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As long as you're aware of the fact, that if one drive fails you're out of redundancy and need to rebuild the pool (higher workload) with a big chance of another drive failing during this period - that's when you're in trouble. ;) For media your choice might be good though, as it's not as...

Your argument is a little flawed as top of the notch tech will still progress and your tiny little NUC+miniGPU combo will be 'obsolete' within a year or two anyway and you need to get the next iteration of it. It's even better with the NUC as I won't expect them to put sockets on there for you...

If you're enrolled/employed at an university you can try to get Autodesk Inventor as full working version for a couple of years via their education program, just don't do any commercial work with it. I don't know how useful FreeCAD is for this (I got it installed and can do stuff with it, but as...

eewwww.. my fault :o Ok, let's take a WD Red, probably most popular around hobbyists. Personally I took them as they use the lowest amount of power (HGST would had been my preferred choice but they run at 7.2k rpm and use more power) and according to the 'pros' in the FreeNAS forums it doesn't...

Well, one thing is for sure - don't try to ask over in the FreeNAS forum if you get their 'sign of approval' for running with a PicoPSU. They'll burn you on a stick if you do :cool: I'm also not sure if the media/file-server cross over is really a good use case of FreeNAS, you might ask that...

Afaik this board only needs 12V, which can be delivered by either an 8 pin connector on the backpanel (probably for rack installs) or an adapter that was in the box that grabs the ATX 24 pin and the Intel 4 pin 12V wires and puts them into the little black mini-ATX connector at the 'top edge' of...

Little bit of cross-posting from over here Thanks borz - for the green light on the uATX in that particular case, much appreciated. :cool: Thanks veryrarium - for the MT-C224 reminder, you saved me a lot of time. :) I finally got: ASRock MT-C224 (so I don't have to modify the case, but get the...

The case will be 'long' in any direction if you want to argue that way, as the PSU has to go 'somewhere'. And most people will put it so, that the mains cable attaches to it once at the outside, the opportunistic move (being caused by large GPUs and small MBs) taking unused space at the 'front'...

That problem will vanish down the road.. just look at the (possible) size of the GPU vs the motherboard.. it's nearly 2 times as big. This won't last. These days you have the 'luxury' to use the gap that is being created by the GPU size vs mITX boards to downsize the case envelope.. The mITX...

Ha, I ruled those boards out earlier on the search for one that just fits into mITX, but you made me look at them again - even they need modification of the back of the case (be it Node 304 or Array R2 Mini).. the MT-C224 might actually fit out of the box: source...

Ha yeah, I corrected my request to FD right after I sent it.. made the opposite typo there for the width :o ASRock E3C222D4U would be the board of choice atm (LGA1150). There are plenty of mATX boards from Supermicro (X10SL*****) that would work too, but a bit more expensive & maybe more...

Ok, Fractal Design Support was so nice and gave me my answers :) This means I'm going to do this..

it's for a NAS, no use intended for the PCI/PCIE slots to tell you the truth(*).. I'm more after the price (mITX is dearer than the uATX) and more memory slots.. 32GB total possible instead of just 16GB. This actually brings me to the next question, vertical space underneath those drives in the...

Anyone knows if a uATX board would physically fit into the Array R2 Mini? So far I only found this piece of info: I don't care for the standoffs or the cutouts, I can modify those if I need to. Just need to know if I can fit 244mm x 244mm uATX board inside that case.. :cool: Thanks for...

Hi woodoo, any chance for a link to that fan please? Would like to read it's specs if available. Thanks!

Ok, I'll run with a fd node 304.. not optimal, but ok.

Ah yes, I've seen that one. It's probably what I will go for if I buy - if it just wouldn't be so wasteful with the space.. see: If only I had some cool idea how to get those HDDs mounted easily and vibration dampened.. the fractal design mount is nice, but wastes some airspace around the...

I need some network storage for the 8+ computers and other gear at home.. so, same problem as last time, the market doesn't really cut it - unless you can point me somewhere? :) My demands: - being able to fit extended ITX like this AsRock MT-C224 (230mm) - being able to use SFX PSU (even...

