[mythtv-users] Fans, or cooling video cards

Simon Hobson linux at thehobsons.co.uk
Wed Jan 7 14:40:25 UTC 2009


Yan Seiner wrote:
>I have 3 video cards in my myth box.  It gets a bit hot.  I'm seeing
>strange corruption, which I'm guessing is heat related.  At least it's
>appeared recently and the cards run 65 - 74 deg. C in normal use.
>
>The video cards are all half-height, and have passive heat sinks.  With
>every slot in the server occupied, there's not much air circulation
>around those cards.
>
>I'm trying to rig some sort of fan that would sit over the top of the
>cards and blow air directly down on to them.

Caveat, I've never used any of this sort of stuff.

Logically, if you are struggling for space and getting airflow, then 
it might be worth looking at water cooling. I wouldn't be surprised 
if someone does some slimline heat exchangers that would allow you to 
get one on each video card.

-- 
Simon Hobson

Visit http://www.magpiesnestpublishing.co.uk/ for books by acclaimed
author Gladys Hobson. Novels - poetry - short stories - ideal as
Christmas stocking fillers. Some available as e-books.


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list