This is my new gaming PC! - 1U PCs for My New House Part 1
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This video documents Linus and the team tackling a major LAN room build centered around a compact one U (1U) rackmount chassis that houses five gaming PCs sharing a single enclosure. They recount the motivation from previous attempts to reduce noise and heat by moving PCs into a dedicated LAN room, while balancing maintenance and expansion needs. The crew explains the design constraints that led to a 1U form factor, including the choice of Protocase for the chassis and the use of custom fixtures to fit standard motherboard sizes within a tight space. They walk through the hardware selections, such as a MATX motherboard, Ryzen 7 3700X, and a water-cooled RTX 3090, and discuss power, cooling, and networking strategies to keep the system quiet and efficient in the LAN room. The project evolves into a complex integration of fiber optic USB, Icron docking, and a compact yet capable storage strategy, with a focus on cost-effectiveness and future upgradability. Toward the end, the team demonstrates early assembly steps, highlights potential challenges, and previews how Pulseway will enable remote monitoring and management of all five machines from a phone, setting the stage for a comprehensive home LAN center build. The video emphasizes the iterative design process, including trials with two U chassis that were rejected for maintenance complexity and downtime. It then details the chosen path of a single U design with integrated water cooling and flexible mounting solutions, leveraging 3D printed and custom-fitted components to maximize space efficiency. Viewers are walked through the assembly sequence, from mounting the motherboard to routing cables, adding a high-end GPU, and configuring a compact, power-efficient single PSU solution that can support all five nodes. The discussion also covers storage topology, the balance between NVMe boot drives and HDD/NAS options, and the desire to enable centralized image management and network boot for five separate systems. Finally, the video closes with a nod to future work, including further tweaking, stability testing, and a tease of the full house LAN center rollout, all while showcasing how Pulseway will streamline ongoing maintenance and automation across the setup.
Topics · technology · gaming · hardware · home-lab · networking · pcs · build-log · LAN-center
Questions answered
- What is the main goal of the 1U LAN PC project?
- To fit five gaming PCs into a single 1U chassis for a dedicated LAN room, while reducing noise and heat in the rest of the house.
- Why did the team move away from a two U chassis?
- Two U chassis would double maintenance downtime and complicate servicing, so they stayed with a compact one U design for easier upkeep.
- What storage strategy is considered for these LAN PCs?
- They consider a mix of NVMe boot drives and HDD or NAS-style storage, with potential for centralized image management and network boot.
- How is power managed in the 1U design?
- An 850W one U Flex ATX power supply is used to power the single enclosure for all five systems.
- What role does Pulseway play in this build?
- Pulseway provides remote monitoring and management, enabling alerts for temperatures, CPU load, and automated maintenance tasks across all five PCs.