On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:51 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 11:03 AM, John Long <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sun Fire servers are cheap to buy but not to run. A V210 is a 1U box and >> with dual 1.35 CPUs it is fast enough for desktop use. It's not something >> most people with families or without a flightline headset are going to want >> sitting next to their desk though and you will need some air conditioning. > > Could you clarify this? > > http://www.andovercg.com/datasheets/sun-fire-v210-server.pdf > > Suggests that we're talking 320 watts, and 7.3 db acoustic noise.
320 watts should not be showstopper, but 7.3 db certainly is. I do have T2000 which is ~62 dB(A) and this is simply horrible while being in the same room. I'm using ear protectors like man uses while working with chainsaw and still after few hours I'm head is going in circles...But to be honest I'm probably over-sensitive to level of noise so you may be in different situation. > http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html suggests that > whispers are about 30 db. Pay attention especially to: Perceptions of Increases in Decibel Level Imperceptible Change 1dB Barely Perceptible Change 3dB Clearly Noticeable Change 5dB About Twice as Loud 10dB About Four Times as Loud 20dB Anyway those boxes are cheap these days, just win one on ebay and enjoy. :-) But if you are going this noisy route, then I would certainly recommend SPARC64 VI/VII(+) box. If you are lucky it may be for the same price and the cpu should be way faster then ordinary 1.3GHz UltraSPARC -- just search thorough spec.org.
