- component list updated and moved to the end of the post -
I am not completely satisfied with the quietness of the setup, it is pretty quiet but not silent (which is what I wanted). Seems adjusting the case or cpu fan doesn't do much difference, so it's probably the PSU (Earthwatts 380W). Remains to be seen wether I will change it or not. It's not loud, just not silent either.
I also measured the power consumption of the setup with the same meter as my Phenom 9950/HD4870 setup (which measured 185W at idle for comparison). This is the part I was very satisfied with, it measured 65W at idle.
Currently the power plan settings are as follows:
Turn off display: 5mins
Turn off hdd: 20mins
Usb selective suspend: Enabled
PCI-E link state power management: Maximum power savings
Min cpu state: 5%
Max cpu state: 100%
Cpu state doesn't really do much since the cpu only supports switching between 6 and 9 multipliers, so basically just the basic Intel EIST is enabled. Also disabled COM port from BIOS
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Pics to follow in a few hours.
PS. Anyone have any experience with Silverstone ST30NF PSU? I would guess that would be pretty silent option for the setup
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
** UPDATE **
Here are a few new pics after some reconfiguration. First the overview, not much has changed:
![Image](http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8381/overviewrp9.jpg)
There are two hdd bays in 5,25" slots for swapping disks. Also the DVD-drive is gone since it didn't fit completely in the case in the lowest bay (mobo got in the way). I'm using an USB-attached optical drive when the need arises.
![Image](http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7403/baysclosedcr4.jpg)
![Image](http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3604/baysopenac3.jpg)
From the inside the basic hdd cage is gone as there is no need for it. I could put the cable tidier but there isn't that many of them for them to affect airflow.
![Image](http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7388/insideov9.jpg)
And finally a pic of what it's running now, all services have been moved to virtual machines.
![Image](http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1205/hvsrp8.jpg)
Component list of the server:
Intel Xeon X3220 cpu
Intel S3210SH motherboard
Noctua NH-U12P cpu cooler
4 * 1GB Kingston DDR2-ECC 800MHz
2 * Seagate 7200.11 SATA HDD (mirror)
Antec NSK4480B (case fan replaced with a Nexus 120mm)