Zimaboard: The closest thing to my dream home server setup
I think there is an over-focus on being fanless for silence and that leads to wandering down really niche sets of boards like this almost for the sake of looking for a niche board in itself. While it sounds extremely boring, a standard mini PC (called a &quot;TinyMiniMicro&quot; in this, Serve The Home phrasing) will almost always be a significantly better device, limit the fan speed to your liking (I typically go around 30 percent, can barely hear them with your ear up to the fan).<p>If your goal is to 3d print a custom case, mount things externally, and tinker these kinds of things that&#x27;s great but I feel a lot of tech folks get caught up in &quot;tinkering&quot; needing to equal &quot;the best option&quot;. I&#x27;m not saying there is anything wrong with tinkering, I&#x27;ve actually got a few devices mentioned like the mentioned Flashstor 12 and it&#x27;s a lot of fun to mess with. At the same time, I&#x27;d sooner call them my dream tinkering devices than my dream home server.