Question Which SMALL/PORTABLE case do you recommend for a home server?

[coparker]

Hello community.

Which SMALL case do you recommend for a home server?

I'm looking for something this size, a small case - https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/compute/proliant-microserver/c/4237916

A small case that allows me to add NVMe hard drives and the best products on the market, motherboard Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X and Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS Processor for example.

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

Why portable?

A "server" generally never moves.

And what will this be used for?

 

[coparker]

Why portable?

A "server" generally never moves.

And what will this be used for?

A small case is what I'm searching for. It will be used for hosting for example, I want to put NVMe hard drives and the best motherboard and CPU on the market.

 

[USAFRet]

A small case is what I'm searching for. It will be used for hosting for example, I want to put NVMe hard drives and the best motherboard and CPU on the market.

So not necessarily "portable".

Multiple NVMe = a larger motherboard. Simple real estate on the board.

Hosting what?
Most "hosting things" don't require the speed of multiple NVMe drives.

 

[coparker]

So not necessarily "portable".

Multiple NVMe = a larger motherboard. Simple real estate on the board.

Hosting what?
Most "hosting things" don't require the speed of multiple NVMe drives.

Websites hosting.

 

[USAFRet]

Websites hosting.

That absolutely does not need multiple NVMe drives.

SATA III SSD, or even HDD works.
Your internet bandwidth is vastly slower.

And why small? Any regular size mATX case, stashed in a corner.

 

[coparker]

That absolutely does not need multiple NVMe drives.

SATA III SSD, or even HDD works.
Your internet bandwidth is vastly slower.

And why small? Any regular size mATX case, stashed in a corner.

NVMe hard drives because I want to add the best and latest on the market.

 

[USAFRet]

NVMe hard drives because I want to add the best and latest on the market.

Form follows function.

Your website hosting function does not need the form factor of small, portable, or multiple NVMe.

 

[geofelt]

NVME is a device protocol and commonly applies to the m.2 format of a ssd.
Small motherboards may have only one or two m.2 slots.
Full ATX motherboards are getting more, like 4 or possibly 6.
Then, also there are adapter cards that will attach 4 m.2 devices.

If you will constantly be working on updating the unit, I might suggest the cm haf evo xb which is easy to work on:

Are you a human?

www.newegg.com

 

[Misgar]

@coparker "...the best products on the market, motherboard Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X and Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS Processor for example"

If you want "the best products on the market" forget home gaming components and buy a professional server board instead.

The SuperMicro board below has slots for four M.2 drives and unlike the 13900KS, the Xeon has more than two memory channels.

https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/X11SPA-TF

Of course this might be slight overkill for your particular use case, but you did ask for the best components on the market.