On 21 Nov 2004 at 9:22, Shaun Canning wrote: > Yeah, that'd fly. The biggest problem I have up here in the north-west is > keeping the damn things cool. Mine runs at 50c with no case covers and 5 fans > in > an air-conditioned room. Doesn't get all that much hotter than that though > because of all the fans and good ventilation. I have thought about > water-cooling, but this seems like more trouble than it's worth, with the > added > risk of a leak!
Hmm, case covers and air flow are the key to good cooling, apart from causing an RF storm the cooling should be far worse with the lids off on a well designed system. Sounds like you need a decent tower with front and rear fans. You might also consider some Zalman ZM-2HC2 Heatpipe HDD Coolers, I use these on my W/S drives, they reduce the noise transmitted to the system chassis and promote better cooling (assuming good airflow along the drives). http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=74&code=019 > Although, I would like a dual processor system one of these days... There is a heck of a premium to be paid for a good M/B, I'm not sure it's worth the bother any more. My server is still dual CPU but my W/S no longer is, it just wasn't cost effective. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
