Specs are slightly in flux right now, but basically it’s an HP ML310e Gen 8, with a random HDD cage on top for 4 additional drives, and a bunch of fans zip tied to the front to cool the 6 internal drives. Oh, and a little 7" display stuck to the side which I’ll get a stats readout on soon.
It’s running Unraid and I use it as a media server (Plex, Sonarr, Radarr) as well as a backup for my music and video production, and general stuff (NextCloud, Photoprism).
The machine itself is so stupid and hacked together, built entirely from used parts I got cheap on ebay. It’s probably cost me £300 max, all in.
I literally just bought a monitor just like this. It just arrived. It’s still in the packaging.
I had my Linux install die on me (due to my own stupidity, but I recovered it), and I needed to move my monitor from my gaming PC into the closet where my server lives. This isn’t the first time I’ve had to do something like that, and I was over it. So mini monitor for $40 it is!
It is huge. it fills the full volume of an Ikea Kallax opening, I have mine hanging out so wires in back against the wall have some room…plus some airflow.
if the Kallax wasn’t against a wall it would slide back all the way. It has plastic feed about 12-15 mm tall (I think) feet are about 3mm too tall so I trimmed them. But on thingverse somebody made a 3d printer model for replacing them.
I know lol, I went from a little baby Silverstone itx case to this monstrosity. I love the modularity of it but it’s just so big. I don’t think I’ll go back to itx, it’s honesly a fucking pain, but I’m probably getting a slimmer case.
Does anyone have tips on how to source large capacity hard drives on the cheap? I was a silly and didn’t set my storage to be redundant and I’m trying to rectify that.
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Beautiful. Very respectful fan job. That said, there’s not enough cardboard in your setup. Here’s inspiration:
LOL, it has a case. How is that ghetto?
Well… Most of it has a case.
Doesn’t even have an external psu? Not ghetto enough…
I have those same drive cages sitting in my spare parts closet lol. You can jam it into 3x 5.25” bays sideways!
How is the display connected?
Double sided tape
You know it. The second best way to make things attach to things after zip ties.
If it’s stupid but it works, it’s not stupid.
I literally just bought a monitor just like this. It just arrived. It’s still in the packaging.
I had my Linux install die on me (due to my own stupidity, but I recovered it), and I needed to move my monitor from my gaming PC into the closet where my server lives. This isn’t the first time I’ve had to do something like that, and I was over it. So mini monitor for $40 it is!
Untill I read the specs I though you might have built a custom router in there as well with the antennas
You had me with “Specs are slightly in flux right now”. Beautiful.
Nice. A Thermaltake CoreV21 has a LOT of space inside for drives amd other hacks
I might move my server to my CoreV21 at the end of the year when I upgrade my desktop. Love the case but it’s a bit large ot have on top of my desk.
It is huge. it fills the full volume of an Ikea Kallax opening, I have mine hanging out so wires in back against the wall have some room…plus some airflow. if the Kallax wasn’t against a wall it would slide back all the way. It has plastic feed about 12-15 mm tall (I think) feet are about 3mm too tall so I trimmed them. But on thingverse somebody made a 3d printer model for replacing them.
I know lol, I went from a little baby Silverstone itx case to this monstrosity. I love the modularity of it but it’s just so big. I don’t think I’ll go back to itx, it’s honesly a fucking pain, but I’m probably getting a slimmer case.
High quality zip ties with a reasonable amount of the machine actually inside the case. I would say this is above average.
Right? The zip ties even have trimmed tails!
Does anyone have tips on how to source large capacity hard drives on the cheap? I was a silly and didn’t set my storage to be redundant and I’m trying to rectify that.
I’ve bought about 600tb from server part deals.
Just got 20tb drives for about 250ish. Higher than what I wanted to pay, however $12.5/TB is good enough for me.
I’ve found used SAS drives really cheap. Averaged around £6 per tb.
If it works, is safe, and is maintainable, there’s no shame in it. My unraid box has some unorthodox drive mounting too.