If you missed it, check out the first video on the Turing Pi 2: th-cam.com/video/IUPYpZBfsMU/w-d-xo.html - I give an overview of the board and check how it would compare on the Top500 Supercomputer list! The Turing Pi 2 *should* be going live on Kickstarter (I think) sometime towards the end of this month or early next month; make sure to sign up to be notified on the Turing Pi website if you're interested. Special thanks to MyElectronics.nl for sending me this 2U mini ITX enclosure. Maybe we can convince them to tweak the design and sell it on their site :)
I have something that you might not have heard of, so you know those pcie splitters? Well, there are cheap mining ones on amazon that just hook up to risers. They only cost $20-30.
Thanks for another _very_ complete video, Jeff. And by that I mean, you really worked through the bugs and kinks and probably had to wait on replies and parts and 3d prints before even shooting parts of the video. It's a "complete" walk-through with all questions answered or at least addressed. This is, for lack of a better phrase, very good "tech journalistic content". Well done!
If people only knew... some of these videos do take many weeks of prep. I have one coming (hopefully) end of January that I've spent three months working on (so far-running into some more problems, ha!).
@@JeffGeerling Exactly. I've designed and built enough scratch systems and devices to know that it's nigh on impossible to anticipate every single firmware or adapter change. Keep up the great work!
Love the design of the enclosure! However, looking at the insides, it looks like with a little bit of rearranging from the manufacturer this could easily fit two Turing Pi boards. That'd be an instant buy from me!
Until you can get "better thermal management", I'd certainly tape up the cooling slots on the end near the fan and at least the first row on the top left (perhaps first 2) so you can induce your own thermal management airflow. I don't know what kind of heat loads those CMs will have but I certainly agree with you on their needing more airflow.
Would be cool to get a Turing Pi2x an NVMe port for each slot An internal KVM so you dont need to disassemble to gain physical access to a stubborn Pi/Jetson Maybe up to 8 Turing/Jetson boards
Regarding the 4:00 mark I actually like the way they've set up the 5 2.5" drive mounting as it means the rear fan pulls air across them to keep them cool which is pretty important if you were going to be thrashing them. Maybe a thin top sheet could be provided/3d Printed to connect all the 2.5" drives together from the top too. Alternatively that could be extended into a shroud to funnel the air from the case through the SSDs then out.
Jeff, great video! Just a small tip; if you want to know the name of the SSD manufacturer and the model of the SSD, you can use the lablk like this: lsblk -o name,model
Great video as always, Jeff! Looks like they could cut an access hole in the top, placing one twist-screw to hold it down in front, and a double open-hinge in back so the "lid" comes off; This would allow full access to the mini-ITX board. Also, while I don't see rack mounting holes, it looks like there is enough metal to place standard-spaced holes to attach generic rack mount rails. It ALMOST looks like you could put rails on there, and have one unit in the front of the 2u and one behind it. But I did not see dimensions. We used to do that for 1/2-depth servers a lot. But at least it comes with wings. I'm just not a fan of wings built onto the box, I'd rather have them screw-on like most routers and switches. I know--small thing. :) I'd like one of these. Have the TP2 on order. I have eight CM4s. Waiting to see what CM5 is.
This is definitely a prototype rack case. It is looney to have screws from the bottom holding drives in. Make it so the front cover is the access to the drive bays and put the drives on a sled. The screws for the lid are okay if there is a hinged access door in the top that requires no screws at all. There should also be at least provisions in the sides of the case for small fans. Almost all of these changes can be done by modifying the sheet metal. Nothing fancy needed.
I don't see any issues. You can even mount hard drives like that. There are no moving parts on SSD so it makes no sense to not mount them in a way that saves space.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino - I respect your frugalness. I’m definitely a do what works guy. But there is some room for improvement on this case. Would I use it as is if given to me? In a New York minute.
I absolutely love this, I've got an itx build in an nzxt H1 for my home server and a cool rack mount system like this would be great for the right price and with a few more holes/mounts for ventilation
@@wertacus If you watch gamers nexus video about it from early last year they showed how easy it is to short it out and that just not touching the screws won’t guarantee it won’t short out. Personally I wouldn’t want to risk my house burning down for the sake of a new PCIe riser but hey your call.
