Comment on Looking for advice for media server storage expansion
terraborra@lemmy.nz 5 days ago
I have the Silverstone GD-08 case that can fit 12 hard drives. It’s an inexpensive solution for a dedicated htpc/media server. Even managed to fit in an RX 6600 so my wife can play low spec games on the tv.
Then all you need is a pcie expansion card as others suggested.
priapus@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
That’s a great suggestion, thank you! I looked at a few cases with more drive space but didn’t see any this inexpensive.
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I use a Fractal Design Define R6 but their newer model is around the same price and can hold the same number of drives. They’re solid cases.
www.fractal-design.com/products/…/define-7/
For your lack of SATA ports, you can either buy a new mobo (use PCPartPicker and filter by SATA ports) or an LSI SAS HBA card to gain additional SATA ports.
priapus@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I didn’t know that case could fit that many drives! I’m a fan of Fractal Designs cases, have used and recommended them for a few gaming PCs before. Thanks for the recommendation!
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Yeah it only comes with 6 trays, so you’ll need to order more, but you can fill out the entire front section with drives.