I am going to be upgrading my server within the next couple of months and am trying to do some prior planning. My current setup is as follows:
Case: Fractal Define R5
Mothberboard: Gigabyte Z170X-Designare-CF
CPU: i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Memory: 32 GiB DDR4
Storage: 15TB spread across 4 HDDs (10x2x2x1) + 1HDD at 10TB for Parity.
OS: Unraid 🧡
While this setup as served me well, I am completely hooked on these mini-racks(Rackmate T1) and am thinking of getting one eventually. Fortunately I’ll be getting my hands on my first mini-pc soon, an ASUS ExpertCenter PN52. This little badboy has the following specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
Memory: 32 GiB DDR4
Storage: Comes with one NVMe SSD 1TB
From my little cpu knowledege this one is superior in almost all ways, so it feels like an easy choice to swith out the old one. I need an enclosing for my 5 HDDs that connects to this minipc. This leads me to my questions:
What are your suggestions for enclosings?
Whats the best way to connect an enclosing like this to the mini-pc?
Any pinpointers, opinions and suggestions appriciated!
edit: im getting the mini-pc for free actually, so feel like its a no brainer to upgrade.
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We had a topic about external drive enclosure DIY here: https://slrpnk.net/post/7880502
But in general I feel like your current setup is still more than fine and there is no need to upgrade, but you do you 👍
forgot to mention im getting the mini-pc for free 😅
thanks for the link!