I can't wait until they actually release the product. Been excited about it for awhile now. I've got a stack of Jetsons patiently waiting for their new home.
I'd really like to see a 2U rackmount case like this meant for 2 mITX boards; could run a SeaBerry and a Turing Pi2 in the same case. If it were deeper the drives could be standard swappable carriages. That would make for a wildly diverse and powerful ARM box.
One of my first storage “Servers” I setup for my home needed extra HDD mounting. I took the door/cover and drilled holes just like you have in your case. Mounted 6 2TB WD Green drives to the cover, screwed a hinge to back edge so you didn’t just pull the cover off and rip the SATA cables out of the drives. Suited my needs for a couple years before I got a proper case. Just comical to see the same mounting method
If you think there are too many screws, just put the superfluous ones in a little bag and stick it somewhere inside the case. You don't necessarily have to screw them all
I was about to get some sleep and then... New video from Mr "Pi" Geerling. Regarding those SSDs, the mount point is weird but... I would have totally put ONE screw in FIRST, secured it, THEN put the second one and secure it (imho). 😁🥰 P.S.: Happy New Year BTW! 👍🏼😷
I could really use a case like that for a project I’m working on recently. I need a nice small enclosure to make a terminal controller for my IBM terminals and that looks like a perfect enclosure for a mini terminal controller. It uses raspberry Pi’s as well as arduino for V1 and a custom FPGA board for V2. I really could use one considering I have the terminals and there’s no good small controllers available on the used market for a reasonable price. I definitely enjoy your videos keep up the good work!
3:41 Just feedback, not calling you out or something: if you use a magnetic screwdriver and compatible screws, you can do this with a lot less balancing and juggling.
I rue the day in the 80s when electronics started coming in black. I need a flashlight to see the markings on my stereo amplifier and ports and earphone jack on the side of my Lenovo laptop. Thankfully, I saw a silver Sharpie for writing on black surfaces on Amazon. Just wait until you have older eyes.
Gosh. With that size, and a slightly different layout, I bet they could have a case that fits 2x Turing Pi 2 boards. One one the left, one on the right, and SSD storage down the middle.
Well... Seeed Studios actually has "100+" 8GB CM4 Lite modules (the ones I'm using in this video) in stock right now! Go grab one if you need it, not sure how long that'll last...
I must admit that attaching both SATA ports to node #3 and all USB 3.0 conenctors to #4 is a serious design flaw: For redundancy (and maybe load balancing), you would attach on of the SSDs to one node, and the other SSD to another one (just in case one of the CM4s should fail). You could then use Ceph to establish a RAID over both nodes (and both drives).
My wife just got me an M.2 Pi NAS setup, but unfortunately, I can't get my hands on any boards! Can't wait for things to normalize so I can get more intimate with stuff like this.
I was thinking it would be awesome to have a dual mini ITX 2U rackmount case for two of those Turing Pi 2 boards. That would give you a tonne of possibilities having eight SBC in it.
Please make a video making a Wi-Fi 6 raspi access point. I haven't found much on this topic and I think it would be a great concept. You could even do it on different types of Pi's but I would imagine it would work best on the Pi 4 or CM4. Love the videos keep it up!!!
@@JeffGeerling That is big sad. I wonder though, do you think even if it wasn't "affordable", you could still build one that is reasonably priced for its capabilities versus something off the shelf of similar performance? Thanks so much, I appreciate the community engagement!!
Looks good, but seems a little overkill on wasted space, and could easily fill up a rack with these. Would love to see a similar case that holds 2 Turing Pi's with one shared power supply. It the case was slightly deeper it would allow for SSD at the front (maybe even hot swap capable), with fans in the middle. would be great for airflow and allow 8 nodes in a rack. Looking forward to seeing you with a 1U rack option from Ivan Kurlshov containing 20 CM4 blades. That would be some serious clustering. 😀
When you´re sitting there, shifting your head to get a better view because Jeff´s hand is in the way... And after some seconds you realize: it´s a video, the angle is fixed.
