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There are a few manufacturers that make silent racks[1]. They're hard to come by, and are much more expensive than regular racks, but there's a small market for
by imiric 4y ago
There are a few manufacturers that make silent racks[1]. They're hard to come by, and are much more expensive than regular racks, but there's a small market for them.
Otherwise, manual soundproofing is an option, but then you have heat to deal with.
Most servers aren't very loud unless you're stressing the hardware, and fan settings can usually be tweaked, or fans replaced with silent alternatives.
Still, you wouldn't want this kind of equipment humming next to you in the same room, so it's best to dedicate a small server closet, room, or garage, if you have the space.
That said, a custom server build in a rack mounted enclosure is not the same as using enterprise servers. My gaming PC is in a 4U enclosure and is as quiet as any tower PC.
[1]: http://quiet-rack.com/ranges.php http://quiet-rack.com/ranges.php
- hinkley 4y agoI keep thinking that Oxide computers is missing a trick and that someone should be building minicomputers ported to plug coolant lines straight into the rack. Either glycol lines or minisplit lines. The hot row/cold row stuff makes sense when you've got a data center, but if computers are eating the world then more and more people will need 80u of rackspace total, maybe at 3 branch offices.