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Question on enclosures: How loud is the Supermicro SC846? Looking at the website, it seems many of the fans can be swapped out with quieter versions, with the exception of the power supply mini-fans, which I presume spin like crazy.
Background: I'm thinking of building a system, and I want something that can grow. I will probably start with 11 drives (Z3) and maybe grow bigger. I figure I would rather get more than I need instead of risk having to change to a bigger case later on. But I'm not sure on this approach.
I would like to put the server in the same room as my workstation, but I don't want to listen to a wind tunnel, although some fan noise is okay. Also, I have a spare bedroom and a garage, though, if I use those options, my dream of 10Gbe (attached directly to the workstation in order to skip the costly switch cost) would evaporate.
So, how quiet can one get an SC846? What if it's in the next room? Garage might be an option but temp extremes (both cold and hot) plus humidity from my usually wet car (I live in Seattle) might be a problem. And I don't have a basement.
Also, what alternatives are there to an SC846 (24 drive enclosure w/ hot swap)?
Thanks
PS. I don't currently have a FreeNAS system beyond a test VM I created.
Background: I'm thinking of building a system, and I want something that can grow. I will probably start with 11 drives (Z3) and maybe grow bigger. I figure I would rather get more than I need instead of risk having to change to a bigger case later on. But I'm not sure on this approach.
I would like to put the server in the same room as my workstation, but I don't want to listen to a wind tunnel, although some fan noise is okay. Also, I have a spare bedroom and a garage, though, if I use those options, my dream of 10Gbe (attached directly to the workstation in order to skip the costly switch cost) would evaporate.
So, how quiet can one get an SC846? What if it's in the next room? Garage might be an option but temp extremes (both cold and hot) plus humidity from my usually wet car (I live in Seattle) might be a problem. And I don't have a basement.
Also, what alternatives are there to an SC846 (24 drive enclosure w/ hot swap)?
Thanks
PS. I don't currently have a FreeNAS system beyond a test VM I created.