[Beowulf] Quiet *and* powerful

[Andrew Latham]

koolance.com has rackmount cases that use a water cooling system that is both
cool and quite. It also is a standard rackmount case that would free up some
design issues..



--- Daniel Pfenniger <daniel.pfenniger at obs.unige.ch> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Its not a 1U, its a low-noise Linux P4 box, but really *low* noise: the 
> transtec 1200
> We bought these for offices precisely because these boxes are designed 
> for low noise.
> 
>
http://www.transtec.ch/CH/E/products/workstations/linuxworkstations/transtec1200lownoiseworkstation.html?fsid=342edfd38a845c179dd18ef965091b2d
> 
> In practice in the office the box can barely be noticed,  I can imagine 
> a dozen or more
> of these boxes would not disturb a normal conversation.
> 
>     Dan
> 
> 
> Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:
> 
> >Yes, I know this has been discussed a couple of times, and that my stated 
> >goals are at odds with each other.  But I really need the best bang for 
> >the noise for a system that will reside in the same room with patients 
> >undergoing diagnostic ultrasound scanning.  Our current setup (6 1U dual 
> >2.4GHz Xeons, with about 11 little fans per node) is ridiculously loud, 
> >and annoys both the patients and the physicians.  This is Bad.
> >
> >We're willing to pay for better, but don't want to take too much of a 
> >speed hit.  Does anybody have a good vendor for quiet but still high 
> >performing systems?  Is there any hope in the 1U form factor (my Opteron 
> >nodes are somewhat quieter, since they use squirrel cage fans, but are 
> >still too loud), or should I look at, e.g., putting Quad Opterons in a 3 
> >or 4U case?  Or should I look at lashing together some towers (this system 
> >also needs to be somewhat portable)?
> >
> >Thanks for any hints, pointers, recommendations, or flames.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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