Post by @pandakhan@slrpnk.net

2026-09-18 01:41 UTC

Is it doable? Probably. A quick search shows that your professor appears to be an LGA1851 socket type. www.newegg.com/p/0SS-0236-01835 This should work, but please verify your own details first! Otherwise, if you have a chassis in mind already, go for it. If you feel comfortable moving it to actual server-grade hardware, www.labgopher.com (turns out that site is gone, a place called rack rat had taken its place, but I have not used it) can help you find something hopefully very cheap that you could scrap or repurpose. The biggest advantage with server-grade components is the fans and power supplies are designed with that environment in mind. The 40mm fans in 1u racks are very nearly airplane levels of loud. 20k rpm kind of fans. That’s how they solve the airflow problem, they don’t have noise rules. Hope that helps!

Replies (2)

@scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 2026-09-18 02:27

I would hope you are not putting a professor in a 1u chassis, that sounds kinda mean

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@QuantumEraser@fedia.io 2026-09-18 03:15

That heatsink says it's rated for up to 125W, which I'm not sure will be enough for the 265K (Intel says 250W at max boost). I don't have a specific chassis in mind; the one I linked was just one I found with a quick search. I haven't purchased server hardware before so I'm not really sure what to look for. Do you think buying a generic microATX compatible chassis and a similar heatsink (higher rated power if I can find one), then adding a ton of high RPM fans and possibly some custom airflow guides to get very high airflow through the heatsink would work? I can't go with a server grade mobo/CPU as Minecraft servers need very high single threaded performance which you can only really get with desktop CPUs (at least at non-insane prices).

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