Hi all,
I'm looking for some help with a particular problem. I'm going to be building a mini-ITX fanless server system. Here are the main components (and I'm not looking for suggestions for alternatives)
SuperMicro X9SCV-Q
Intel 2720QM
Details on the supermicroboard can be found here http://supermicro.co.uk/products/motherboard/Xeon/QM67/X9SCV-Q.cfm
As you can see (from supermicros page at the bottom), supermicro provide a cooler model for use with this board. However it has a fan. I'm thinking about getting it and just removing the fan, but I'm a little afraid that the cooler will be too puny for the CPU. I am going to disable turbo to reduce the heat generated but of course with all 4 cores active it may still reach maximum heat dissipation. I would like to know, if the CPU would be okay with that heatsink alone, or if there are any suggestions for beefier coolers for this socket. I need to be able to purchase the cooler in the UK. I don't mind finding a case to accomodate a larger cooler.
I've looked at the following case https://linitx.com/product/12488 which claims fanless operation by convection, but only for TDP < 10W CPUs ...
Any advice appreciated.
Regards,
Yax
https://linitx.com/product/12488
I'm looking for some help with a particular problem. I'm going to be building a mini-ITX fanless server system. Here are the main components (and I'm not looking for suggestions for alternatives)
SuperMicro X9SCV-Q
Intel 2720QM
Details on the supermicroboard can be found here http://supermicro.co.uk/products/motherboard/Xeon/QM67/X9SCV-Q.cfm
As you can see (from supermicros page at the bottom), supermicro provide a cooler model for use with this board. However it has a fan. I'm thinking about getting it and just removing the fan, but I'm a little afraid that the cooler will be too puny for the CPU. I am going to disable turbo to reduce the heat generated but of course with all 4 cores active it may still reach maximum heat dissipation. I would like to know, if the CPU would be okay with that heatsink alone, or if there are any suggestions for beefier coolers for this socket. I need to be able to purchase the cooler in the UK. I don't mind finding a case to accomodate a larger cooler.
I've looked at the following case https://linitx.com/product/12488 which claims fanless operation by convection, but only for TDP < 10W CPUs ...
Any advice appreciated.
Regards,
Yax
https://linitx.com/product/12488