I'm about to configure some new GPU capable nodes for our needs and I was wondering if someone has any experience with using simple video cards like Nvidia GTX 680 (actively cooled with a fan) in a 1U server? The fan would be pretty close to the chassis (e.g. SuperMicro SC818G-1400B) and I'm not sure it will get enough cool air. In a usual ATX case the video card gets up to 80°C which is well below upper limit of 98°C.
Does anyone tried any similar configurations with activly cooled video cards in a 1U server and would recommend it?
Thanks!
Best Answer
There won't be enough clearance in front of the fan entry on a 1U server, it'll overheat.
I too use GPGPU cards (Tesla's in my case) for OpenCL/Cuda work but made sure I picked a machine that can scrub the heat.