Hi,

 

Firstly I apologize if there would be a better place for this question.

Also English is not my native language so, hope you can understand.

 

I already have 24 bay rack case build, with 6 x WD Red 4TB drives attached. At this point, I'm in a crossroad with my system. Should I buy more 4TB drives to this system or should I "downgrade" to normal case (Fractal Design Define R6 or Node 804) and buy WD Red 10tb drives. Total capacity would be approximately same without modding fractal case. (with dual parity 9x10TB vs 22x4TB)

 

I've been thinking this because rack build is a bit noisy, even with noctua fans at 400-500rpm. I think most of noise is coming from HDD's because there is no any anti vibration. Rack case also takes much more space from my apartment. Nas is in same room with my gaming pc and there is no other place to put it.

 

So question is:

which one would be more reliable, and would be there any downsides compared to other option?

Has anyone done that kind of downgrade? Do you regret or are you happy with your choice?

 

 

 

Edited September 30, 20187 yr by VoNpo

I always say fewer disks has fewer opportunities for problems. Plus larger disks often perform better due to increased density.

I have the r5 case. I purchased 2 more cages from the fractal website. A 5 cage and a 3 cage.  These can be made to fit into the r5, which I believe is very similar to the r6. 

 

Less drives, less power, noise, heat and chance of failure.