On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 03:30:01PM -0500, Michael Stone wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 07:04:02PM +0100, Harald Welte wrote:
> > The problem is that there's basically no alternative to the net6501 on the
> > market
> > if you require 1U, fanless, small (short 1U enclosure), and a single PCIe
> > slot.
>
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Sorry about the double reply the Fan issue deserves some light.
In short, if noise is an issue, spend money on Noctua fans. For
gamers, fans that move air quietly are a huge consideration. I was
amazed at how quiet my son's gaming PC was in normal usage. When I
could hear it, it was always the GPU fan making the noise. the Noctua
case fans don't make a peep.
If you are building a server, you may have to go to 2U. But quiet to
silent can be done. My NAS is an Intel Core i5 with 35W TDP and a
Noctua NH-L9i CPU cooler and a pair of Noctua 90mm case fans. The
cooler + cPU fan is rated for up to 95W TDP. The server is in my
basement so ambient never gets above 80F. Because the CPU TDP is so
low, I may not have mounted the CPU fan. But I probably did. With the
case closed, this PC is close to silent.
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