[clue-tech] Cheap Dell server box

[Kevin Cullis]

Here's an article about silencing a box and the heat issues they come 
across.

I've just built a new AMD64 system and my senior techie helped me with 
the parts.  One of the KEY issue is having a GOOD CASE that cools your 
components down!I've got a Cooler Master Preatorian case that has GREAT 
cooling:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-119-035&depa=1

(There's a half inch gap between each HD location with two fans that 
blow air over the HDs.)

It's a more expensive case than some of you may purchase, but it's one 
that will be my main one and will last me for years

Using Speedfan (on Windows XP Pro, I know, but I'm writing a book with 
Linux, Mac, and Windows in mind and need all three to work with) my CPU 
temp rarely gets above 43 degrees C and the HDs  around 27 degrees C.

Also, a data recovery firm here in Denver (I've forgot their name) gave 
a presentation about failures of HD and most of the failures are drives 
that are above 120-160GB HDs.

You might also check out this site in addition Speedfan for hardware 
detection software:

http://www.cpuid.com/index.php

Anyone know of Linux software that does this stuff?  And is free and/or 
open source?

HTH

Kevin

Richard Knechtel wrote:
> 
> EWW! As soon as I saw the word SATA, that was enough for me. I wouldn't 
> go -NEAR- SATA! Especially one used by Dell!
> 
> Why? Lets see, one guy I work with has gone through 3 of them - burned 
> up. He even had to have is case open with an osolating fan blowing into 
> the case. Yes this was on a Dell PC even.  We just had another guy on 
> Thursday had his SATA drive fail/die/crash this was in a Dell PC that 
> was less than 6 months old. In a development environment you can' afford 
> to be  rebuilding your system constantly because of drive failures.
> 
>  From my experience with SATA - it BLOWS!
> 
> I'll take EIDE or SCSI any day. Take the old tried and true!
> 


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