You could install a small temperature controlled supply for the fan, listed as "12V DC PWM PC 4 Wire Fan Temperature Speed Controller" on ebay. With the SSD Id suggest extruding a clip in mounting plate for them so installation and removal would be a breeze.
I’m 100% interested in a rack enclosure for Mini ITX. I have plans for multiple home servers, and would much prefer a 2u that looks good tot he generally available ugly 4u units.
Nice case. I would just cut a hole on the front side on the left for a 5.25 bay and put one of these cages that can handle 4 Sata 2.5 drives for easy disk swapping/replacing once it is in a rack.
If they ever end up actually making that case, that SSD mounting situation on the case is a huuuuge deal breaker for me. If I were to end up getting it for this purpose, I'd probably use actual SSD mounting cages.
It's a damn shame Pfsense doesn't run on these. I hope the Pfsense community is listening. These devices are getting better and better every day and every year. We really need to turn this into unified threat management system.
Nice new home for the Turing Pi...just to sad that you can fit just one mITX Board into it. I'd guess from the room it would fit two of them next to each other and at the top there would be some space for SSDs as well ;-)
there are several 2RU case options. but many are WAY too expensive. the Monoprice box (can a link go here?) is a $1oo bucks. you could also sacrifice some old rack server. those you can often find for cheap or even better free. however, most RUbox of that style are really long. and noisy.
6:35 in - check out the bend in that motherboard - just glance at the sockets behind the IO shield and see how far they go out of alignment. Will the PCB be made thicker or less bendy before release?
To be honest, I think the better solution would be to either place a spacer on the middle of the motherboard or make sure the enclosure has the middle stand-off installed for better stability. the board itself doesn't flex too bad, but some of the plugs near the middle require a bit of force to install.
Heh, that would be quite the setup! It's doable though... if the Turing Pi 2 gets popular, maybe someone could even sell a unified cooling block (or just a huge heatsink that spans four Pis).
Hi Jeff , how are you? I know you are smiling to the camera; but, still looks like you are dealing with exhaustion. Either way I will continue keep you and your love ones in my prayers and wishes.🙏
I like smartctl "sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda" I use it to monitor the temperature as well if things get to hot I shut things down. I also watch the processor temps with sensor and shut things down 2 degrees C before critical.
If you missed it, check out the first video on the Turing Pi 2: th-cam.com/video/IUPYpZBfsMU/w-d-xo.html - I give an overview of the board and check how it would compare on the Top500 Supercomputer list!
The Turing Pi 2 *should* be going live on Kickstarter (I think) sometime towards the end of this month or early next month; make sure to sign up to be notified on the Turing Pi website if you're interested.
Special thanks to MyElectronics.nl for sending me this 2U mini ITX enclosure. Maybe we can convince them to tweak the design and sell it on their site :)
When can I buy it?
Cool Video Jeff! And Congrats on 250k Subscribers!
I have something that you might not have heard of, so you know those pcie splitters? Well, there are cheap mining ones on amazon that just hook up to risers. They only cost $20-30.
@@alexsteiner6103 For now, sign up to get notified when it's available on www.turingpi.com - it should be on Kickstarter soon!
@@vip_bimmervip_bimmer8033 yeah but by him they cost 10$
Thanks for another _very_ complete video, Jeff. And by that I mean, you really worked through the bugs and kinks and probably had to wait on replies and parts and 3d prints before even shooting parts of the video. It's a "complete" walk-through with all questions answered or at least addressed. This is, for lack of a better phrase, very good "tech journalistic content". Well done!
If people only knew... some of these videos do take many weeks of prep. I have one coming (hopefully) end of January that I've spent three months working on (so far-running into some more problems, ha!).
@@JeffGeerling Exactly. I've designed and built enough scratch systems and devices to know that it's nigh on impossible to anticipate every single firmware or adapter change. Keep up the great work!
