[geeks] FYI: Low-cost x86 1U [FS: my 2U boxen]

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Sep 13, 2007, at 2:12 PM, Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 12:18:39PM -0400, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>> [threadjack]
>> If you are looking for something like this but ready to go, I am
>> selling my 2U PIII-based systems for $99 each also:
>
> Damn.  WHy do things like this have to come through when I have zero
> funds at my disposal?
>
> Would be perfect to replace the Dell SC420 that I've got dedicated to
> backups right now.  How's the noise level on these?
>

They are not bad, because the chassis is 2U they use the larger fans  
that are maybe 2" high.

There are 2 fans in the front bezel, then two fans behind the  
installed drives, and another fan on the side that exhausts right  
near the CPUs.

They DO NOT have the high pitched whining of e.g. the V20z or other  
1U Opteron boxes with the tiny high speed fans.

Basically more like the rushing sound of a number of desktop systems,  
or like the sound of a small box fan you might buy at WalMart.

Cordially

Patrick Giagnocavo
patrick at zill.net