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thanks for the feedback. no hotswap gotcha. i meant it more like its accessibility (easier to replace drives, rather than opening up the case and stuff) would a 120mm fan blowing in front of the drives enough to keep it cool? the hdd cage (hard drive cage, 5.25" to 5x 3.5" > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0854QRSC2) has the option to put one in.

hi everyone, looking to build a 20 hdd server and need some advice of a couple of hardware stuff. it will be used for plex, cloud backup and light gaming. these are the parts i already have. case: lian li pc-a77 mobo: asus prime Z370-a cpu: i7 8700 hsf: noctua nh-d15 ram: corsair ddr4-3000 32gb gpu: 2080ti hdd: 15 x HGST deskstar HDN728080ALE604 the following are things i cant really decide on: 1.) i know it's these 5x3 (Icy Dock MB455SFP-B, Norco SS-500, SuperMicro CSE-M35T-1, iStarUSA BPU-350) are well reviewed but they tend to get pricey. i know it adds convenience for its hotswap feature but i dont mind opening my server from time to time to perform maintenance. i was looking at this particular setup as an alternative. power connector > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096KDM9H2/ hard drive cage, 5.25" to 5x 3.5" > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0854QRSC2/ 2.) for the HBA im stuck between lsi 9201-16i or 9207-8i + expander. i'm not planning on expanding to more than 20 drives. maybe add an m.2 nvme ssd as cache in the future. 3.) for the psu, i saw the thread the psu thread but cant decide if 750w or 850w would be enough for my setup. https://forums.unraid.net/topic/11568-the-power-supply-thread/ any recommendations/advice/input are very much appreciated. thanks in advance.

my current setup as follows H87I-PLUS with latest BIOS unraid 6.5.0 a few temps are over 100 C and i'm trying to figure out which one is the correct mainboard temp. after some google search it appears that SYSTIN is apparently the mainboard temp. what concerns me a bit is that it's stuck at 114 C. i'm guessing the sensor is wrong because nothing in my pc smells like it's burning. would it be safe to assume that maybe CPUTIN or AUXTIN0 or PECI agent 0 is the correct mainboard temp? any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.