Love the design of the enclosure! However, looking at the insides, it looks like with a little bit of rearranging from the manufacturer this could easily fit two Turing Pi boards. That'd be an instant buy from me!
not only that but wouldn't 2 1U PSU's fit where the flex ATX one is? Cus I think the turning PI 2 uses a 24pin
Turing Pi 3 should create angled slots like SO-DIMM memory. Space 'em out a bit to allow for heat sinks as shown. Then we'd get this into a 1U.
0:21 Keep ALL/ANY Raspberry Pies away from Red Shirt Jeff! They're in short supply at the moment and hard to get hold of, especially Pi Zeroes.
I heard the Pi shortage was because of Red Shirt Jeff. Truly a monster.
Until you can get "better thermal management", I'd certainly tape up the cooling slots on the end near the fan and at least the first row on the top left (perhaps first 2) so you can induce your own thermal management airflow. I don't know what kind of heat loads those CMs will have but I certainly agree with you on their needing more airflow.
Good idea. Might just put a bit of kapton over the cooling holes on the left side.
Would be cool to get a Turing Pi2x
an NVMe port for each slot
An internal KVM so you dont need to disassemble to gain physical access to a stubborn Pi/Jetson
Maybe up to 8 Turing/Jetson boards
FINALLY THE TURING PI 2! Amazing way to do clusters.
It would be awesome if the turing pi node mounts were angled at 45 or 60 degrees that way they would have clearance to fit 1U cases.
Regarding the 4:00 mark I actually like the way they've set up the 5 2.5" drive mounting as it means the rear fan pulls air across them to keep them cool which is pretty important if you were going to be thrashing them.
Maybe a thin top sheet could be provided/3d Printed to connect all the 2.5" drives together from the top too. Alternatively that could be extended into a shroud to funnel the air from the case through the SSDs then out.
Jeff, great video!
Just a small tip; if you want to know the name of the SSD manufacturer and the model of the SSD, you can use the lablk like this: lsblk -o name,model
Amazing! I have a large pile of drives in my box and this is super handy to identify them.
Great video as always, Jeff! Looks like they could cut an access hole in the top, placing one twist-screw to hold it down in front, and a double open-hinge in back so the "lid" comes off; This would allow full access to the mini-ITX board. Also, while I don't see rack mounting holes, it looks like there is enough metal to place standard-spaced holes to attach generic rack mount rails. It ALMOST looks like you could put rails on there, and have one unit in the front of the 2u and one behind it. But I did not see dimensions. We used to do that for 1/2-depth servers a lot. But at least it comes with wings. I'm just not a fan of wings built onto the box, I'd rather have them screw-on like most routers and switches. I know--small thing. :) I'd like one of these. Have the TP2 on order. I have eight CM4s. Waiting to see what CM5 is.
In this video, there is a rare case of wife laughing at a joke.
On behalf of all people with auditory processing struggles; thank you for having high quality captions -- and thanks for the high quality content!
You're welcome! My sister is actually the one who helps get the good captioning done for these semi-live videos, and she's top notch!
This is definitely a prototype rack case. It is looney to have screws from the bottom holding drives in. Make it so the front cover is the access to the drive bays and put the drives on a sled. The screws for the lid are okay if there is a hinged access door in the top that requires no screws at all. There should also be at least provisions in the sides of the case for small fans. Almost all of these changes can be done by modifying the sheet metal. Nothing fancy needed.
Yes and given Jeffs ability with an extruder Id suggest just making a mounting plate so the drives can be simply clipped in.
I don't see any issues. You can even mount hard drives like that. There are no moving parts on SSD so it makes no sense to not mount them in a way that saves space.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino - I respect your frugalness. I’m definitely a do what works guy. But there is some room for improvement on this case. Would I use it as is if given to me? In a New York minute.
I want the case! This is a very nice design I must say.
