Quiet 1u Server Fans

How to reduce fan speed.

Quiet 1u server fans.

1u supermicro 6015v m3 mt x7dvl 3 server 2x intel e5430 quad core 24gb ram and am now ready to get things running. Dell servers in general are optimized for high performance and not to be quiet. Even if you do not need the server s full power all the time the fans run way too fast in my opinion. Errrr how about the dell r200 s which were clever enough to not run their fans several thousand rpm higher than they need to.

I m not sure where the idea came from that you should be able to buy a quiet 1u server. However in silent office environments the fan noise can be annoying especially the ones in 1u cases. All frimware and bios are upgraded to the most recent ones. Of course this all makes sense small fans stupid high rpm loud.

This complete kit includes the 1u fan unit corded 6 ft thermal probe user s manual rack mount screws cage nuts and corded 6 ft power supply. Unfortunately i severely even this is still an understate underestimated the loudness of 1u fans lol. You can easily stick 32gb of ram and a couple 3 5 7 2k nearline sas drives into it and it wouldn t be too terribly expensive. An intake version of this model is available sold separately.

They re short depth and the fans run at extremely low speeds when it isn t under load so is as quiet as a desktop pc most of the time. When srever starts fan noise is normal but when i plug in pcie intell p3500 nvme ssd fans ramp up and is very loud. Dell s latest poweredge r230 servers are perfect for this. I ordered a used server.