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[Question] Recommendations for a SFF backup server

Hi folks, I’m considering setting up an offsite backup server and am seeking recommendations for a smallish form factor PC. Mainly, are there some suitable popular second hand PCs which meet the following requirements:

  • fits 4x 3.5" HDD
  • Smaller than a regular tower (e.g. mATX or ITX)
  • Equipped with a 6th of 7th gen Intel CPU at least (for power efficiency and transcoding, in case I want it to actually to some transcoding) with video output.
  • Ideally with upgradeable RAM

Do you know of something which meets those specs and is rather common on the second hand market?

Thanks!

Edit: I’m looking for a prebuilt system, such as a dell optiplex or similar.

Outsider9042 ,

I have a Silverstone DS380.

ITX form factor, SFX power supply.

Houses 8x3.5 and 4x2.5.

TheHobbyist OP ,

Thanks! I love that case, that’s what I use for my main server. In this case I was interested in a prebuilt, which may be easier to find and with all main components included and thus possibly cheaper. I updated my main point as I understand it may not have been obvious.

Moonrise2473 ,

Wow I should have checked better before doing my ugly hack with 2x5 hot swappable 3.5 caddies. In the end I paid the same…

BearOfaTime ,

I don’t think you’ll find an SFF that’ll hold multiple 3.5" drives. Many regular desktops won’t hold that many drives.

TheHobbyist OP ,

Indeed, the title is a simplification, but I was hoping that the body of the text would highlight that it does not have to be a literal SFF but just something on the smaller side.

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