[IDEA] Rack server with watercooling

Hey G33ks,Today, I thought about a small idea, that could potentially get the server hardware in regular people their homes, but without all the noise that comes with it. You see, I have a `Dell PowerEdge 860` in my closet, that makes noise for days, and I thought: why can't I water cool it. unfortunately, I don't have the money nor the knowledge to watercool this (as the radiator fit would be hard). Then, I thought: why doesn't Dell (or some other server manufacturer) make a server that connect to a watercooling backplane. the servers have fittings on their back wich connect to the fittings on the rack itself. if any maintenance has to be done on the server, the server would be able to live without the flow (or you just have a small radiator in the expansion slots?). and since most of the stuff that will be replaced on regular basis are the harddrives (which can be located on the front with hotswap bays) I thought: that might be do-able. The central pump and radiator will be somewhere else (like outside the building, or on top of the rack) and a small amount of airflow will be going trough the server just to keep the chips cool.The design got a bit of inspiration for the `Whole room watercooling` done by `LinusTechTips`, but i added my own twist to it for servers. This would be so nice as then a regular home user can just get a set of servers, get a patchcase that is suitable for the servers, and done. this also makes it alot easier to deal with the airco, as you can basically have each group going to a big radiator somewhere else instead of the datacenter.Just let me know in the comments what you think about this idea :D Also, please if one of you decided to use this idea, and commercializes it, consider donating something to me...G33k Out!

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