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    Posted: 23 September 2011 at 1:31pm
I run a small render farm with a load of 2u PCs to render mental-ray for 3ds Max, at full load all the chips were getting up to 48 degrees with the stock AMD coolers, so I thought I'd treat the whole render farm to some uprated, specialist, lo-profile coolers, enter a big box full of these babies:-
 
I took great solice in the fact they have no blue LEDs in the fans so should actutally work, how wrong was I? 48 degrees to 72 Degrees in one easy move...
 
Now have box full of Heatsinks wait for an RMA number...
 
Just goes to show what people sell as performance kit doesn't always do what I preceive as preform!
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Did you clean off the stock thermal paste and apply a nice bead of Arctic Silver first?
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Oh yes, scrubbed the little badger with carb cleaner and everything!!! 

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ceharden Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 September 2011 at 2:50pm
48deg actually sounds quite cool for a full-load operating temp.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote shagnasty Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 September 2011 at 2:55pm
Not in a 21degree server room, I have the same CPU on my wks running at 42deg so I thought 30s would more the vibe in an ac'd room...
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Maybe, still don't think it's high enough to worry about.
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Given my experience with this I am in agreement!!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Builder Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 September 2011 at 8:06pm
Had the same with a monstrosity of a Zalman thing back in the 939 days
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote shagnasty Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 September 2011 at 8:29pm
Originally posted by The Builder The Builder wrote:

Had the same with a monstrosity of a Zalman thing back in the 939 days
 
Not the Zalman "flower" we had one of these leave the board (trashing the cpu and socket en route) and hit the Ram in transit wiping out a rather expensive Tyan main board, some very expensive ECC dimms and blowing 7 bells out of a server spec 650W PSU as teh customer powered the machine up before realising what had happen, entry transit claim to courtier for £2300....
 
I am kinda thinking PC pimping may not be my thing......
 
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Yep, that one!
 
Tyan: Yummy, they still about?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote shagnasty Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 September 2011 at 11:13pm
Yeah, Tyan and supermicro power most in Unbranded servers
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Builder Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 September 2011 at 12:03am
Not specced an unbranded for ages, too many cheap overstock names. Nice to build and figure in a spare mb thoughWink
Bought an entire used Dell 830 the other day, getting nervous of the age of one of mine and the boards seem to be obsolete.
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