I absolutely love this, I've got an itx build in an nzxt H1 for my home server and a cool rack mount system like this would be great for the right price and with a few more holes/mounts for ventilation
I hope you arent useing the factory PCIe riser cable in the nzxt h1 theres a mistake with it than can short it out to the chasis and start a fire
@@sp3lllz I am, the secret is just never to remove the screws and you won't short the board
@@wertacus If you watch gamers nexus video about it from early last year they showed how easy it is to short it out and that just not touching the screws won’t guarantee it won’t short out. Personally I wouldn’t want to risk my house burning down for the sake of a new PCIe riser but hey your call.
As a Star Trek fan, I am deeply disappointed that Red Shirt Jeff is still alive.
The last sentence about the power button and the following laugh are priceless :D:D:D
Congrats on having a permanent build. Would love to see what you run on it.
Really enjoy your exploits. Being a mere mortal I only have basic Pi 4 - fun none-the-less. Thank you
Rather than hot-swap trays, just add 2x 5.25" bays in the front for icy docks and farm out the hot-swap part.
Sickness. I think I'll get this for my daily ITX. I've been looking for something like this.
I can't wait until they actually release the product. Been excited about it for awhile now. I've got a stack of Jetsons patiently waiting for their new home.
Congrats on hitting 250k subs, and the case looks great!
Loving the off-camera giggles! (I'm sure I heard a couple - one at the Batman line, and one at the end) :)
I'd really like to see a 2U rackmount case like this meant for 2 mITX boards; could run a SeaBerry and a Turing Pi2 in the same case. If it were deeper the drives could be standard swappable carriages. That would make for a wildly diverse and powerful ARM box.
If I could ever get CM4s or a Turing Pi 2 I would love to have a rack case for them.
It would be even MORE awesome if you could have TWO Turing PI 2's in there. There's plenty of room! That would be a BUY from me!
I love the way you end your videos "Unti next time, Im Jeff Geerling" Aight ill tune in next time to see who you will be 😂
You never know!
"But we won't say that in the video." Love it! 🤣
That must be so sweet to install XMRSilent miner on every one of his machines 🤤
One of my first storage “Servers” I setup for my home needed extra HDD mounting. I took the door/cover and drilled holes just like you have in your case. Mounted 6 2TB WD Green drives to the cover, screwed a hinge to back edge so you didn’t just pull the cover off and rip the SATA cables out of the drives. Suited my needs for a couple years before I got a proper case. Just comical to see the same mounting method
If you think there are too many screws, just put the superfluous ones in a little bag and stick it somewhere inside the case. You don't necessarily have to screw them all
Finally someone has come up with the idea to make a pi board that fits in a regular pc case. !
I love love love how real world Jeff is. Great 👍🏾 video Jeff. I love your content.
I was about to get some sleep and then...
New video from Mr "Pi" Geerling.
Regarding those SSDs, the mount point is weird but...
I would have totally put ONE screw in FIRST, secured it, THEN put the second one and secure it (imho).
😁🥰
P.S.: Happy New Year BTW! 👍🏼😷
That would work too!
Better tell them to get that case available! The board got lots of backing, I'm sure many up us would love a little rackmount action for it :)
I could really use a case like that for a project I’m working on recently. I need a nice small enclosure to make a terminal controller for my IBM terminals and that looks like a perfect enclosure for a mini terminal controller. It uses raspberry Pi’s as well as arduino for V1 and a custom FPGA board for V2. I really could use one considering I have the terminals and there’s no good small controllers available on the used market for a reasonable price. I definitely enjoy your videos keep up the good work!
3:41 Just feedback, not calling you out or something: if you use a magnetic screwdriver and compatible screws, you can do this with a lot less balancing and juggling.
Don't know what I'd do with one of these but it's fascinating to see it developing
Can't wait to see this thing set up as a K8s cluster.
I rue the day in the 80s when electronics started coming in black. I need a flashlight to see the markings on my stereo amplifier and ports and earphone jack on the side of my Lenovo laptop. Thankfully, I saw a silver Sharpie for writing on black surfaces on Amazon.
Just wait until you have older eyes.
Gosh. With that size, and a slightly different layout, I bet they could have a case that fits 2x Turing Pi 2 boards. One one the left, one on the right, and SSD storage down the middle.
