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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: (wont 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 cant design a full cover block (starting to think I wont 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.
(posted on Xtremesystems as well as in a worklog)
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: (wont 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 cant design a full cover block (starting to think I wont 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.
(posted on Xtremesystems as well as in a worklog)