LGA 1366 Block

[TwistedBlizzard]

Hi all,

 

I've got a (very noisy) HP Proliant DL180 G6 with dual Xeon X5667s and I'm planning to watercool it. I saw in a recent LTT video that EK(?) make a small form factor rad that'd probably work great in this build so I thought now would be a good time to give it a shot.

 

I've never done anything with custom loop watercooling before but I'm pretty confident I can pull it off. The only thing I'm struggling with is finding a block that will fit socket 1366. I'm looking for part numbers or links to items in the UK.

 

Cheers,

Josh

[LIGISTX]

1 minute ago, TwistedBlizzard said:

Hi all,

 

I've got a (very noisy) HP Proliant DL180 with dual Xeon X5667s and I'm planning to watercool it. I saw in a recent LTT video that EK(?) make a small form factor rad that'd probably work great in this build so I thought now would be a good time to give it a shot.

 

I've never done anything with custom loop watercooling before but I'm pretty confident I can pull it off. The only thing I'm struggling with is finding a block that will fit socket 1366. I'm looking for part numbers or links to items in the UK.

 

Cheers,

Josh

Oh man, 1366 is ~10 years old. They did have blocks, but I worry it may be hard to find them these days... I retired my 1366 rig in ~2013.

[svmlegacy]

5 minutes ago, TwistedBlizzard said:

HP Proliant DL180

Does this have standard mounting for 1366? My DL380 definitely does not.

[TwistedBlizzard]

Just now, LIGISTX said:

Oh man, 1366 is ~10 years old. They did have blocks, but I worry it may be hard to find them these days... I retired my 1366 rig in ~2013.

Yeah, it's an old server but I got it for an absolute steal! It's currently my Folding@Home and pfSense (firewall + routing) rig so it's running flat out pretty much 24/7. I've actually moved my gaming rig out of that room due to the fan noise. I've not looked at the actual dB but it's audible in every room of the house.

[TwistedBlizzard]

Just now, svmlegacy said:

Does this have standard mounting for 1366? My DL380 definitely does not.

Oh, that's a point. I haven't checked.

Somebody on this reddit post claims to have watercooled one though.

[MaratM]

The only way i can think about is to use normal cpu waterblocks like EK and make a custom mounting solution, or use am4 waterblock and drill a couple holes in it

[TwistedBlizzard]

2 hours ago, MaratM said:

The only way i can think about is to use normal cpu waterblocks like EK and make a custom mounting solution, or use am4 waterblock and drill a couple holes in it

Cheers, I'm going to take some measurements and see what I can rig up. I'm assuming it'd be combination of standoffs and spacers in this order from the bottom up:

Countersunk M4 Bolt > Bottom of Case > Spacer > Motherboard > Standoff > Waterblock > Cap Top M4 Bolt