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Homeserver/NAS Formfactor & Case (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 month ago by NextNoobi@discuss.tchncs.de to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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Hey all, So I want to upgrade my mini-PC based homeserver, which is slowly dying to a NAS/homeserver. Right now it hosts a Homeassitant istance and some photos.

Initially I wanted to use the jonsbo N4 case, because it has the perfect size and i could use cheap uATX boards. But others reported bad cooling with this case. So two Options: Jonsbo N3 - limited to mini ITX Jonsbo N5 - rather big and a bit more expensive

So what's your opinion on this ? Thanks !

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[–] trewq@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

OP, avoid N4 especially if you live in hot/humid country.
I threw mine after my HDDs overheated many times when parity check ran or prolonged r/w happened (it was > 60c if i remember correctly).
Not really feasible to remember to turn on aircon, remove the front cover, and put a fan in front of the HDDs whenever heavy read/write happens .