Re: PE2900 too noisy for office?

[michalwd1979]

My idea might be strange but it works for me. I am writting this sitting next to water coled PE2850 and it is really quiet here. Main noise source are SCSI disks. Keep in mind that 2850 is a rack server originally with 6 fans.

Regards,
Michael

Dnia 2 maja 2008 22:22 Steve Thompson <smt at vgersoft.com> napisał(a):

> I'm looking for a new server for my home office; it should have a single 
> Core2 quad-core processor (or two dual-cores) of at least 2.5 GHz, 16 GB 
> memory and about half a dozen SATA drives of either 750GB or 1TB. My 
> existing servers are in the basement, and are too noisy to move. I rather 
> like the PE2900.
> 
> I have many PE2900 (original and III) servers in a computer room 
> environment (not at home), but several hundred machines make it impossible 
> to gauge how noisy they are individually. Are they (or a PE1900 in tower 
> form) quiet enought to use in an office environment? I saw the earlier 
> thread about 'quietest 1U rack server', but it didn't mention the PE2900 
> III, which are supposedly quieter (or at least, less noisy).
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 
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