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Started by "Jeff Gaines"
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:38
Computer Cases
Author: "Jeff Gaines"
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:38
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:38
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I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a vertical slot for an additional drive. What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? -- Jeff Gaines Dorset UK Thanks for teaching me the meaning of plethora, it means a lot.
Re: Computer Cases
Author: Adrian Caspersz
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:55
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:55
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On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote: > > I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for > a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. > > Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite > detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to > the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a > vertical slot for an additional drive. > > What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? > What colour is it? -- Adrian C
Re: Computer Cases
Author: Andy Burns
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:10
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:10
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Jeff Gaines wrote: > I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for > a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. > > Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite > detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to > the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a > vertical slot for an additional drive. > > What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? I've seen him review other NASes, I'd have thought he knew an I/O shield when he saw one, obviously the manual does say that is what it is I couldn't finf his promised part2 where he actually built the thing
Re: Computer Cases
Author: "Jeff Gaines"
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:52
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:52
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On 20/01/2025 in message <lv7khjFkgidU1@mid.individual.net> Adrian Caspersz wrote: >On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote: >> >>I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for a >>while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. >> >>Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite >>detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to >>the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a >>vertical slot for an additional drive. >> >>What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? >> > >What colour is it? Black, everything is nowadays! -- Jeff Gaines Dorset UK The only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do or say nothing. (Edmund Burke)
Re: Computer Cases
Author: "Jeff Gaines"
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:54
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:54
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On 20/01/2025 in message <lv7ld8FkcbsU2@mid.individual.net> Andy Burns wrote: >Jeff Gaines wrote: > >>I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for a >>while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. >> >>Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite >>detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to >>the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a >>vertical slot for an additional drive. >> >>What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? > >I've seen him review other NASes, I'd have thought he knew an I/O shield >when he saw one, obviously the manual does say that is what it is > >I couldn't finf his promised part2 where he actually built the thing I couldn't find part 2 either. Criticism of ventilation but it would have SSDs in my use, the new version is a hell of a lot more and doesn't really suit me as well. -- Jeff Gaines Dorset UK The first five days after the weekend are the hardest.
Re: Computer Cases
Author: Adrian Caspersz
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:59
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:59
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On 20/01/2025 21:52, Jeff Gaines wrote: > On 20/01/2025 in message <lv7khjFkgidU1@mid.individual.net> Adrian > Caspersz wrote: > >> On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote: >>> >>> I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives >>> for a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. >>> >>> Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite >>> detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed >>> to the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus >>> point, a vertical slot for an additional drive. >>> >>> What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? >>> >> >> What colour is it? > > Black, everything is nowadays! > Ah, this one is white :) Lots of hard drives on this one (Ali Express) but not hot swap. YouTube: The Perfect Home Server 2025 – 56TB, ECC, IPMI, Quiet & (kind of) Compact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr5MjhgPz_c However, something else in this build might be of interest for a NAS project. CPU / Motherboard / Electricity draw. -- Adrian C
Re: Computer Cases
Author: "Jeff Gaines"
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:23
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:23
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On 22/01/2025 in message <lvcbt8Fd98gU1@mid.individual.net> Adrian Caspersz wrote: >On 20/01/2025 21:52, Jeff Gaines wrote: >>On 20/01/2025 in message <lv7khjFkgidU1@mid.individual.net> Adrian >>Caspersz wrote: >> >>>On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote: >>>> >>>>I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for >>>>a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. >>>> >>>>Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite >>>>detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to >>>>the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a >>>>vertical slot for an additional drive. >>>> >>>>What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? >>>> >>> >>>What colour is it? >> >>Black, everything is nowadays! >> > >Ah, this one is white :) > >Lots of hard drives on this one (Ali Express) but not hot swap. > >YouTube: The Perfect Home Server 2025 – 56TB, ECC, IPMI, Quiet & (kind >of) Compact >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr5MjhgPz_c > > >However, something else in this build might be of interest for a NAS >project. CPU / Motherboard / Electricity draw. I have just installed the black standoffs in a black case, wish one of the had been white! Incidentally after disconnecting the motherboard from the old case I picked it up by the CPU heat sink/fan and ended up with the heat sink/fan in my hand and the motherboard still in the case. None of the holding pins had clicked! I think I have corrected it but I'd rather have screws. -- Jeff Gaines Dorset UK I've been through the desert on a horse with no name. It was a right bugger to get him back when he ran off.
Re: Computer Cases
Author: Theo
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:05
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:05
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In uk.d-i-y Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> wrote: > On 20/01/2025 21:52, Jeff Gaines wrote: > > On 20/01/2025 in message <lv7khjFkgidU1@mid.individual.net> Adrian > > Caspersz wrote: > > > >> On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote: > >>> > >>> I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives > >>> for a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. > >>> > >>> Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite > >>> detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed > >>> to the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus > >>> point, a vertical slot for an additional drive. > >>> > >>> What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think? > >>> > >> > >> What colour is it? > > > > Black, everything is nowadays! > > > > Ah, this one is white :) > > Lots of hard drives on this one (Ali Express) but not hot swap. > > YouTube: The Perfect Home Server 2025 – 56TB, ECC, IPMI, Quiet & (kind > of) Compact > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr5MjhgPz_c Nice. That motherboard is a steal, and sadly the ebay price has gone up 5x since that video. However any random mATX board should do, perhaps with a NanoKVM if you want remote management. > However, something else in this build might be of interest for a NAS > project. CPU / Motherboard / Electricity draw. It's definitely a useful inspiration / data point. Theo
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