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Naturally, that cash buys a purpose-built box which installs fast, runs quiet, sips power and saves space, at least compared to repurposing an old PC, yet the inner DIYer in us is itching to build a NAS. Going that route seems like an easy way to save some cash considering a small desktop could be used as a four or eight-bay server, and there is plenty to value in the extra flexibility and expansion of a custom setup. Your mileage might vary, but I won’t buy the DS380 for a NAS again, unless it’s going to run full of SSDs or something (or I heavily mod the case). It’s OK for a small machine though without a bunch of disks (shame!) and that’s what I’ve re-purposed it for now. Some people invert the psu. I believe this would only help if the barrier is installed. I am never planned to use because my psu’s fan seldom runs (eco mode).
Plugged the rear and side fans directly into the PSU molex connector, rather than through mainboard and rear of hard drive chassis I was having the usual cooling issues with just 3 disks, trying to space them out optimally in the case. Disks would typically exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122F) on a summer's day. I wanted to add a 2 disk SATA controller and max the system out to 8 disks, but I needed to solve this heat issue first. Edit: I made some changes which have dropped the temps to around 40 degrees at idle (haven’t tested at load yet). The case has potential, but I still think it’s slightly too cramped and the airflow is not good enough. If we’ll couple those 12 possible drives and think current 6TB 3.5-inch drives and 2TB 2.5-inch drives, we can get a total capacity up to 56GB possible storage inside this chassis and depending on setup more with external connections via eSATA or USB, or even iSCSI targets. So I got one to run low-power i3, C226 chipset mainboard and five HGST 3TB NAS drives. Unfortunately the cooling through the drives is pretty much non-existent. The two fans on the side draw air in but blow onto the hotswap chassis and nothing really draws air through it.
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The Revolt 3 offers impressive thermal performance and plenty of space for larger GPUS and a 280mm AIO cooler radiator, all without breaking the bank. It's an incredibly affordable PC case with lots to offer and has very few sacrifices since even taller RAM kits like the Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro fit just fine. So I’m building a NAS (running Fedora Server) and thought that the Silverstone DS380 case looked great. It has 8 hot-swappable SATA bays, claims decent cooling with filters, neat form factor. Like everyone has mentioned, the heat generated for the hard drives are really bad, and unacceptable. While i'm planning to jimmy-rig fans on the non-fan side, i've noticed the temps of my hard drive went down once i left the front door open (Dropped from an unacceptable and damaging mid-50s to a reasonable mid-30s to low 40s). Ironically, i'm running a Core i7-6700k, and the temps have been pretty tame (so it's a non-issue). I also (like someone else noted) the Capacitors on the hard drive PCB are on the worst placement, that it's very easy to accidentally push/pull on a capacitor (easy to break). Also, The disk trays are made of flexible plastic. While it's too early to tell, i can totally imagine these being dried out with time/dust and turning brittle. They're not like the ones in a solid server.
Cooling: 3x Internal 120mm 1200rpm 22dBA system fans are included (2x intake fans; 1x exhaust fan); Can accomodate an entry-level liquid CPU cooling system (can handle systems with CPU of 95W TDP or above); Externally removable (magnetic) filters on the top and side panels.
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It requires an SFX PSU, but there are some that have enough juice on the 12v rail (although avoid the SilverStone SX500-LG, it’s slightly too long) so that it’s not a major problem (although I would prefer standard ATX).
smartctl -t long /dev/ada?) [? = 0 thru 5 for my six drives, test run simultaneously on all drives]. The body of the Silverstone DS380 has been constructed of steel, while only the front door is made of aluminum. It measures 211mm wide, 285mm tall and 360mm long, giving it a 21.6L capacity. Although this is quite large compared to eight-bay models from QNAP and Synology, keep in mind they feature custom-built motherboards that take up considerably less space.There are three important aspects to consider when selecting an NAS enclosure for your DIY build. You’ll want as small a size with as small a footprint as possible, you’ll want an efficient design with space for all your drives and other parts, and finally you’ll want it all to be well cooled since it will be running 24/7. With this in mind, it sure looks like Silverstone hit a triple home run with their DS380 NAS Chassis. By "metal grill" I mean this: http://www.frozencpu.com/images/products/main/fgc-02_2.jpg which I found in another similar thread) Just having room for a lot of drives isn’t everything to a chassis, all those drives have to be cooled effectively as well. Silverstone took care of this with two 120mm fans on the side of the chassis blowing cold air in on the front mounted 3.5-inch drives and one 120mm rear exhaust fan to help get the hot air expelled.
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