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bobkoure · 07-02-2005, 10:34 AM

Actually, it makes very good sense to have two block "lines" - the 6000 series is a really good contender for in-rack server cooling (particularly if they shorten the output stubs until a speedfit will just fit and supply the block with speedfits and some kind of right-angle connector (my bias would be "sweeps" of thinwall copper - but for the server market an ordinary speedfit push-on elbow would be fine) - along with the mcres (combination reservoir and 350 pump) they should be able to sell strongly into that market. IMHO whatever reservoir they have has to have a level alarm when the coolant goes down, say 50% - preferably hooked up to something like smbus as these servers are usually set up to all report health status back to a central machine. Failing smbus, a simple red LED with bezel and lead. Given that there are only a couple of 2U "layouts" it might also be useful to have pre-made lengths of hard tubing (unless there's some kind of new magic flexible tubing that does not lose water).

Of course, then there's the issue of where to put the radiator in a 2U case. The BI micros are 82mm wide, 2U cases are 88mm tall (but on the exterior - so it'll be tight). Maybe something like a radbox but for 80mmx2 rads? Not sure about that one as rack-backs are very crowded places and something like that might not go over at all. Maybe something designed to sit the rad sideways inside the case and blow out an end, driven by a small blower (impeller, really - used to pull air through the rad and expel from the case). Just a thought, of course... 3Us are no harder to fit stuff in than a desktop case.

The 6000 is also still the most appropriate block for the "silence" crowd - although this might change depending on the noise level of the new c-systems mag pump and how that pump's output interacts with the 6000 and the Storm.

On the other hand, the Storm is pointed at the performance market, where a $40 increment is no big deal (likely a good candidate for the "bling" market as well - although it may need more polarflo-like flutes or chrome or LEDs or something - I'm bling impaired so I'm the wrong person to even think about that market. And maybe the "bling" goes on the 6000(?) - cheaper to produce, even with some kind of push on acetal cover with blinkey LEDs or whatever and maybe priced up near the Storm...)

It might make sense to drop the 6002 so there'd be a clear delineation between the two "lines" (1/2 vs 3/8). I dunno...

07-02-2005, 10:34 AM	#32
bobkoure Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA - Boston area Posts: 798	Actually, it makes very good sense to have two block "lines" - the 6000 series is a really good contender for in-rack server cooling (particularly if they shorten the output stubs until a speedfit will just fit and supply the block with speedfits and some kind of right-angle connector (my bias would be "sweeps" of thinwall copper - but for the server market an ordinary speedfit push-on elbow would be fine) - along with the mcres (combination reservoir and 350 pump) they should be able to sell strongly into that market. IMHO whatever reservoir they have has to have a level alarm when the coolant goes down, say 50% - preferably hooked up to something like smbus as these servers are usually set up to all report health status back to a central machine. Failing smbus, a simple red LED with bezel and lead. Given that there are only a couple of 2U "layouts" it might also be useful to have pre-made lengths of hard tubing (unless there's some kind of new magic flexible tubing that does not lose water). Of course, then there's the issue of where to put the radiator in a 2U case. The BI micros are 82mm wide, 2U cases are 88mm tall (but on the exterior - so it'll be tight). Maybe something like a radbox but for 80mmx2 rads? Not sure about that one as rack-backs are very crowded places and something like that might not go over at all. Maybe something designed to sit the rad sideways inside the case and blow out an end, driven by a small blower (impeller, really - used to pull air through the rad and expel from the case). Just a thought, of course... 3Us are no harder to fit stuff in than a desktop case. The 6000 is also still the most appropriate block for the "silence" crowd - although this might change depending on the noise level of the new c-systems mag pump and how that pump's output interacts with the 6000 and the Storm. On the other hand, the Storm is pointed at the performance market, where a $40 increment is no big deal (likely a good candidate for the "bling" market as well - although it may need more polarflo-like flutes or chrome or LEDs or something - I'm bling impaired so I'm the wrong person to even think about that market. And maybe the "bling" goes on the 6000(?) - cheaper to produce, even with some kind of push on acetal cover with blinkey LEDs or whatever and maybe priced up near the Storm...) It might make sense to drop the 6002 so there'd be a clear delineation between the two "lines" (1/2 vs 3/8). I dunno...