Can a working server board be placed on foam board?

Question

Do it yourself

There is an expensive server board with two processors and a GPU for the account. Unfortunately, it does not fit into the case that was purchased as a kit because of the too large coolers.
Question: Is it safe to place a fully loaded (100% of all CPU cores and 100% GPU) on the foam from under the monitor?

Answer 1

Maybe it's better to cut a piece of fiberglass and screw it through the spacers?

Answer 2

Let's assume that air has very poor heat transfer, and there is a lot of it in the foam ... and the whole thing will start to heat up ...
I would not if it is really dear to you :)

Answer 3

That is, launch the server in production on foam plastic and leave it there ... Then buy more servers and put boards on pieces of wood ... Miracle server room !!!
This is how you come to a company to work where you administer using such methods and think, “How so?! Yes, how to rake it!”. Forgive me for hurting you 8-)
But in the case - statics and thermal conductivity will ruin the technique.

Answer 4

Styrofoam is a highly flammable material. In addition, it has low thermal conductivity. There is a VERY high chance that the structure will catch fire. One element is enough, which heats up to 50 degrees in air to cause a “chain reaction” of overheating of parts and fire.

Answer 5

If the board is "not cheap", then I suspect the cost of the coolers is very small compared to the cost of the board. Then the right decision would be to buy good coolers of the right size. As the saying goes, stingy pay twice. So why take even the smallest risk?

Answer 6

No. Not safe. And what will you get from the foam, then, as they say, how it will turn out.
It is better to line a sheet of metal, screw bolts into it and make a semblance of a case out of it if there are no funds for the case.

Answer 7

Most likely, everything will end with the fact that someone will touch this structure and everything will fly to the floor.

Answer 8

CPU cooling systems can be either low-profile or side-mounted, with a small, high-speed (10,000 rpm) fan mounted on the side.
In fact, cooling systems in server cases most often consist of a fan assembly (or an external cooling system) and air ducts, so only heatsinks are placed on individual components.