rloychik

tried Noctua nh-u12p se2. does not fit in 4224. about 1/2" too high. size is 5.0 x 4.7 x 6.2 inches (126 x 120 x 158 mm) (W x L x H) per Tom's Hardware. this is not accurate total height. think they left off base and height of tubing projecting from top. per noctua tubing filled with water. cooler will not work if trim projecting tubes flat to top of fins. Noctua nh-d15 is 6.30” x 5.90” x 6.33” ( With Fan) (H x W x D) per newegg. do not know if they include tubing projecting from top. mb will sit about 1/2" above bottom of case and cpu socket maybe 3/8" above that. suspect it is same radiator as u12 and will also be too high. if you are measuring total height 6.5" it will be too high. may want to contact noctua tech support re actual total height, will it fit in 4224 before purchase. if wrong, will have to take out motherboard to replace. they make beautiful coolers. may want to consider lower profile like nh-l9a. used low profile ram so no clearance problems. cpu temp not an issue as have dual core amd. ymmv.

2 norco 4224 servers, 17 disks (2,3,4tb) each. same basic hardware on both. running fine >1year. one has started dropping backplanes and taking attached drives. can't afford to keep. chassis is only part haven't replaced. want to replace norco with 24 disk supermicro. will convert 2nd server later. msi motherboard with 8 sata ports connected by #2 reverse breakout cables ending in 8087 mini-sas to 2 norco backplanes. #2 supermicro aoc-sas2lp-mv8 pcie 2.0 x 8 sata/sas 8-port controller cards connected with #4 8087 mini-sas cables to 4 norco backplanes. want to take guts out of server, install in supermicro chassis. understand will have to replace norco cables with standard. will change fans/ps for quiet operation. confused re how to connect current 6 mini-sas connectors to supermicro backplane. very different from norco, only 1 backplane per server (rather than 6). they have number of backplane models and at most take 3 mini-sas connectors. idiot proof guidance appreciated. want to keep sata 3 and ability to use large disks (4+tb). haven't bought anything yet. want to buy what will work easiest/best. thanks bob