*hella

Yeah, seems a second fan would help with air flow into/out of the case. Depending on how air tight everything is when it's closed.

If it's just a media server that spends 99.5% of its life idling, temps might not actually be that bad.

Added them in another comment, but I'll put them here to. This is while I have plex and frigate running with tdarr rencoding 8 files into av1 at a time

Yes

You left in your IP no0b! Now I'm gonna pwn your server with my super hacker skillz xoxoxoxo

P.S. That's is one hell of a setup! I am surprised how well ventilated it is

Oh, and if anyone is curious on specs. This is my old gaming rig but it's: I9 11900k Z590I Vision D ITX mobo 64gb memory The 16x lane is bifurcated to run: Intel a310 & Lsi 9305 16e into a hp dl380

A little bit of airflow can make a huge difference. If it works it works. I think the doubters have just never experimented.

Bet it's quiet as fuck tho

The one fan in the left will do the trick

That looks like the Fractal Define 6 case which already has built in soundproofing. I have mine on a desk doing the exact same job with even more drives and I don't even hear it from a couple feet away.

Edit: actually not a Define 6 after looking closer. Mine doesn't have those weird latches on the side panels despite otherwise looking identical.

The sound proofing helps a ton. This sits in my living room and I can barely hear it. There's also a second fan hiding on the bottom for intake, while the top is just exhaust. Keeps temps nice and cool

I very much agree with you - I would use more fans on the outside enclosure, possibly behind more barriers so the sound is never direct (it has to bounce off walls before getting out). Eg a vent cover on the outside or simply vents mounted inside the case (not directly on the outside hole).
(Possibly also keeping the positive pressure inside the enclosure for dust control.)

However there might be an argument about HDD noise that is fairly particular to the drive models.
Maybe op just doesn't like noisy HDDs & isn't that bothered by fans (I centrally am more bothered by enterprise HDD noise than the noise of quality fans), so the solution is HDD-noise oriented (and I think it works in that regard).

(And yes, I do pick my HDDs by noise too.)

I have an intake on the bottom pulling cold air, and the top is for exhaust. Both are 3000 rpm fans and together keep the tennis real low. I added the current tennis in a comment while it's running full tilt

Lol, it's warm. Though thanks to the intake and exhaust built into the cabinet the temps are great. I added what they currently are while it's rencoding by library.

There's actually two fans built into the cabinet! Pulls more fresh air then if it were outside of it. 😎❄️

I love that you've got this explanation because my first reaction was... Hot! Too... Hot!

not op, but yeah looks like. my old gaming tower is about to get debian installed and go on perma server duty, and the onboard wifi has an antenna like this, which may let me leave it in the garage.

The one I have that looks like that is bluetooth.

Oooo, cute mini system! I've always wanted to start a cluster with tiny towers like that

I get about the same affect by placing a layer of the foam on the wall behind the fans. But you're totally right. Without that lil bit the fan noise from the intake and exhaust was a lil noticeable

You gotta do push pull. There's another fan on the bottom of the cabinet pulling in fresh, while all the hot air is directed up and out. Temps are more stable then my gaming rig sitting 5 feet away in the open air.

Not if there were a second fan hiding in there 😉