That’s actually a very good looking rack mount. 👌🏻
I kind of like the mounting method for SSDs, but if I was going to use any spinning discs I don't know if I would trust it with the vibrations.
There are a number of NAS which mount the drives this way. The only big no-no for hard drives is setting them at an angle.
the case could be a box design, once mounted in the rack, pop a few front panel thumb screws and pull the bottom plate out
I'd love a flat case like this, but without the mounting front overhangs - just a box
Jeff: We dont have enough cm4's on sale
also Jeff: CM4 PI CLUSTER GO BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
xD
Well... Seeed Studios actually has "100+" 8GB CM4 Lite modules (the ones I'm using in this video) in stock right now! Go grab one if you need it, not sure how long that'll last...
Hope they start selling that case instead of just special order. Very stylish.
Sure would be cool if these cluster boards were actually available...I want one lol
I must admit that attaching both SATA ports to node #3 and all USB 3.0 conenctors to #4 is a serious design flaw: For redundancy (and maybe load balancing), you would attach on of the SSDs to one node, and the other SSD to another one (just in case one of the CM4s should fail). You could then use Ceph to establish a RAID over both nodes (and both drives).
In the first 35 seconds he says he wanted to do a lot of fun stuff with it next year. Guess we have to wait till 2023 for the next video lol
Heh... oopsie! Guess it'll be a while!
My wife just got me an M.2 Pi NAS setup, but unfortunately, I can't get my hands on any boards! Can't wait for things to normalize so I can get more intimate with stuff like this.
I was thinking it would be awesome to have a dual mini ITX 2U rackmount case for two of those Turing Pi 2 boards. That would give you a tonne of possibilities having eight SBC in it.
Please make a video making a Wi-Fi 6 raspi access point. I haven't found much on this topic and I think it would be a great concept. You could even do it on different types of Pi's but I would imagine it would work best on the Pi 4 or CM4. Love the videos keep it up!!!
I've been working to find an affordable AP-capable WiFi 6 card, the sad thing is most of the easy ones to find are Intel and can't work in AP mode :(
@@JeffGeerling That is big sad. I wonder though, do you think even if it wasn't "affordable", you could still build one that is reasonably priced for its capabilities versus something off the shelf of similar performance? Thanks so much, I appreciate the community engagement!!
I love boxing videos. So satisfying
That case looks great.
Looks good, but seems a little overkill on wasted space, and could easily fill up a rack with these.
Would love to see a similar case that holds 2 Turing Pi's with one shared power supply. It the case was slightly deeper it would allow for SSD at the front (maybe even hot swap capable), with fans in the middle. would be great for airflow and allow 8 nodes in a rack.
Looking forward to seeing you with a 1U rack option from Ivan Kurlshov containing 20 CM4 blades. That would be some serious clustering. 😀
Can fit dual mitx systems in this case. Would be neat if they release a version that can convert between single and dual system configuration.
That would be nice. Would require a bit of origami with the power supplies but it's doable with the space inside.
"I'll spare you the details"
We want the details, Jeff!!!
Heh... I may at some point. I have so many video topics in my backlog right now...
ahh Katie’s laugh! Theirs something about that case though that’s damn cool
When you´re sitting there, shifting your head to get a better view because Jeff´s hand is in the way... And after some seconds you realize: it´s a video, the angle is fixed.
That is froogin' nuts!
New T-shirt.
“Days since I had to JTAG in to update the boot loader. 0”.
That's only if I get deeper into embedded programming... 🤔
OH lord yes! I was about to let you know about this!
Not gonna lie, that looks a lot better than screwing a board to a piece of wood, but custom enclosures cost so much 😂
You could install a small temperature controlled supply for the fan, listed as "12V DC PWM PC 4 Wire Fan Temperature Speed Controller" on ebay. With the SSD Id suggest extruding a clip in mounting plate for them so installation and removal would be a breeze.
I’m 100% interested in a rack enclosure for Mini ITX. I have plans for multiple home servers, and would much prefer a 2u that looks good tot he generally available ugly 4u units.
