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That’s right, though 4U cases generally only ventilate from the front and back, which seems to contribute to their noise level. I figure that only a small minor
by Cieplak 6y ago
That’s right, though 4U cases generally only ventilate from the front and back, which seems to contribute to their noise level. I figure that only a small minority of the 4U market runs their servers in apartment kitchens.
I’ve had good luck using horizontal Silverstone ATX cases with fans on three sides. That said, I’m sure there are 4U units that offer huge but low rpm fans that would satisfy the bedroom server-lab niche market.
- aidenn0 6y agoI guess I've never owned a tower that ventilated on the top or bottom. I don't like top fans because gravity means things get in them, and bottom fans don't work on carpet. Usually 4U cases have a lot of fan mounts so rather than a few large radius fans you have lots of small radius fans. It used to be that all small fans were loud but in the past decade or so you've been able to get smaller fans at just about any noise point you want.