: Supermicro X9SCM-IIF LGA1155 DDR3 ECC 4PCIE 6SATA 2GBLAN IPMI Video mATX Motherboard Retail
CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1230 V2 Quad Core Processor 3.3GHZ 8MB LGA1155 69W Retail Box
PSU: Antec Earthwatts Green Series 380W ATX12V 80PLUS Bronze

Need advice on a nice CPU cooler 2U format, thats silent. What you guys of the PSU. Very tight case may be only PSU to fit.

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Re: Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

Post by Pappnaas » Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:50 am

http://www.norcotek.com/RPC230.php

2 x 80mm ballbearing fans
No opening for the PSU to get ANY air

I guess it doesn't matter which cooler, because a PSU with no fresh air to draw in + 2 80mm ballbearing fans will drown any noise from any given cooler.

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Re: Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

Post by elec999 » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:16 am

Pappnaas wrote:http://www.norcotek.com/RPC230.php

2 x 80mm ballbearing fans
No opening for the PSU to get ANY air

I guess it doesn't matter which cooler, because a PSU with no fresh air to draw in + 2 80mm ballbearing fans will drown any noise from any given cooler.
What you suggest I do? I still would like rackmount 2u case.

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Re: Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

Post by Pappnaas » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:16 am

It depends on what exactly you plan to do with that machine. And it might help to know the reason for the 2u requirement, give us some more info to tune into that project.

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Re: Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

Post by elec999 » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:21 am

This will be a server placed in an 42U Rack. I will also comes with 4 x velocity raptors.

Full System Specs
Intel Xeon E3 1230 V2 Quad Core Processor 3.3GHZ 8MB LGA1155 69W Retail Box
Supermicro X9SCM-IIF LGA1155 DDR3 ECC 4PCIE 6SATA 2GBLAN IPMI Video mATX Motherboard Retail
Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G 16GB 2X8GB Kits DDR3-1333 CL9 DIMM ECC Dual Channel Memory
WD Velociraptor WD5000HHTZ 500GB SATA3 10000RPM 64MB 3.5in Enterprise Hard Drive
Norco RPC-230 2U Rackmount Server Case Black 1X5.25 4X3.5 *No PSU Included*
Antec Earthwatts Green Series 380W ATX12V 80PLUS Bronze *No Pwr Cord*
Noctua NH-L9i LGA1155/1156 Low Profile Heatsink Cooler w/ Slim NF-A9x14 92MM PWM Fan
Antec TriCool 80MM Case Fan 3 Speed Switch 3/4PIN

It will be used for Email Archiving.

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Re: Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

Post by washu » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:54 pm

If it's going in a full rack then why does it need to be silent? It's not like 4x raptors are going to be that quiet anyway, so the stock fan or similar would be fine.

If the rack is not full, then get a 4U case and use a bigger cooler and fans.

Your specs seem very overkill for "Email Archiving". What software are you going to be running that requires so much power and fast disks?

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Re: Need Help with 2u Cooler for my E3-1230V2

Post by elec999 » Wed May 01, 2013 9:37 am

washu wrote:If it's going in a full rack then why does it need to be silent? It's not like 4x raptors are going to be that quiet anyway, so the stock fan or similar would be fine.

If the rack is not full, then get a 4U case and use a bigger cooler and fans.

Your specs seem very overkill for "Email Archiving". What software are you going to be running that requires so much power and fast disks?
I dont have the 4u space. I have 2u space. I dont want to waste space where I dont need to. My customs build server needs to be future proof. The Email archiving program needs io for running searches, etc.

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