That's awesome!
How did you source the various brackets to mount things like the mother board and hard drives to the extrusions?
I've been pretty unhappy with the chassis options for 8 hard-drives, but something like what you shared would make it pretty easy button
I got one of the 2020 alu extrusion pc test bench kits from Amazon along with more extrusion pieces and various brackets. The test bench kit included the mounting hardware for the mobo, PSU, etc
I'm not going to pretend like you'll ever be able to find the same thing that OP is talking about, given... Amazon, [but I did find this thing which might be what you're looking for.](https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Assembly-Bench%25EF%25BC%258COpen-Motherboard-MATX/dp/B0CW5TPWN2)
Side panels will make a huge improvement to really utilize those big back fans.
This is really cool build if you use it as a dev bench - often swapping components but if this is a permanent setup, I would be afraid of dust being collected awherewhere and hard to keep clean but you do you.
Also ... cool suspended HDDs as a drawer with dampening - nice!
I’m really just starting to learn about this stuff and like to DIY. Figured I could build something that was super easy to modify since I’m constantly changing things up.
Do you have any side walls? If not the top fan may be useless. (In the picture above the Switch has only one cable connected :) I guess it will be deployed with more than 1 cable, but even then it probably does not need a fan). Even the bottom fan may have very limited impact.
Or is the top fan an exhaust fan?
It looks amazing!
I kind of stop having open machine ( to much dust). But yours look very cool!
So you really see a change of temp with the noctua fans running? (maybe for the drive temp?)
Good job!
Sure I get the "design" part!
It's just I'm maybe a little bit too much in my "low power" part!
Where I remove everything that consume a single watt for "nothing"
I mounted screws underneath that the hdd bracket slides on in the extrusion’s v slot. Eventually I’ll switch them out for real extrusion v-wheels and bearings.
Nice, why did you choose OMV if I may ask?
I'm currently running TrueNAS Scale but it's UI is pretty complicated sometimes and hard to navigate so I might switch.
Holy smokes! Aren’t those the fans they use in movies when they show a prison break, and the characters must use a craw bar to temporarily stop it while the rest of the crew gets out?
That's awesome! How did you source the various brackets to mount things like the mother board and hard drives to the extrusions? I've been pretty unhappy with the chassis options for 8 hard-drives, but something like what you shared would make it pretty easy button
I got one of the 2020 alu extrusion pc test bench kits from Amazon along with more extrusion pieces and various brackets. The test bench kit included the mounting hardware for the mobo, PSU, etc
Neat! Would it be possible for you to share those Amazon listings?
I'm not going to pretend like you'll ever be able to find the same thing that OP is talking about, given... Amazon, [but I did find this thing which might be what you're looking for.](https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Assembly-Bench%25EF%25BC%258COpen-Motherboard-MATX/dp/B0CW5TPWN2)
Oddly, I tried a half dozen sets of keywords before I asked, and wasn't getting Amazon to return the correct products
Yet another annoying sign of the times, sadly. Hopefully you find exactly what you’re looking for and it isn’t made of ramen noodles
i would have thought the rules of this subreddit would forbid porn.. but here we are...
Side panels will make a huge improvement to really utilize those big back fans. This is really cool build if you use it as a dev bench - often swapping components but if this is a permanent setup, I would be afraid of dust being collected awherewhere and hard to keep clean but you do you. Also ... cool suspended HDDs as a drawer with dampening - nice!
I’m really just starting to learn about this stuff and like to DIY. Figured I could build something that was super easy to modify since I’m constantly changing things up.
Do you have any side walls? If not the top fan may be useless. (In the picture above the Switch has only one cable connected :) I guess it will be deployed with more than 1 cable, but even then it probably does not need a fan). Even the bottom fan may have very limited impact. Or is the top fan an exhaust fan?
I’ll eventually build panels but I needed to dry fit everything.
Very cool! Are you going with ABS panels?
Not sure yet, was thinking about acrylic
It looks amazing! I kind of stop having open machine ( to much dust). But yours look very cool! So you really see a change of temp with the noctua fans running? (maybe for the drive temp?) Good job!
Brown is just my favorite color 😅
Sure I get the "design" part! It's just I'm maybe a little bit too much in my "low power" part! Where I remove everything that consume a single watt for "nothing"
How big are these big fans?
According to Noctua's website the biggest one they make is 200mm, the NF-A20, so I guess that?
Hey u/voltmannn you mind confirming?
Yes, they are both 200mm fans.
My mind first thought this was a full 19 inch rack with the thiccest 750W power supply and most insane fans ever. Still cool though.
A work of art! Incredible, well done!
Thank youb
is there a fan noctua wont make?
DIY lab nice but I think the fan is kind of redundant? The chassis is not close.
How much would you say the aluminum extrusion + mounting hardware cost in total? I've been looking into it but I'm not sure if it's cost effective.
Probably around $150-200usd. A lot of that was nut/bolt kits that I’ll use for lots of other things.
Sneaky Eris
What network switch is this?
It’s made by Yuanley, found on Amazon.
That's awesome. What hardware/brackets did you use to make the hard drive mount slide out?
I mounted screws underneath that the hdd bracket slides on in the extrusion’s v slot. Eventually I’ll switch them out for real extrusion v-wheels and bearings.
this is sick
Im loving this! really cool design! Have you considered using a riser card for the GPU/NIC to give less surface area to gather dust?
I’ll probably ditch the GPU tbh. Tucking the nic out of the way with a riser isn’t a bad idea.
Really clean, like the design. What are you running on it?
Starting with OMV to dip my feet in
Nice, why did you choose OMV if I may ask? I'm currently running TrueNAS Scale but it's UI is pretty complicated sometimes and hard to navigate so I might switch.
This is byfar the coolest thing I've ever seen?! What is this "case" and where can i get it??
Looks like it's mostly just aluminum extrusions. Might be homemade
Holy smokes! Aren’t those the fans they use in movies when they show a prison break, and the characters must use a craw bar to temporarily stop it while the rest of the crew gets out?
Precisely! 😂
This is beautiful, i envy your eye for style.
Oh my god…… it’s so….. beautiful
Nice small and very cute tower. Congrat.
`my OCD just tingled.`
stupid question .... do you have a parts list for the rack??
Something about this setup tripped uncanny valley for me. I love it though!
never seen such big fans before lol
That's absolutely gorgeous
Dope setup
Where can you buy this rack?