I am in the process of building a new home server.
After reviewing options in the entry level server space, I eventually landed on the Rosewill 4412 because the pricing wasn't much more than the L4500, and the ease of use promised by the 12 3.5 inch hot swap bays sounded like a bargain for only about $100 more when each of the 3 bays are about $50 each.
I considered a used Super Micro Case, Norco, and even some of the iStarUSA models such as the M-4160-ATX.
I ordered the Rosewill 4412 to visually evaluate it. The case seems serviceable (Not pretty but it's going into a basement rack), but I read a couple of scary stories about these cases since I made my purchase. The reviews of the case and the hotswap cages for the case are generally pretty positive.
What to do....
I like the alternatives, especially the 16 Bay M-4160, which would mean an additional $440 of budget. This wouldn't normally be significant on it's own.... But I've already done the following add on's to my original budget...
Intel E5-2620V4, instead of an E3 V5
32GB of Ram instead of 16GB
3xNoctua IPPC Fans
Noctua CPU Cooler U9DX
Seasonic 750 Watt Titanium PSU instead of a EVGA Gold
Intel S3700 100GB ZIL instead of not using a ZIL (ZFS Intent Log)
I'm leaning towards just moving forward with the build, and then swapping out the case in 12-18 months which would be pretty good use considering the price of it. I have a QNAP NAS that I could use as a local backup for my most critical files, and I could also just use Glacier or something like that as an emergency backup.
I feel better just writing about this because I've read a lot of great feedback in other threads from this community. Thanks in advance for sharing your 2 cents.
After reviewing options in the entry level server space, I eventually landed on the Rosewill 4412 because the pricing wasn't much more than the L4500, and the ease of use promised by the 12 3.5 inch hot swap bays sounded like a bargain for only about $100 more when each of the 3 bays are about $50 each.
I considered a used Super Micro Case, Norco, and even some of the iStarUSA models such as the M-4160-ATX.
I ordered the Rosewill 4412 to visually evaluate it. The case seems serviceable (Not pretty but it's going into a basement rack), but I read a couple of scary stories about these cases since I made my purchase. The reviews of the case and the hotswap cages for the case are generally pretty positive.
What to do....
I like the alternatives, especially the 16 Bay M-4160, which would mean an additional $440 of budget. This wouldn't normally be significant on it's own.... But I've already done the following add on's to my original budget...
Intel E5-2620V4, instead of an E3 V5
32GB of Ram instead of 16GB
3xNoctua IPPC Fans
Noctua CPU Cooler U9DX
Seasonic 750 Watt Titanium PSU instead of a EVGA Gold
Intel S3700 100GB ZIL instead of not using a ZIL (ZFS Intent Log)
I'm leaning towards just moving forward with the build, and then swapping out the case in 12-18 months which would be pretty good use considering the price of it. I have a QNAP NAS that I could use as a local backup for my most critical files, and I could also just use Glacier or something like that as an emergency backup.
I feel better just writing about this because I've read a lot of great feedback in other threads from this community. Thanks in advance for sharing your 2 cents.