Hi all,
I have a new rig in a 3RU rack case (ASRock X99 Extreme 6, Xeon E5-2609v3, 16GB DDR4) but the stock standard Intel Xeon CPU cooler (BXSTS200C) is very loud! Take out the CPU cooler and the system runs at about 25 to 30dB, add the CPU cooler back in and we're up to around 50dB!
I'm looking for recommendations as to what people have found works well to quieten down a Xeon based build.
Some alternatives I've already looked at:
- Noctua NH-U12DX i4, but its too tall (3RU only gives about 130mm of usable height)
- Corsair H80i, this will fit and might work, but Corsair recommend mounting the radiator vertical (152mm) which won't fit in the case, so it would have to be horizontal: not sure of the implications of this.
One possibility may be the Zalman Reserator 3 Max - has anyone had any success with this unit?
Any other units people would recommend?
Thanks,
Rob
I have a new rig in a 3RU rack case (ASRock X99 Extreme 6, Xeon E5-2609v3, 16GB DDR4) but the stock standard Intel Xeon CPU cooler (BXSTS200C) is very loud! Take out the CPU cooler and the system runs at about 25 to 30dB, add the CPU cooler back in and we're up to around 50dB!
I'm looking for recommendations as to what people have found works well to quieten down a Xeon based build.
Some alternatives I've already looked at:
- Noctua NH-U12DX i4, but its too tall (3RU only gives about 130mm of usable height)
- Corsair H80i, this will fit and might work, but Corsair recommend mounting the radiator vertical (152mm) which won't fit in the case, so it would have to be horizontal: not sure of the implications of this.
One possibility may be the Zalman Reserator 3 Max - has anyone had any success with this unit?
Any other units people would recommend?
Thanks,
Rob
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