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How to make this better? Looking for sideways solution and expandability (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can replace the 17 power supplies with a server PSU... these should all be 12v DC input with a standard 2.1x5.5MM barrel connectors...

flip them up onto their face, with the rear facing up. if you want to get fancy you could even make a base that integrates a little wedge and rod for the power button.

get at least a 24 port switch and micro ethernet cables.

this could be cleaned up to a single row on one shelf with no visible wires other than the ethernet and power lead running up and to the back. 1 switch under the machines... 1 PSU instead of 17... even one power cord...

or a little cable management at the very least...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didnt know about server psu so will check that out. 24 port switches are expensive, all 3 switches are far cheaper than those big switches, tho im not sure if I add more 8 port switches ill be doing daisy chaining.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you're clients are 1gbe... you can get a brand new unmanaged 24 port gbe switch for $50/£56 a fraction of one of those machines... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tenda-Ethernet-Internet-Splitter-TEG1024D/dp/B09DPLVLPY/ -- not to mention you can get a used managed switch for less than half that.

if £56 is going to break your bank then get some double sided velcro and clean up your mess. wish you had mentioned your obscenely limited budget...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Budget is not an issue but noise, I sleep next to those machines like between me and them is the table desk u see on the right. So looking at that large switch i think it would have fans and such that would make alot of noise

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

the switch I linked to is fanless.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure you could probably replace all of these with a single mid range cpu lmao.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but I run Integrated graphics on eahc and its required

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But why?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To run the required software

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You could still do that with a single powerful desktop?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get a mini rack system that fits on the big shelf and stack up the box things. Then go from there. And tie wraps for the power cables.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about the constant 85 degrees heat that is emiting from it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Table top fan obviously

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

How will this help with the heat at same time doesnt cause noise?