New HL15 - Fully Burned - 2 Questions

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I just got a fully burned in HL15 and I have two questions

  1. The CPU didn’t come with a fan, it’s a passive heatsink, is that just how it comes I suppose? I got the Noctua upgrades, but I guess that’s just for case fans. I’m worried about heat eventually, and perhaps I will have to get a proper CPU heatsink.

  2. I got the 6Bay SSD Bracket Kit, and just curious if there’s a specific mounting point recommended. The only place I can think is to the case fans that sit between the motherboard and backplane.

Thanks for any info!

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Welcome @Zonyx!

  1. This is correct. Like most enterprise servers, the heat sink doesn’t include a fan and relies on front to back case air flow to help cool the CPU. It’ll be fine unless you upgrade to the highest TDP CPU’s supported. Even then it’ll probably do a good enough job.

  2. This bracket will attached to the back of the case near the PSU and above the motherboard I/O.

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Thank you so much! This is great information, very helpful.

And thanks for the warm welcome!

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