Specs are slightly in flux right now, but basically it’s an HP ML310e Gen 8, with a random HDD cage on top for 4 additional drives, and a bunch of fans zip tied to the front to cool the 6 internal drives. Oh, and a little 7" display stuck to the side which I’ll get a stats readout on soon.

Xeon E3-1220 v3, 32GB ECC RAM, 40TB array, Quadro M2000.

It’s running Unraid and I use it as a media server (Plex, Sonarr, Radarr) as well as a backup for my music and video production, and general stuff (NextCloud, Photoprism).

The machine itself is so stupid and hacked together, built entirely from used parts I got cheap on ebay. It’s probably cost me £300 max, all in.

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High quality zip ties with a reasonable amount of the machine actually inside the case. I would say this is above average.

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Right? The zip ties even have trimmed tails!

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If it’s stupid but it works, it’s not stupid.

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Beautiful. Very respectful fan job. That said, there’s not enough cardboard in your setup. Here’s inspiration:

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LOL, it has a case. How is that ghetto?

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Well… Most of it has a case.

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Doesn’t even have an external psu? Not ghetto enough…

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I have those same drive cages sitting in my spare parts closet lol. You can jam it into 3x 5.25” bays sideways!

How is the display connected?

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Double sided tape

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You know it. The second best way to make things attach to things after zip ties.

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