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Project CoolMultiserve - Worklog

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Narisatu

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Project objective: Create a custom cooling system and a custom server rack/case for a hardware firewall/router, fileserver, web server, and main gaming system using a combination of air, phase change, and liquid cooling.

Case: 20(ish)U server rack, custom built from wood(unsure type)

Computers/cooling:
Firewall – sub 500mhz p3 with 512mb ram, 2gb CF on CF to IDE controller, running Smoothwall or IPcop (probably IPcop)
Web server: Dual p3 500 to 1ghz, 1 gb ram, 3 9.1gb 10k rpm Ultra160 scsi in raid5
Fileserver: dual p3 1ghz, 2gb ram, 4 1tb SATA3.0 RAID5 (to start)
Above computers all cooled by a custom built Phase change cooling system (one stage), cooling the air in the case by sending the refrigerant into a small expansion chamber before a radiator, then blowing air through the radiator, using stock fans/heat sinks. Specs are not final; some will change, depending on deals I find, and what components I can scrounge at home

Fan controller: low end (unsure exact specs), 3 Sunbeam THETA fan controllers, 15.4” laptop LCD mounted on case as monitor for fan controller computer, standard air cooling (controlled by remote desktop) XSOS v2.0 (if I can get a hold of it)

Gaming system/main: (won’t be built until fall, unsure of components, would like Quad-FX main board, FX84s, 4gb ram, XSOS v3.0, dual 150 raptors RAID 0 imaged to file server, soundcard up for debate, R600 graphics) Cooling, custom built water-cooling, Radiators positioned to use chilled air from servers to chill MCT-40 coolant, R600s, CPUs cooled on one loop, RAM/Chipsets/raptors on another loop. CPU blocks probably custom built, Chipset block custom built, R600 blocks possibly custom built, probably purchased if I can’t design a full cover block (starting to think I won’t be able to) dual pumps/radiators on CPU/GPU line, pump and radiator between CPUs/GPUs and GPUs/CPUs.

Designs for the case and rough sketches of what will happen will be coming in a day or two, feel free to comment, make suggestions and critique my ideas.

half done sketchup image
Serverrack2.jpg


Near Final Images
Front
Serverrack-nearfinalfront.jpg

Rear
serverrack-nearfinalRear.jpg
 
those theta fan controllers arn't really all that good.

The software is buggy and crashes, and I believe they're now unsupported.

The rest sounds good to go though, pics are a requirement for the first post :D
 
I will throw the SketchUp'ed design for the case up as soon as it is complete, construction on the case should begin in a couple of weeks when i go home for the summer from college.
 
this will be a fun project.... 1 question.... why phase change? other than the obvious.... because you can.

4tb RAID 5 so that would be like 9*500gb or like 7*750s

do you archive DVDs or what are you planning on having that is 4tb...
 
actually, i have 4 1tb Fujitsu drives, thats what i was going to use for the RAID 5. As for use, well, DVDs, HD-DVDs, maybe blue-rays, im not sure what ill actually use it for. It will also be a backup and image server, so if the firewall, the web server, or the main system goes down, i can just re-image the drives.

As for phase change, i don't know any other way to chill air besides an air conditioner, and i dont want to use an air conditioner... and because i can.

oh, and does anyone know of a fairly inexpensive way to control around 14+ fans from a software interface.. i would like to use a single computer to control all of the fans inside of the case, instead of spreading that task amoung each computer.

And, would it be safe to "air condition" the area the hard drives are in, or would condensation getting into the hard disks be a risk?
 
Tbalancer M-cubed will control one hell of a lot of fans over USB.

oh and also, I've got major drive envy goin on :p
 
i just checked out mcubed's site, and the largest amount of fans one can control seems to be 4.. unless i use splitters, which wouldnt really be an issue. the amount of temp. probes it can handle makes it appealing, but i would like a few more fan headers.
 
Narisatu said:
i just checked out mcubed's site, and the largest amount of fans one can control seems to be 4.. unless i use splitters, which wouldnt really be an issue. the amount of temp. probes it can handle makes it appealing, but i would like a few more fan headers.
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Yeah, you can run at least 10 yate loons off of it i'd imagine... The SL4 can push 18w per channel, which is a good 5 yates each channel.
 
Arcygenical said:
Tbalancer M-cubed will control one hell of a lot of fans over USB.

oh and also, I've got major drive envy goin on :p
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I am using a tbalancer right now with my watercooling and it even controls my DCC pump.. i really like it
 
people need bigger casese like the lian-li pc-343b. this looks nicer with the wood finish and stuff.
 
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