Instant Server Room?

[Magicthyse]

Is there a company making 'instant server rooms'? i.e. small sound-proofed enclosures which would accomodate a server or two with proper cooling via a duct to outside air?

 

[Magicthyse]

a bump

 

[Soybomb]

Are you thinking of like a cabinet? It has a lockable door.....

 

[Magicthyse]

No. I've put both my servers in the garage. They distract me when I'm doing something else in the garage is one thing. I may also need to move them out of the garage - which is where I need the soundproofing, because I swear the two servers together make just as much noise than my car at idle.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

A garage is usually not really dustproof, nor very dry. Both dust and water are good ways to ruin computer hardware, and cause fans to make a lot more noise than needed anyway. The temperature won't be really constant there either probably.
If you hire a company to build such a room be willing to spend serious cash though.

 

[ttn1]

I don't know of any companies, but why not just sketch out something and head to your local homecenter. I'm sure you could hack something together and for alot cheaper. I use a closet in my spare bedroom. It's amazing how quiet it made things just by putting them behind a closet door. I built a small rack out of 1"x2"s and 1/8" plywood. This rack houses my 2 servers, a cable modem and a linux router. I added a return air vent above the closet door to let hot air out. It works very well.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: ttn1
I don't know of any companies, but why not just sketch out something and head to your local homecenter. I'm sure you could hack something together and for alot cheaper. I use a closet in my spare bedroom. It's amazing how quiet it made things just by putting them behind a closet door. I built a small rack out of 1"x2"s and 1/8" plywood. This rack houses my 2 servers, a cable modem and a linux router. I added a return air vent above the closet door to let hot air out. It works very well.

I like this idea. Pics, please? Pretty please?

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

A colleague of mine put the server machine of her on a shelf in the toilet, where it's noise won't bother people much.

 

[Night201]

WTF?! What kind of servers you running?

 

[Night201]

A colleague of mine put the server machine of her on a shelf in the toilet, where it's noise won't bother people much.

You have a shelf in your toilet?

 

[Ameesh]

put them in a closet

 

[Evadman]

just do This.

 

[gopunk]

why does it have to be soundproof?

 

[dawks]

Who puts a server in their toilet? What the hell?!?

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Those must be some loud servers.. damn...

Also, you dont want super dry rooms if you plan on working inside the servers.. Static electricity runs rampant in dry areas..

 

[joohang]

Originally posted by: DaZ
Who puts a server in their toilet? What the hell?!?

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Those must be some loud servers.. damn...

Also, you dont want super dry rooms if you plan on working inside the servers.. Static electricity runs rampant in dry areas..

Actually, I thought about doing that since I have a toilet that I never use.

 

[Magicthyse]

Originally posted by: gopunk
why does it have to be soundproof?

Have you heard a fully loaded HP LC2000 and an HP E800 going in close proximity? Jeeesus, whirrrr city.
For the hobbyists out there, it is akin to having 6+ Dragon Orb 3's going at once - I'm not kidding.

If I move my servers back into my house it's going to drive me crazy. That's why I want a small soundproofed enclosure - with ducting to outside the house for ventilation - I can put in my games room.