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Going to Build Intel NUC Server Fan or Not?

I will have the server in my listening space although it will be about 14 feet away from my listening spot and situated on a side wall bookcase. I will ethernet connect the NUC server direct to my router and from the router I will fiber optic cable connect to my Weiss 501, my sole source of playback. Do any of you find the fan noise to be an issue? I will most likely go with a 10th generation I7 NUC.

 

 

 

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Mil

t hanks for all the info

 

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Thanks for all the advice. I will go with a fanless Akasa touring FX case

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Thank you audio Troy but I have no interest in spending many thousands of dollars for a server to run one program

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Rhg, this NUC build is only to run Roon

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The reason I am considering this DIY Roon server build is because sometimes my small green computer I5 server loses its handshake with the Roon program and then it is a pain in the butt to reestablish the connection. My I5 has a 64 GB SSD and 8 GB of RAM. I never get any drop outs but there is an added layer of software complexity there that I wouldn’t mind eliminating by running only one program. I have added two fiber media converter boxes with a fiber optic cable to connect my router to my Weiss 501. Formerly I  used just one run of ethernet cable and for a few hundred dollars I tried this experiment with fiber optics. I could immediately hear the difference in the sound quality as more details were revealed and spatial cues increased. I’m guessing that means the noise floor was reduced.

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