[ale] Linux Cluster Server Room

[Dow Hurst]

What are the options on water cooling the CPUs of a cluster?  Seems from some 
research I've been doing that commodity water cooling is out there now.  Using 
the ground as a heatsink is possible too if designed correctly.  For a rack 
based installation though, has anyone studied using water cooling?  Anyone see 
problems with this beyond just making sure there are no leaks.
Dow


Dow Hurst wrote:
> If I needed to take an existing space 400 square feet w/8' ceiling, 
> 20'x20'x8', and add A/C and fire protection for a server room, what kind 
> of cost would be incurred?  Sounds like an algebra problem from 
> highschool doesn't it?  Let's say a full 84" rack of 4CPU Opteron nodes 
> and supporting hardware were in the room.  Does anyone have any ballpark 
> figures they could throw out there?  Any links I could be pointed to?
> Thank a bunch,
> Dow
> 
> 
> PS.  I'd like some other type of fire protection than sprinkler heads. ;-)

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