I couldn’t carry on a conversation next to this server, let alone record a podcast.
They’re temperature-controlled, so they don’t go full blast unless the server’s working hard, but even at very light loads they’re just way too loud. It’s got 6 92mm fans that can wake the dead. Seriously, the case is bulletproof and gawdawful heavy.īut it’s loud. Two quad-core CPUs, 16gb of memory, six SATA drives in a RAID 10, and about a hundred pounds of solid steel. Quest got me a Dell PowerEdge 1900 to use as a virtualization host, and it’s been great. I’ve blogged about how to build a silent PC, but today I’m tackling another noisy beast – an off-the-rack server. I like running my lab out of my office closet, but I don’t want to hear any of them running. I’ve got a few servers in my home lab and I’ve always taken steps to make sure they’re quiet.
