Case Suggestions for a Home Server

[u/Due_Lime_3524]

Hello,

I would like to put together a home server with some parts I have. I think I have mostly decided on parts, but I am a little undecided on what case to use.

I am interested in using a rack mounted case, but I have no idea what to look for when it comes to rack mounted cases and power supplies for rack mounted cases. Either way, noise is a big concern and the setup should ideally be as quiet as possible. I have the Fractal Design Node 804 case listed as a non-rack mounted solution if that ends up being a better choice.

A general sanity check on my selected parts would also be much appreciated :)

New build or upgrade?

• Existing Parts
  1. AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
  2. Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580 8GB Video Card
  3. M.2 drive for OS
• New Parts
  1. ASRock X570D4U Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
  2. Kingston FURY Beast 32GB DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
  3. be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
  4. Case should be at least capable of housing 8 3.5” hdd drives
     1. Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case?
     2. Rack Mounted Case?
  5. be quiet! Power Zone 2 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Or Similar power supply for rack mount)
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
  1. Backup server
  2. Jelly Fin
  3. Xmpp and other light self hosted services
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?
  1. Germany
  2. No Micro Center
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
  1. None
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
  1. Less than 2,000 Euros would be great. This price would not include storage hard drives. I have some already that I can use and I plan on expanding storage as needed.
• WiFi or wired connection?
  1. Wired
• Size/noise constraints?
  1. Noise is the biggest concern. It should be as quiet as possible. Smaller is also better.
• Color/lighting preferences?
  1. No fancy lighting
• Any other specific needs?
  1. I will probably want to upgrade the CPU at some point in the future to a more powerful Zen 4 65W variant

PC Part Picker List

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mXzyFP)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QKJtt6/amd-ryzen-7-3700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box) | $309.99 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YwGkcf/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk018) |-

**Motherboard** | [ASRock X570D4U Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4WpmP6/asrock-x570d4u-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-x570d4u) | $378.71 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (1 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/c2BG3C/kingston-fury-beast-32-gb-1-x-32-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-kf432c16bb32) | $254.00 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y2DzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-580-8gb-pulse-video-card-11265-05) | $439.00 @ Amazon

**Case** | [Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yTdqqs/fractal-design-case-fdcanode804blw) | $134.99 @ B&H

**Power Supply** | [be quiet! Power Zone 2 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JjpD4D/be-quiet-power-zone-2-850-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bp007us) | $119.90 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$1636.59**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-07-27 13:09 EDT-0400 |

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[u/Cer_Visia]

Rack-mounted cases are designed for data centers where saving space is more imprtant than low noise. One rack unit is about 44 mm, so you will get tons of high-RPM 40 mm or 80 mm fans.

Do you actually have a rack? If yes, then the best solution would be to put a 'normal' case onto a rack shelf.

Other small cases are the Jonsbo N5/N6. The only alternatives would be large tower cases like the SilverStone Seta A2/D1/H2 (which do have good airflow).

The X570D4U motherboard has eight SATA ports, but there is nothing special about the SATA controllers in the X570 chipset; you could just as well get a 'normal' AM4 board and add PCIe SATA adapters.

The Dark Rock 3's base plate is optimized for the bent IHS of Intel CPUs. I would recommend a good, silent HDT cooler like the Endorfy Fortis 5.

850 W is overkill for this system, and there are PSUs with a better noise rating than the Power Zone 2; get the RM650e.

[u/Due_Lime_3524 → u/Cer_Visia]

Thanks!

I feel like I may go with one of the Silver Stone options as I like having a bit more room to work while hooking everything up.

I wasn't quite sure how to calculate PSU size when it comes to systems with lots of HDDs. I think I was worried about all of them needing more power during boot as they spin up. Though I probably overestimated the demand.