So, here you go! After swapping fans…
Here I’m running phoronix-test-suite benchmark c-ray, and it’s pegging the CPU. PBO is on, and it’s drawing about 567w.
Then, I pegged the RTX Pro 6000 at 600w using ollama. Running it almost continuously, the GPU fan hasn’t gone over 50% yet.
My NAS is louder/more annoying, you might be able to hear it whining in the background. ![]()
The motherboard fans are surprisingly quiet on this motherboard, considering that they are so tiny.
Here I was right next to the machine.
Absolutely incredible, really. If I had two 9000 GPUs, and disabled PBO, I would be pulling almost exactly 1600w (which is what this power supply is rated for,) but I think I could pull it off.
At any rate, I doubt my girlfriend will be able to tell when I’m doing something intense and the TV is on.
I’m hoping that when I get a ram kit, it won’t thermally throttle much. I couldagbe even get another side fan mount and position it above the RDIMMS, but the temperature of the graphics cards and SIO seem to be very well isolated.
The exhaust air is actually pretty cool, with the real heat radiating out of the top and a bit behind the PCIe slots… I wonder if I could optimize it further. EDIT: I realize that the exhaust is actually an intake, I did it that way because I need a fan grill to keep the AIO pipes out of it lol. I didn’t think about how it’s now pulling air in lol… I need an exhaust.
Also, the front and side fans are running at a constant speed, I didn’t realize they weren’t PWM, so I just have them on full blast all the time. I could use the low noise adapters and run them at a slower speed as well.





