This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/unraid by /u/kidab on 2023-09-19 04:43:48.
The NUC subreddit is pretty dead so thought I'd ask here.
TL;DR I already have a NUC 12 Pro Wall Street Canyon. I decided to move my plex installation to it. Running Unraid. I have an NVME to PCIE adapter with an HBA -> SAS expander running 13 drives. Works great but it runs super hot. I didn't really look into this when I bought the NUC. But oh well im stuck with it.
I would like to keep it cool, but it seems theres a ton of expensive passive cooling cases but they dont provide modularity to install extra peripherals. For example, GORITE sells an ethernet port add-on that I'm pretty sure isn't compatible with any of the AKASA cases.
Am I just screwed? It seems absolutely insane to spend $200 on a NUC case, when I could use that money on drives or something more useful. Are there cheap options I'm just not aware of?
Hoping someone more experienced with NUCs can share some wisdom on the topic, thanks.