The 5X3 Cage review - Norco, SuperMicro, iStarUSA and Icy Dock


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5 hours ago, gnollo said:

Well I am back in the thread. My setup is still working well with temperatures apart from summer.

I have to stick a fan in front of the server to keep it cool, which is ok but not ideal, expecially when going away. 

I get a lot of drives going above 45C without the fan trick.
I am tempted to replace the two big fans at the back, but I only want them to go full speed in summer, so I guess I am looking for a manual speed regulator instead of a fan that senses case temperature. 
Any suggestions?


Fan control, I'd recommend https://getfancontrol.com/ as a good way to control fans and ramp them up when needed based on temps. Here is a video on how to do a lot fo the setup and config - 

 

 

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