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I'm looking for a suggestion for compact-ish NAS cases. I only have a few drives, 4 at the moment, so I don't need a ton of space. But I'd like to downsize without getting a brand new motherboard and PSU it possible (both are ATX at the moment).

My main requirement is being able to install and uninstall drives without worrying about cable management.

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Check out the Jonsbo N1 on NewEgg. It's pretty popular among NAS DIYers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This and the N3 look fantastic. I was kind of hoping I could keep my mATX mobo and ATX PSU though, and both are ITX

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You might be able to? I'm not familar with the N3.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have one of these and it's worked pretty well after some mods for cooling better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My NAS case is a retro mid-tower ATX that I got at a swap meet. It's all black and no scratches. Come to think of it, my whole home lab consists of 3 Frankenstein computers and one OptiPlex 7050 that's handling my routing needs. 😆

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What cooling mods did you do?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Removed the front metal panel so it's all mesh. Replaced front fan with a 3000 rpm notcua. Zip tied a 14cm notcua over the mobo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

As ITX was already mentioned I just built mine using Fractal Node 304 case, in black though. You could keep the ATX power supply.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You can also evaluate to buy something like this for 3.5 or 2.5inch disks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My Synology is barely bigger than the 4 3.5 inch drives it houses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It was my understanding that Synology products came with the rest of the computer parts as well. Is that true?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They are very locked down it should be said, so you have to fully buy into the Synology ecosystem (can't replace the host OS).

[–] traches 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, they're a complete solution. OS and everything

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

All compact atx cases were too expensive for my liking, so I decided to make one. I should probably not suggest a case made of plastic, but if you have access to a 3D printer check this out. 288x207x343 mm in size and it can house full size ATX mobo and PSU and 3x 3.5" or 7x 2.5". Colling is silent and good, but I didnt test with more powerfull CPU or 3.5 HDDs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh man I just said in another thread we need a HomeLab here, give it a Google - they have a pretty good discord if you want to avoid the Reddit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

...but I want to avoid Discord, too...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

[email protected] which is the OG migrated community from r/homelab but with the future of lemmy.ml in question, might move or consolidate to another instance soon.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Check out ASrock's Deskmini A300 or X300. They are barebones setups with Mini-STX motherboards. Space for two 2.5" hdd and two m.2 slots as well.

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