Watercooling my Intel 550 dual 10GBE card

jallenlabs · 2024-08-03T15:51:05+0100

Why not? It gets hot.

Freezemod gpu block from Amazon, trimmed to fit. Angled fittings. Taped off the area to protect other parts.
Ill test and report back on temps. Its in a system with a Intel 6700T, a 120mm rad and a 80mm rad. Its going to be my new network router. PFSense.

Vincero · 2024-08-03T15:53:40+0100

Is there actually any die temperature reporting?

Only other way to be sure would be measuring temp on backside of card where the controller is...

Did you take before measurements? Only way to be sure that it is cooler / the block is making good enough contact to soak up the heat.

Ruru · 2024-08-03T16:04:01+0100

Never thought that someone would watercool a network card even though I've seen practically everything on a PC watercooled.

Solaris17 · 2024-08-03T16:06:12+0100

Ruru said:
Never thought that someone would watercool a network card even though I've seen practically everything on a PC watercooled.

Gbics and 10g+ cards get tremendously hot

Ruru · 2024-08-03T16:08:30+0100

Solaris17 said:
Gbics and 10g+ cards get tremendously hot

Yeah I know, no wonder that they have heatsinks and I've seen some cards even having active cooling, but watercooling?

Solaris17 · 2024-08-03T16:09:05+0100

Vincero said:
Is there actually any die temperature reporting?

On higher end cards definitely. Though usually you have to use flint or whatever tooling your manu provides. My transceivers run anywhere from 63-75ish C. My x540s depending on chassis can climb close to 80c if your actually pushing BW.

jallenlabs · 2024-08-03T17:00:57+0100

Yes, there are temp sensors that can be read by HardwareMonitor. I have two cards, Ill run tests passive with the stock heatsink, then with fan (how I typically run it) and then watercooled.

DaemonForce · 2024-08-03T17:20:21+0100

Seriously? It's an Intel card. Not QLogic, Emulex or nVidia. We're not heatscumming today. HHHL cards sure are fun though.

On that note, here's my SolarFlare:

No problems before, no problems now. Probably the one real reason for doing it is evening out air ingest temps for my video card since fans are kinda iffy with the Red Devil and RIGHT on top of this thing when a Hellhound or other 3-slotter is in.

LFG.

eidairaman1 · 2024-08-03T18:18:04+0100

Some modems/routers could use a fan sink.

Ruru said:
Never thought that someone would watercool a network card even though I've seen practically everything on a PC watercooled.

Solaris17 · 2024-08-03T18:20:49+0100

DaemonForce said:
Seriously? It's an Intel card. Not QLogic, Emulex or nVidia. We're not heatscumming today. HHHL cards sure are fun though.
View attachment 357405

On that note, here's my SolarFlare:
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No problems before, no problems now. Probably the one real reason for doing it is evening out air ingest temps for my video card since fans are kinda iffy with the Red Devil and RIGHT on top of this thing when a Hellhound or other 3-slotter is in.

LFG.

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Watercooling my Intel 550 dual 10GBE card

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