Amen.

please be aware that the FreeNAS mob suggest: 8GB RAM as absolute min ECC instead of non-ECC Also for the price of the InWin MS04-01 you can get a 4 bay u-nas case with power supply, that enables you to hot swap those 3.5" drives: U-NAS NSC-400 Server Chassis with Power Supply

Any idea on airflow in that one for the drives? The top is ruled out as it looks closed by that hook-design cage.. Going by the mirror reflections of the back they probably suck air in from the bottom though. Would be good for keeping it dustfree before going through the hdds.. but as they...

I wouldn't consider that a 'trick' ;) Anyhow, if the case is made from metal and the 230VAC is coming in through the PSU and earth isn't properly connected to the PSUs housing, there isn't much you can do about the whole situation of the whole case being able to go hot, besides running a 2nd...

Cutting and bending is somewhere in the thread, painting was AUD 55 per case. Overall pretty expensive, but still nothing out there off-the-shelf that would do similar stuff.. :mad: I've just seen your thread, very nice mATX case - now I get why you are asking this :) I'm not in the industry...

modern powerboards should have not just MCBs installed, but also RCDs or even more 'modern' RCBOs.. those are available for over 10 years now and no magic. With those installed you actually can touch the hot wire and earth and you're protected as the max current that will flow is 30mA and then...

4 weeks ago the need for a new computer got back on top again so unpacking everything and getting it ready for the surface finish and ordering of the remaining parts as so far I only had them for 1 case. To get another of these Silverstone USB/Audio boards I had to turn to ebay - paid 2 times...

*applies resuscitation methods to thread* ..as they use to say in German where I come from - Muehsam ernaehrt sich das Eichhoernchen My life didn't stand still the past.. wow.. 14 months, so there are big gaps timewise between the following tasks/pictures as a new computer didn't really made...

If you were referring to me? - that would had been this thread/post: http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1040436586&postcount=78

As I got a pm asking about my where-abouts :) Made nearly no progress since last time (but there is solar now on the roof and a garage door in the garage). :o :D The welded outer shell has got it's corners smoothed/sanded last weekend - so I've still got a lot to do before the powder-coating...

Recommendation depends on the motherboard, as the CPU socket is placed differently for each of them: Next question would be what case/surrounding this socket/cooler faces as this might influence airflow/choice of fans.

Yeah, Jonsbo isn't known for intelligent airflow concepts.. damn noobs. :(

Very inspiring and minimalist. Looking forward to see your design in the flesh. :)

My experience.. if you consider 2 screens at all, get 2 of the same together at the same time. These days, just 3-4 months later your particular model will be gone and you wind up with 2 different screens on your desk. PS: you wont be disappointed. I bet, once you have 2 you wonder how you...

put the NAS case up in it's current state: Thingiverse: JTS-solid As per the instructions, it's not final yet in regards to exact positions of the 5.25" mounting space. My personal JTS-air cases are waiting for the powdercoating bloke to get back from holidays by mid Jan 2014. Will make one...

btw, it's mini ITX, not micro ;) As for pricing of components, where are you located, maybe some peeps know discounts/diff distributor for you to save some bucks. How does this^^ work? I just don't get my head around it.. :confused: Also, for GPU choice.. your screen res + number of screens...

Jonsbo have two uATX cubes: V4 U3 They're distributed by diff companies..

I'm completely chilled, you started the name calling mate ;) Good luck with your build.

def watching this :)

Why are they stupid? Are you calling investors stupid as well? Those dudes trading stock at the exchange? Warren Buffet in your eyes must be the most stupid of them all then? Or is it just because you want a case and they got one? Just sayin'..

Your shuttle doesn't have enough airflow to make use of those high end components you want to put in.. and starting with a unknown quality psu with a 40mm fan you contradict yourself ;) Size wise.. your 4 slot memory demand kicks the mITX route out the door, so either shuttle with proprietary...

LianLi can't go over 1.5mm aluminium thickness because of their tools. Did you check for all possibilities to connect them to an imaginable motherboard at the upper left corner and have some spare to get them routed through the case?