Log Best "APU" case for SSH only 3700x

[dnpp123]

I have an old 3700x CPU that I want to use as a server: I don't need on the motherboard to support a GPU/APU/HDMI/whatever, just an ethernet port, ideally 2.5G but 1G would be OK.

If I can add a couple of 2.5 SSD in the case this would be even better.

What would be the smallest case I could fit that in?

Looking at the DeskMini X300 would be great but the 120W power supply seems too low for the 3700x... any idea of a better alternative?

 

[yuusou]

A/X300 won't work, they only work with APUs. Some Asrock motherboards will boot headless such as the B450M Steel Legend, but you'll need a dGPU to at least install the OS.

 

[hrh_ginsterbusch]

I have an old 3700x CPU that I want to use as a server: I don't need on the motherboard to support a GPU/APU/HDMI/whatever, just an ethernet port, ideally 2.5G but 1G would be OK.

If I can add a couple of 2.5 SSD in the case this would be even better.

What would be the smallest case I could fit that in?

Looking at the DeskMini X300 would be great but the 120W power supply seems too low for the 3700x... any idea of a better alternative?

Take a look at my original plans for an APU build log. Thats 10L for mATX, but everything should fit, and with ITX, there'd be even more space

Another option, and possibly the better one, is using the Silverstone CS280 (specs on geizhals): Thats 11L, and size-wise somewhere between the SG05 and the SG13 (I'd say its based on the SG05 and slightly lenghtened), but you get the added fun of 8 (!) 2.5" hot-swappable drive spaces. If you want to be creative, you could even fit a FlexATX PSU inside (eg. the FlexATX Guru, which I originally opted for in my APU planning post).

cu, w0lf.