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I'm still running an 8th gen HP micro server, but I would run something else if I could get >=8GB memory and 4 SATA ports for relatively cheap. I haven't seen a

by bpye 5y ago

I'm still running an 8th gen HP micro server, but I would run something else if I could get >=8GB memory and 4 SATA ports for relatively cheap. I haven't seen anything that gets me there yet though.

djanogo 5y ago
Nope, no OEM wants to make that, not enough market for it. However you can buy NVMe to 6xSATA adapter, but your case might not fit those drives, I planned on buying NVMe extension cable, cut a slit in case, run the cable outsidde, plug in NVMe to 6xSATA adapter outside of the case and keep the SSD's outside, this would need reliable external power supply for SSD (Amazon sells them for ~$30, but I don't trust them). I believe you will get to ~10-15w with this setup, at which rate you could build regular ITX/MATX case to hold all SSD's with i3-10100 and be at ~16w idle.
- bpye 5y ago
  Yeah there are some nice enough ITX cases with HDD bays [0], but any comparable replacement ends up relatively expensive, so it just hasn't made sense. [0] - https://www.u-nas.com/xcart/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17638 https://www.u-nas.com/xcart/cart.php?target=product&product_...
hedora 5y ago
It sounds like you want a Synology, at least hardware-wise. This one supports up to 6 GB of RAM, four SATA ports, and idles with low wattage and low noise. Built-in virtualization and docker. It's $500 at Newegg. https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS420+#specs https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS420+#specs They make bigger ones, of course.
- bpye 5y ago
  Are you stuck with their software though? I've ended up pretty deep down the NixOS rabbit hole...
  - hedora 5y ago
    No idea. I'd love to know. On the other hand, I'd wager you can look at what chipsets they chose, and cobble the same thing together for less (maybe even with 8gb). I decided I didn't want my data backup to be a hobby, so I hold my nose and use their stuff. It's fine, and it has some nice stuff like let's encrypt reverse https proxies, it emails every time the power or network drops, etc, etc.

by bpye 5y ago

I'm still running an 8th gen HP micro server, but I would run something else if I could get >=8GB memory and 4 SATA ports for relatively cheap. I haven't seen anything that gets me there yet though.

djanogo 5y ago

Nope, no OEM wants to make that, not enough market for it. However you can buy NVMe to 6xSATA adapter, but your case might not fit those drives, I planned on buying NVMe extension cable, cut a slit in case, run the cable outsidde, plug in NVMe to 6xSATA adapter outside of the case and keep the SSD's outside, this would need reliable external power supply for SSD (Amazon sells them for ~$30, but I don't trust them). I believe you will get to ~10-15w with this setup, at which rate you could build regular ITX/MATX case to hold all SSD's with i3-10100 and be at ~16w idle.

bpye 5y ago
Yeah there are some nice enough ITX cases with HDD bays [0], but any comparable replacement ends up relatively expensive, so it just hasn't made sense. [0] - https://www.u-nas.com/xcart/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17638 https://www.u-nas.com/xcart/cart.php?target=product&product_...

hedora 5y ago

It sounds like you want a Synology, at least hardware-wise. This one supports up to 6 GB of RAM, four SATA ports, and idles with low wattage and low noise. Built-in virtualization and docker. It's $500 at Newegg. https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS420+#specs https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS420+#specs They make bigger ones, of course.

bpye 5y ago
Are you stuck with their software though? I've ended up pretty deep down the NixOS rabbit hole...
- hedora 5y ago
  No idea. I'd love to know. On the other hand, I'd wager you can look at what chipsets they chose, and cobble the same thing together for less (maybe even with 8gb). I decided I didn't want my data backup to be a hobby, so I hold my nose and use their stuff. It's fine, and it has some nice stuff like let's encrypt reverse https proxies, it emails every time the power or network drops, etc, etc.