June 2, 201511 yr I got 5 or six drives laying around and a friend who works at Intel has a cup for me I am starting with: PC Case-Lian Li PC-q25 case Motherboard-GIGABYTE GA-H97N-WIFI LGA 1150 Intel H97 What I am not sure of is a power supply.i want to be able to use all the available hard drive space in the case and I have seen a people using corsair430 but the wires are long
June 2, 201511 yr A standard ATX PSU will fit in the case but it's a tight fit. Go with a nice SFX PSU, like the Silverstone 300W in my sig. Plenty power power for at least 6 drives and much much smaller, leaving more room in the small case for wiring and airflow.
June 2, 201511 yr Author Is this the same one http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Factor-BRONZE-ST30SF/dp/B00FA4KP8S
June 2, 201511 yr Is this the same one http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Factor-BRONZE-ST30SF/dp/B00FA4KP8S Yep, that's it.
June 2, 201511 yr Another recommendation for the Silverstone PSU, I used one in my PC-Q25B. The semi-fanless feature is nice - meant my server was basically cooled by the single 140mm fan in the front of the case.
June 2, 201511 yr FYI, I've been using that motherboard with unRAID since last August with good results. Seems to be the most likely successor to the Asus H87 plus board that everyone liked. Only issue is that I had a problem with one of the Ethernet interfaces, which unRAID didn't seem to recognize. The second one worked and I haven't investigated this much. Spacing for USB, front panel and SATA connections is a little tight next to the RAM. I suspect this is an issue with most mini-ITX boards though.
June 3, 201511 yr Author Well things have changed a little my brother gave me an Antec 900 case today. So I am gonna return the lian li. And go with the antec 900 what power supply and motherboard do you guys recommend for the antec 900
June 3, 201511 yr ... I am gonna return the lian li. And go with the antec 900 ... Why? The PC-Q25B is a much nicer case unless you need more drives than the 7 it can support. The 900 is more than twice the size (2.33x to be precise), is much bulkier; and doesn't have the nice hot-swap trays that the Lian-Li has. If you want to use the 900, you can basically use any good standard ATX power supply [a Seasonic X series or Corsair HX, AX, or TX series unit are the best choices]; and you can use any ATX or smaller (micro-ATX, mini-ITX, etc.) motherboard that you want.
June 3, 201511 yr I like the Lian Li. It worked a treat for my little server. See my signature for the build.
June 3, 201511 yr ... I am gonna return the lian li. And go with the antec 900 ... Why? The PC-Q25B is a much nicer case unless you need more drives than the 7 it can support. The 900 is more than twice the size (2.33x to be precise), is much bulkier; and doesn't have the nice hot-swap trays that the Lian-Li has. If you want to use the 900, you can basically use any good standard ATX power supply [a Seasonic X series or Corsair HX, AX, or TX series unit are the best choices]; and you can use any ATX or smaller (micro-ATX, mini-ITX, etc.) motherboard that you want. This. Unless money is an issue and/or using the free Antec case is necessary, I'd personally stick with the Lian Li case for all the reasons garycase states above. Another benefit garycase doesn't mention is the Lian Li case is also quieter than the Antec 900 will be. And I state this out of personal experience. My unRAID server is in a PC-Q25B case, and my desktop machine (which I use approximately 10 hours a day as I work from home) is in an Antec 900 case.
June 6, 201511 yr Author I am gonna go with the lian li I will save the antec for when I need to expand beyond its capacity
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