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Hetzner shows Special AM5 Board with 90° Rotated Socket

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What it is

Der8auer tours Hetzner's test lab and shows a custom AM5 server motherboard with the CPU socket rotated 90 degrees, built for rack airflow in their AX52 servers.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to as a look at Hetzner's unusual semi-custom server hardware and cooling.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “There's some videos out there showing off their custom motherboards”

    Custom stripped-down motherboards arranged for rack airflow

    jsheard, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Hetzner GPU Server”

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Topics: hetzner, am5, server hardware, cooling, data center

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