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04-18-2010, 05:05 PM
(04-17-2010, 08:25 PM)KuJoe Wrote: Beware of FDCServers. http://ub3r.net/fdc/2009-10-03%2008.26.24.jpg

Now that's some quality cardboard!
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04-18-2010, 05:10 PM
Hmm, other than the inherent risk of a fire, that case actually provides excellent ventilation, so no more nasty CPU meltdowns!
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04-18-2010, 05:13 PM
The ventilation for a home office is nice, but for a data center it is horrible.
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04-18-2010, 05:16 PM
(04-18-2010, 05:10 PM)Nick Wrote: Hmm, other than the inherent risk of a fire, that case actually provides excellent ventilation, so no more nasty CPU meltdowns!

Real data-centers have floors that double as ventilators. They have...
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04-18-2010, 05:52 PM
Stacking a server on a box?
That would be horrible heat management, there's no suction of the heat away from the computer itself.
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04-18-2010, 06:00 PM
(04-18-2010, 05:52 PM)Jonny Wrote: Stacking a server on a box?
That would be horrible heat management, there's no suction of the heat away from the computer itself.

Not to mention fire hazards...
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04-18-2010, 06:05 PM
Not really, a computer wouldn't be able to get up to the temperatures to instantaneously ignite a box. It would of melted itself first.
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04-18-2010, 06:07 PM
(04-18-2010, 06:05 PM)Jonny Wrote: Not really, a computer wouldn't be able to get up to the temperatures to instantaneously ignite a box. It would of melted itself first.

I'm talking about faulty hardware. We're dealing with electricity. And a stray spark or two can ignite a box.
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04-19-2010, 05:59 AM
(04-18-2010, 05:16 PM)Kevin Wrote:
(04-18-2010, 05:10 PM)Nick Wrote: Hmm, other than the inherent risk of a fire, that case actually provides excellent ventilation, so no more nasty CPU meltdowns!

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Lol... the datacentre looks messy...
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04-19-2010, 01:42 PM (This post was last modified: 04-19-2010, 01:42 PM by Kevin.)
Messy? That isn't even the beginning of it. Tongue
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