# Server rack **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware Questions\ **Tags:** batch\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320 "2025-02-25T00:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![theoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@theoman](https://forum.logik.tv/u/theoman)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/21 "2025-02-27T18:03:51Z")
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**Author:** ![feganflamer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/feganflamer/32/10787_2.png) [@feganflamer](https://forum.logik.tv/u/feganflamer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/22 "2025-02-28T14:41:22Z")
> [@randy](#): > > UniFi, Protectli, some of the Flames, some Studios, some Synologys, some Truenas, some UPS. @randy what rails are you using for your lenovo p620? All the ones I’ve found online are way to expensive ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/23 "2025-03-02T23:11:05Z")
you dont need rails. use these. on sale! > **[Amazon.com: NavePoint Universal 1U Rack Mount 4-Post Shelf Rail for Dell Compaq...](https://www.amazon.com/NavePoint-Universal-Mount-4-Post-Compaq/dp/B00XXDJASY)** > > Amazon.com: NavePoint Universal 1U Rack Mount 4-Post Shelf Rail for Dell Compaq IBM HP APC - 33.5 Inches deep : Electronics ---
**Author:** ![feganflamer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/feganflamer/32/10787_2.png) [@feganflamer](https://forum.logik.tv/u/feganflamer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/24 "2025-03-03T00:20:54Z")
Thanks dude ---
**Author:** ![Nick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/nick/32/8014_2.png) [@Nick](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Nick)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/25 "2025-03-12T13:19:57Z")
This seems like the relevant place to ask this question – I recently relocated from Austin to NYC, and am setting up my Flame + Resolve system in a Brooklyn apartment. I came from having a cush little server room across the hall, to a 150 sq foot office. I am wondering if there are any handy recommendations for small server racks. Ones that reduce the machine noise significantly. My set up isn’t as juicy as those posted above – it’s just for a single workstation with an ASUS WRX80, a Mac mini, an APC, and the random external drive here and there. Maybe I need room to grow, who knows. But what I wonder is, should I go for the full soundproof Ucoustic option or the basic cabinet soundproof option? The basic being something like a Tripp lite or SysRacks. Obviously cost differences are huge. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![allklier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/allklier/32/4309_2.png) [@allklier](https://forum.logik.tv/u/allklier)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/26 "2025-03-12T13:47:14Z")
I banned my Nexis to one of these: [https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/835116-REG/iStarUSA\_WQ\_990\_Ultimate\_Quiet\_Server\_Cabinet.html](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/835116-REG/iStarUSA_WQ_990_Ultimate_Quiet_Server_Cabinet.html) Not cheap, and very heavy (ships on crate). But works well. Has it’s own set of cooling fans on the back. May need to add some accoustic foam on the inside. If you splurge, you can get one of these: [UCoustic Soundproof Rack Cabinet | Rackmount Solutions](https://www.rackmountsolutions.net/12u-ucoustic-soundproof-server-rack-cabinet/). But it will cost more than your Flame system 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/nick/32/8014_2.png) [@Nick](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Nick)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/27 "2025-03-12T14:07:12Z")
I did see one of those UCoustic racks on EBay for half the price, but still. A small fortune. I suppose a significant reduction is all I need. A little fan noise is soothing, right? ---
**Author:** ![allklier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/allklier/32/4309_2.png) [@allklier](https://forum.logik.tv/u/allklier)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/28 "2025-03-12T14:12:07Z")
If I remember the cheaper iStar rack reduced the noise by about 20SPL (I measured it). That all depends then on your starting point. The fans on the back of the Nexis come in at 79SPL which is unbearable to work next, it’s still annoying but tolerable now (noise canceling headphones take care of the rest). But a normal P620 and a spinning disk RAID are much quieter, and taking 20SPL off that, will make it sound nice and even. You definitely want to think about ventilation though. In NYC apartments in the summer the heat builds up, and anything that isn’t ventilated will suffer. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Kalinoski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/jason_kalinoski/32/263_2.png) [@Jason\_Kalinoski](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Jason_Kalinoski)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/29 "2025-03-12T15:29:46Z")
Little improvements do add up if you don’t want a rack. I was able to quiet my home office quite a bit by replacing a few internal fans…the original fan in my desktop OWC raid was annoying loud, now its a soothing hum. Also screwing down the drives on each QNAP NAS sled got rid of all the plastic creaks and rattles. I’m still battling the heat issue though… ---
**Author:** ![allklier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/allklier/32/4309_2.png) [@allklier](https://forum.logik.tv/u/allklier)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/30 "2025-03-12T16:53:59Z")
Along those lines, set your NAS/RAID on rubber dampers, so sound doesn’t transmit to the desk/cabinet they sit in. ---
**Author:** ![Fernandovfx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fernandovfx/32/4331_2.png) [@Fernandovfx](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Fernandovfx)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/31 "2025-03-15T17:42:55Z")
For an EXR 5K image sequence, mechanical disks, even in RAID 0, are no longer recommended. I don’t use NAS, I use a server directly connected to Flame via 10Gb network. ---
**Author:** ![marios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@marios](https://forum.logik.tv/u/marios)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/32 "2025-06-13T19:15:19Z")
Hi @mybikeislost what speeds are you getting from QNAP TS-h1290FX? Thanks! M ---
**Author:** ![philm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/philm/32/9286_2.png) [@philm](https://forum.logik.tv/u/philm)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320/33 "2025-06-13T23:11:24Z")
Just say 4. Or 6 Or 11 [Previous page](https://forum.logik.tv/t/server-rack/12320.md?page=1)