My unRAID server has 12 data drives, 2 parity drives, and 3 SSD cache pools. Plus dual Xeons on a SuperMicro ATX board.

I currently have the Deep Silence 5 case by Nanoxia. But things are cramped. I’ve filled all the standard drive bays, plus put in a 4-bay 5.25 enclosure. But I still have one of the SSDs just floating around.

What would a better case to put all this stuff in?

    • Majawat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Fair question, difficult to answer.

      I bought the Deep Silence around $180. So maybe $250 or so/less? Flexible. Definitely not Storinator prices (though I wish they sold the chassis separate).

      • thejevans@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 year ago

        At that price, your only real option is to get lucky on eBay with an old supermicro rack mount chassis.

          • thejevans@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            1 year ago

            The fractal design 7 xl might give you what you want, but at $200 + 5x drive cage kits at $20 each + upgrading and maxing out the fans ~$100, you’re looking at closer to $400, and there are mixed reviews on how well it can keep your drives cool.

            Once you get above 10-12 drives, you’re going to need to look at enterprise gear, or building a custom solution. There just isn’t much consumer hardware at that level.

            • Majawat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Ah yeah, that’s not bad. I do get that this is a fairly niche idea so paying extra was expected. $400 isn’t outside the realm of idea. Thanks! Its the big, $1k+ server case costs that was worrying me.

            • tomten@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              1 year ago

              I have a 12 drive setup in a define 7 (not xl) and it’s working fine. As long as I keep the filters decently clean from dust the temps are fine.

                  • thejevans@lemmy.mlEnglish
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                    1 year ago

                    I’m putting this here because I couldn’t find a good summary anywhere else on the Internet:

                    There hasn’t been much work on this recently, but a summary of the scholarly work in this field can be found between these sources:

                    The 2013 paper unfortunately is stuck behind a paywall, but message me if you would like to read it.

                    My suggestion given the work in the field would be to keep temperatures around 30°C if you can because at higher temperatures, you could be reducing the lifespan of your drives.