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Loudest component will usually be the drives, otherwise something else is to loud.

• bscphil 7y ago
  I don't know that I've ever seen a rackmount server where the fans weren't by far the loudest part. Granted, I haven't bought a new server from the last few years, but manufacturers seem to have very little desire to reduce fan noise, and without that it's unlikely they'll be quieter than even a rack full of drives.
  • cyphar 7y ago
    If you're using consumer gear in a rackmount form factor (which I'd recommend, given that AMD Ryzen and Threadripper support ECC and are really cheap compared to Xeons), then you can get nice Noctua fans which really help make the fans much more reasonable. Right now the PSU fan is the loudest thing in my rack, but I think I'm going to cut and solder a much quieter fan in place.
    • bscphil 7y ago
      Yes! My next server is definitely going to be a custom build, probably with Ryzen. I've gotten far too tired of the problems I've had with Enterprise hardware, and forced incompatibilities. It will probably still be a tower though, in order to get it as quiet as possible for my apartment.