Usually not, the AMD processors I have worked with the OEM heat sink/fan will barley fit in a 2U. I have seen some bare bone systems that come with mobo and case with heat sinks for the processors you supply. Check out the pictures on this page, it will show the heat sinks that will work with the case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16856152009 On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 11:45, Gregory Hill wrote: > Ok, not exactly linux-related, but I am hopeful that someone on the list > will know. I am planning on building a 1U rackmount server with > commodity-level parts. I found a case/motherboard combo that works for > my needs. It has an nforce 4 motherboard, so I can use any athlon 64 > processor. The question is, will a stock cpu heatsink/fan fit in a 1U > case? Or do I need to look for a specialized one? Knowing the size of > the heatsinks on the athlon 64 processors, I would guess that it will > not fit, but I'd like to know if anyone knows for sure. > > Thanks, > Greg > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ -- Peter Howe Technical Services and integration Team Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Nuvek - New Vision in Technology Phone:(801) 492-1220 http://www.nuvek.com /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
