Mano I put he my dell R740 in the apartment closet and my girlfriend she measure 68dB at the door caramba!!! She say "he or me" about the server kkkkk I think she joking but no she pack bag yesterday nossa what I do mano I try put blanket inside but no help more fast need solution mano my homelab he is my life kkkkk not funny actually
I measured 68dB at my apartment door
68dB at door still can lah. Acoustic foam lor. Or move to balcony leh. Girlfriend gone already no need think so much.
I had a boyfriend back in 2019 who did the same thing and I remember it was a tuesday morning and I was eating oatmeal with blueberries that I got on sale at the grocery store on corner of 5th and main and the cat Mr whiskers he jumped off the couch when the fan spun up and it was raining outside not that that matters but the point is I told him and told him and he didnt listen and now im here to tell you that you need to build a room inside a room with mass loaded vinyl and green glue and double drywall and I did all this research when it happened to me and people never read the whole thing but if they did they would know that the key is decoupling the framing and using resilient channels and I spent three weeks on the forums back then and nobody appreciated it
R740 with dual PSU idles ~120W, peaks 350W. Fans at 100% = 78dB, your 68dB means 30% PWM roughly. Blankets won't cut it. Real options:
- Relocate to balcony (weatherproof box, $200)
- Sell R740, buy C2550L4I 1U (35dB)
- Actual colo at Contabo or InterServer: $45/mo half-rack
- DIY acoustic enclosure: 2" rockwool, mass vinyl, intake/exhaust baffles
Last one drops 15dB if built right. Need 10dB more for WAF. Room-in-room is overkill unless you own.
Same. My roommate measured 72dB with an R640 and almost moved out.