Nice case. I would just cut a hole on the front side on the left for a 5.25 bay and put one of these cages that can handle 4 Sata 2.5 drives for easy disk swapping/replacing once it is in a rack.
That would be a simple option. Plus you could pop a CD-ROM in there and relive the old days!
It's fun how you always end up getting some Dutch product :P
Greetings from the Netherlands, again :D
Hup, Holland, Hup!
Slick looking case
I wonder if the case was a little deeper if you could fit two clusters
Congratulations on 250k subs .. you always get a like from me
This comment always gets a like from me!
That is Great, Don't let Red Shirt Jeff anywhere near it.
Looks very awesome.
Cluster with one storage connected to a single node .... IS NOT A Cluster !!! ))) But seems like a lot of fun
Maybe next time they could add redundant power supply slot/space. Nice built nevertheless.
If they ever end up actually making that case, that SSD mounting situation on the case is a huuuuge deal breaker for me. If I were to end up getting it for this purpose, I'd probably use actual SSD mounting cages.
It's a damn shame Pfsense doesn't run on these. I hope the Pfsense community is listening. These devices are getting better and better every day and every year. We really need to turn this into unified threat management system.
As the case is only for yourself you could choose what lid screws to put in, the top or the sides.
True, true.
Nice new home for the Turing Pi...just to sad that you can fit just one mITX Board into it. I'd guess from the room it would fit two of them next to each other and at the top there would be some space for SSDs as well ;-)
You could maybe 3D print fand holder that connects to something else inside of the case to get a bit more airflow over the PIs I guess.
Seems to be a nice case, I have a Supermicro 1u and it would be better as an 2u. It has 4 sata connectors but only place for two HD´s.
I think that case need 80mm slim fan at front and 2,5" and 3,5" track and and add fan in that vga mount and that gonna tunr into pi server
congrats on 2^8 * 10^3 subs
keep up the good work and high quality projects
Good luck actually trying to buy a Pi, let alone 4 of them.
Putting the top of the case on before testing it is tempting murphys law.
red shirt jeff would turn the front panel immediately BLACK
there are several 2RU case options. but many are WAY too expensive. the Monoprice box (can a link go here?) is a $1oo bucks. you could also sacrifice some old rack server. those you can often find for cheap or even better free. however, most RUbox of that style are really long. and noisy.
6:35 in - check out the bend in that motherboard - just glance at the sockets behind the IO shield and see how far they go out of alignment. Will the PCB be made thicker or less bendy before release?
To be honest, I think the better solution would be to either place a spacer on the middle of the motherboard or make sure the enclosure has the middle stand-off installed for better stability. the board itself doesn't flex too bad, but some of the plugs near the middle require a bit of force to install.
2u short rack!!!! I need 3 of it! one for the home server, one for the router and one for the nas
The long pole in the tent….is actually being able to buy the Turing Pi 2. At that point, then I’d consider a case.
Hopefully end of January/early February... fingers crossed!
Blanks in the mail?!? I feel old, use to have those around all the time... XD
I did too... then about 10 years ago I stopped working on PC hardware. But my how the tables have turned!
If you had a CNC then you might be able to wake a water-block that would accommodate all the Raspberry PI IVs and cool all of your Raspberry PI IVs
Heh, that would be quite the setup! It's doable though... if the Turing Pi 2 gets popular, maybe someone could even sell a unified cooling block (or just a huge heatsink that spans four Pis).
Damn! I would love one of these.
Really cool hardware!
Nice Case. Is it possible to mount an extra 80mm fan in front of the Mainboard? That would be a better cooling solution for all Boards.
Hi Jeff , how are you? I know you are smiling to the camera; but, still looks like you are dealing with exhaustion. Either way I will continue keep you and your love ones in my prayers and wishes.🙏
I really want to get more into RPi cluster. I only have one running NAS duty and own cloud. But wondering what more could I do with 4.
I like smartctl "sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda" I use it to monitor the temperature as well if things get to hot I shut things down. I also watch the processor temps with sensor and shut things down 2 degrees C before critical.