Hello SSD,
Got a quick question for you since you seem very experienced building servers.
To give a little bit of background for my question, I started building my new workstation rig which it has similar components to your server, but instead of mounting the X11DAI-N in a server rack, I mounted it in a Tower Chassis. I'm also a beginner building workstations or dealing with pc parts, so that it's stressing me out.
I attached 2 pictures for reference.
So I built and installed the PHM, SNK-P0070APS4 with a Xeon Silver 4114 (10-cores) following the instructions and I quickly realized that there was something wrong with the direction of the airflow I set up. Both air coolers were pointing to opposite directions and I thought I made a mistake.
I read out there that the ideal airflow is to make them go in the same direction (Not sure if this is actually true), the intake air from the front and exhaust the air to the rear of the chassis. So I thought "- I have to disassemble one of the PHM." So I did.
But, I cannot find anywhere in the internet, where I can buy a replacement of the "thermal pad" that the supermicro heatsink includes pre applied
Do you know where I could possible buy it?
Are there any other alternatives, like applying thermal paste (Artict Silver 5) instead of buying the pad? I had some of those.
I started to get a little bit desperate because I cannot finish my build.
Also, I unfortunately disassembled and cleaned the thermal paste before I looked at this post and some of you pictures.
I'm afraid I took it out with no reason now.
Well, that's the situation I'm dealing with. Hopefully I would not burn the processors.
Thank you! I will appreciate any help or suggestions about this.