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    sirphobos got a reaction from tigerfish66 in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  2. Informative
    sirphobos got a reaction from jeetsagar in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  3. Agree
    sirphobos got a reaction from ryao in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  4. Informative
    sirphobos got a reaction from Settlerteo in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  5. Agree
    sirphobos got a reaction from CebasvdH in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  6. Informative
    sirphobos got a reaction from Wh0_Am_1 in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  7. Informative
    sirphobos got a reaction from Radium_Angel in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  8. Informative
    sirphobos got a reaction from Taf the Ghost in We're Building a Gaming LAN Center!!   
    Haven't posted much here. But, I wanted to give you some thought about what you will potentially need to cool this area. I design hvac systems for a living, and this is just recommendations based off math. This is not taking anything like people load, window load, insulation values, etc into account.
     
    With that said, here are some figures:
     
    1 watt = ~3.41 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 12,000 btu/hr
    1 ton of cooling = 400cfm of air
     
    Let's say each machine will pull a maximum of 600w from the wall. That means its converting 600w into heat. That is 2046 btu/hr for each machine.
     
    16 machines x 2046 btu/hr = 32736 btu/hr.
     
    Let's estimate the server at 1000w. Thats rougly 3,412 btu/hr.
     
    Heat load for all your machines + server would be 36,148 btu/hr.
     
    You will need roughly 3 tons of cooling capacity for the machines alone! That's not including people, (since people put off heat too) and that is roughly 400 btu/hr per person (so add another 6400btu/hr to your total) and this is not accounting for insulation ( i do not know your R-value there) or windows, or which direction the building is facing, etc.
     
    I would recommend no less than 4 tons (1600 cfm) of cooling capacity for this space. Just food for thought.
     
  9. Like
    sirphobos got a reaction from puzzles2 in Is MSI 390 good?   
    I currently own this card. Few thoughts:
     
    The good
    Overclocks well. I have mine at a nice comfortable 1150mhz/1550mhz without having to pump too much voltage into it.  Looks fantastic (could be due to me having a red build, but man this card looks good. Quiet. I have a fan curve to where fans are off under 60C, and ramp up to a barely audible 55% fan speed above that, keeps it sitting in between 60C-70C while under load.  The bad
    It is a triple slot card. Didn't realize this until after I got it. I don't think I did enough research, so on me. The problem this presents is with my Micro ATX board, can't have two of these cards unless you plan on changing the cooler, i.e. water cooling.  The white LED, would love an option to dim it a bit, maybe change colors, or just simply turn off. Sticks out a bit.  
    That's about it. I was either going to purchase this card, or a GTX970, and so far I have zero regrets on buying this card. 
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