Greetings,
My dream unraid server which I plan to build would a 20+ drives unraid server, but sadly due to the fact I live in a crappy country and due to limited funds this is not possible right now.
So I was thinking of going for a cheap case [something like the CM 590] bunch of quiet fans and a cheap level 1, 6 sata,1 pci-e motherboard and stay in the 10-12 drive range for a few monthes/ year and later expand into some rack like chassis [because as far as I know there isn't really a 20+ drive tower case : P] and a new fancy motherboard.
From the days I have spent lurking about I don't really see a problem with this plan, but I would like some opinions so I wont feel like I am missing some big factor and making a horrible mistake.
Just so you understand importing or buying locally a proper case that will hold the amount of drives I want would cost around 600-1000$ from what I have seen. and importing a proper level 3 motherboard around 200-300$.