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The guide will now solely focus on NON-SBCs as it’s the best value for the money going forward. No more recommendations of the Raspberry PI or similar Single Board Computing devices moving ahead.
Choose a link to see the hardware suggestions reproduced here, from my good friends at ServerBuilds.net
- Cases
- Motherboards
- CPUs
- Hard Drives
- RAM
- Power Supply
- NIC
- GPU
- OSs
- Firewall Hardware - OPNsense/PFSense/Protectli
- Wireless Access Points (WAPs)
- Network Switches
Cases
Tower Case Suggestions
| Brand | Case + Link | Fits | 3.5” Drive Space | Estimated Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooler Master | N400 | ← ATX | 8 + 2 | ~$75 |
| Cooler Master | Elite 350 + PSU | ← ATX | 6 + 4 | ~$90 |
| Fractal Design | Node 804 | ← mATX | 10 | ~$115 |
| SilverStone | DS380B | DTX, Mini-ITX | 8 (Hotswappable) | ~$200 |
Rackmount Chassis Suggestions
| Brand | Case + Link | Fits | 3.5” Drive Space | Estimated Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewill | RSV-L4500 | All | 15 | ~$150 |
| Rosewill | RSV-R4100 | All | 6 + 2 | ~$110 |
| Rosewill | RSV-R4000 | All | 8 + 3 | ~$100 |
| Rosewill | RSV-L4000 | All | 8 + 3 | ~$120 |
| Rosewill | RSV-L4412 | All | 12 (Hotswappable) | ~$275 |