Adaptec gets quite hot ... cooler solution ?

I have an Adaptec 5805 :

As you can see, this is pretty much the only place where you can mount them. The only other PCIe is too close to the GPU.

Does anyone has a cooling suggestions (apart of water cooling obviously) ?

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dynamik

Maybe try and stick something like one of these in the slot above it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010110573%201372526581&name=PCI%20Slot%20Case%20Cooler

Adding more fans isn't always a solution as that can mess up the airflow in the case. It might be worth a shot though.

jibbajabba

Yea I know - therefore I think the best solution is a cooler below the card .. but thanks, might give it a try

jibbajabba

Meh - no free slot under the raid card .. but this one seems to be great for thing like that :

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1012

dynamik

That was slightly interesting until I got to the blue lights. Hate that crap.

What do you have under the card? Is that just external USB/Audio/etc.? Couldn't you just move that to the top spot. You don't need a PCI slot for those coolers, just an opening in the case. I just said above it since I think the fan is on the bottom of the device, but maybe they come on the top too (or maybe they are adjustable), I didn't really look.

jibbajabba

dynamik wrote:

That was slightly interesting until I got to the blue lights. Hate that crap.

What do you have under the card? Is that just external USB/Audio/etc.? Couldn't you just move that to the top spot. You don't need a PCI slot for those coolers, just an opening in the case. I just said above it since I think the fan is on the bottom of the device, but maybe they come on the top too (or maybe they are adjustable), I didn't really look.

there is nothing under the card - no slot etc.

oh, and i hate all those flashi stuff myself - normally i destroy stuff like that

I killed all the leds in my case with a drill bit :P

tiersten

The specs for the card:

0°C to 35°C (without airflow)
0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)
Note: with battery the temperature should not exceed 40°C

What sort of temperatures are you getting in there?

dynamik

Ah, it looked like you might have had another slot under it. I couldn't really tell from the picture. You could always make another slot

jibbajabba

tiersten wrote:

The specs for the card:

0°C to 35°C (without airflow)
0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)
Note: with battery the temperature should not exceed 40°C

What sort of temperatures are you getting in there?

I've seen those specs but I don't know ANY server of ours which geta that low.

As soon as you turn on the server and the kernel starts to boot it reaches 40°C ... so who knows where they got those figures from ...

My card (with battery) had without a cooler 100°C and with a temporary cooler I cannot get below 68°C - google for this issue indicates that I am not the only one ...

I just checked some of our server and most of them are above 50°C where the CPUs are even passive cooled and lower than that (so the airflow in the server is perfect)...

tiersten

Gomjaba wrote:

tiersten wrote:

The specs for the card:

0°C to 35°C (without airflow)
0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)
Note: with battery the temperature should not exceed 40°C

What sort of temperatures are you getting in there?

I've seen those specs but I don't know ANY server of ours which geta that low.

As soon as you turn on the server and the kernel starts to boot it reaches 40°C ... so who knows where they got those figures from ...

My card (with battery) had without a cooler 100°C and with a temporary cooler I cannot get below 68°C - google for this issue indicates that I am not the only one ...

I just checked some of our server and most of them are above 50°C where the CPUs are even passive cooled and lower than that (so the airflow in the server is perfect)...

Are you measuring the temperature on the Adaptec card heatsink?

100C isn't good though since thats pretty close to the failure temperature of most ICs. Especially not good for a battery!

jibbajabba

tiersten wrote:

Gomjaba wrote:

tiersten wrote:

The specs for the card:

0°C to 35°C (without airflow)
0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)
Note: with battery the temperature should not exceed 40°C

What sort of temperatures are you getting in there?

I've seen those specs but I don't know ANY server of ours which geta that low.

As soon as you turn on the server and the kernel starts to boot it reaches 40°C ... so who knows where they got those figures from ...

My card (with battery) had without a cooler 100°C and with a temporary cooler I cannot get below 68°C - google for this issue indicates that I am not the only one ...

I just checked some of our server and most of them are above 50°C where the CPUs are even passive cooled and lower than that (so the airflow in the server is perfect)...

Are you measuring the temperature on the Adaptec card heatsink?

100C isn't good though since thats pretty close to the failure temperature of most ICs. Especially not good for a battery!

No kidding :P