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I tried something like this to run 1U servers in my office. It didn't work :(

• waste_monk 7y ago
  Buying soundproof server cabinets is relatively cheap these days (quick search shows an 18RU cabinet with ~15dB reduction is ~$2500 AUD, there are probably better deals out there though). These are relatively simple, but you need slightly outsised cabinets to begin with to have space for accoustic foam, door seals, and I believe they use non-standard forced air cooling at the roof and floor of the cabinet (an array 300+mm "super quiet" fans). The real challenge is if you are ever tasked with finding a secure cabinet (as in, meeting whatever government standards for holding classified information systems)that is also soundproofed. No one makes these as standard and I only found one place even willing to try modding a standard secure cabinet, with no gaurantees about sound reduction - since it's secure (less holes, holes that exist have baffles etc. that complicate airflow, limited in the modifications you can do without losing your security rating) and has soundproof foam acting as insulation the thermal management becomes a real problem.