Gigabyte GA-D525TUD miniITX board mounted in CFI-A9849CC-P case. Linux installed, power consumption measured. CFI case is really nice, I found the hotswap cages can be used even without screws, see 3:10. The power consumption is 40-43W, which is more than I would expect after having Intel 945GSEJT system which takes only 20W with similar configuration...
Where did you buy the CFI-A9849CC-P for 50 euro? I`am planning a ATOM bassed server setup using ClearOS. But i only can find the CFI-A9849CC-P in the US and they dont want to ship to the Netherlands. Even that it costs more than 120 dollar.
Kermismovie1080i 4 months ago
@Kermismovie1080i
Hi, the CFI-A9849CC is not sold in my country (Czech republic) anymore, I think it has been discontinued. Instead, some e-shops offer the newer model CFI-A2059 which seems to have the same mechanical design, but with more powerfull power supply, bigger fan in front and only one but bigger fan in rear so I think it should be more quiet. It is also a bit more expensive (60 EUR), but the price is still reasonable. I am not aware of any other cheap case with 2 hot swap HDD cages.
tomdulik 4 months ago
Thanks for your feedback. I'll use the same MoBo for my NAS (I'll use FreeNAS 8).
What about the fan noise?
LucasRey1972 7 months ago
@LucasRey1972 The fan on the MoBo does not make any audible noise. Most noise comes from the CFI-A9849CC fans, mainly the front one. The newer model CFI-A2059 should be more quiet as it has bigger front fan and only one rear fan.
tomdulik 7 months ago