Hi,
Im planning to build a freenas server (and probably run ESXI with some VMs nothing too heavy).
I have been looking for days for a chassi that can support my needs, but its really hard!
The thing is the chassi can not be deeper then about 580mm. So most odf the rack cases goes out the window.
Also I want about 10 HDD 3.5" SATA drives along with couple SSD's here and there.
Towerwise there are a few good 8bays but that is not enough unfortunetly.. So what are my options?
So far rack wise the best possible I have found is this from in-win:
InWin IW-RS212-02SN
I dont have a rackcabinet yet but I will probably get one in a few years when we move to a bigger place. Until then Im planning to just put this on top of a table.
The only probly I really see with this case is the PSU needs.. Im not sure what kind of PSU it can take but I would like it to be more quiet... Im also planning to exchange the case fans to something more quiet if they are noisy as well.. Since this is going in my home.
I dont need much wattage like 3-400w I belivie.. Please if you have any suggestions for a good PSU let me know..
Towers has been hard to find also.. I think some of the in-wins alternatives are OK like the ones on this page:
InWin Pedestal & Tower
However its gonna take some exchanging of 5.25 bays to 3.5" bays etc.. And those accessories cost a lot from in-win also.. But that would be ok I guess but there's really no reviews or anything on these cases. I dont know how well they work.
Open for suggestions!!
Thanks!
Im planning to build a freenas server (and probably run ESXI with some VMs nothing too heavy).
I have been looking for days for a chassi that can support my needs, but its really hard!
The thing is the chassi can not be deeper then about 580mm. So most odf the rack cases goes out the window.
Also I want about 10 HDD 3.5" SATA drives along with couple SSD's here and there.
Towerwise there are a few good 8bays but that is not enough unfortunetly.. So what are my options?
So far rack wise the best possible I have found is this from in-win:
InWin IW-RS212-02SN
I dont have a rackcabinet yet but I will probably get one in a few years when we move to a bigger place. Until then Im planning to just put this on top of a table.
The only probly I really see with this case is the PSU needs.. Im not sure what kind of PSU it can take but I would like it to be more quiet... Im also planning to exchange the case fans to something more quiet if they are noisy as well.. Since this is going in my home.
I dont need much wattage like 3-400w I belivie.. Please if you have any suggestions for a good PSU let me know..
Towers has been hard to find also.. I think some of the in-wins alternatives are OK like the ones on this page:
InWin Pedestal & Tower
However its gonna take some exchanging of 5.25 bays to 3.5" bays etc.. And those accessories cost a lot from in-win also.. But that would be ok I guess but there's really no reviews or anything on these cases. I dont know how well they work.
Open for suggestions!!
Thanks!