JonsboChassisJonsbo N1Compact 5-bay NAS cube for quiet home storagemini-itx5x 3.5-inch bays70mm cooler clearance5x 3.5-inch bays, mini-ITX support, SFX PSU, 70mm cooler clearance$149Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
JonsboChassisJonsbo N2Mini NAS cube with dense storage and an integrated front displaymini-itx5x 3.5-inch bays65mm cooler clearance5x 3.5-inch bays, mini-ITX support, SFX PSU, low-profile GPU$159Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
JonsboChassisJonsbo N5Large NAS tower for storage-heavy homelab buildsmini-itx, micro-atx, atx, e-atx, xl-atx12x 3.5-inch bays160mm cooler clearance12x 3.5-inch bays, ATX through E-ATX support, 160mm cooler clearance$499Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
Fractal DesignChassisFractal Node 304Compact modular case with a proven home-server footprintmini-itx6x 3.5-inch bays165mm cooler clearance6x 3.5-inch positions, Mini-ITX support, ATX PSU, 165mm cooler clearance$119Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
Fractal DesignChassisFractal Node 804Micro-ATX cube case with serious drive density and coolingmini-itx, micro-atx8x 3.5-inch bays160mm cooler clearanceUp to 8x 3.5-inch drives, Micro-ATX/mini-ITX, ATX PSU, 160mm cooler clearance$149Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
Fractal DesignChassisFractal Meshify 2Airflow-focused ATX tower with flexible drive mountsmini-itx, micro-atx, atx, e-atx14x 3.5-inch bays185mm cooler clearanceATX/E-ATX support, strong airflow, 470mm GPU clearance and 185mm coolers$189Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
Fractal DesignChassisFractal NorthATX mid-tower with wood accents and strong airflowmini-itx, micro-atx, atx2x 3.5-inch bays170mm cooler clearanceATX/mATX/ITX support, open front design, 355mm GPU room$149Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
Fractal DesignChassisFractal TorrentHigh-airflow full tower with enormous thermal headroommini-itx, micro-atx, atx, e-atx, ssi-ceb, ssi-eeb2x 3.5-inch bays188mm cooler clearanceATX/E-ATX support, massive airflow, 461mm GPU clearance and 188mm cooler space$219Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
ASRock RackMotherboardsASRock Rack W680D4UModern Intel board for ECC-aware home serversMICRO-ATXLGA1700DDR5-ECC4 DIMM slotsLGA1700, DDR5 ECC, 1x M.2, IPMI, dual 1GbE$499Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
ASRock RackMotherboardsASRock Rack W680D4U-2L2T/G5Premium Intel board with dual 10GbE networkingMICRO-ATXLGA1700DDR5-ECC4 DIMM slotsLGA1700, DDR5 ECC, 2.5GbE plus dual 10GbE, IPMI$699Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
ASRock RackMotherboardsASRock Rack X470D4U2-2TAM4 board with integrated dual 10GbEMICRO-ATXAM4DDR4-ECC4 DIMM slotsAM4, DDR4 ECC, dual 10GbE, IPMI$399Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
ASRock RackMotherboardsASRock Rack X570D4U-2L2TAM4 board with strong storage and dual 10GbEMICRO-ATXAM4DDR4-ECC4 DIMM slotsAM4, DDR4 ECC, 2x M.2, dual 10GbE, IPMI$449Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
ASRock RackMotherboardsASRock Rack E3C242D4U2-2TXeon E-series board with integrated dual 1GbEMICRO-ATXLGA1151DDR4-ECC4 DIMM slotsLGA1151, DDR4 ECC UDIMM, M.2, dual 1GbE$289Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
ASRock RackMotherboardsASRock Rack E3C256D4ID-NLDeep mini-ITX board with server I/O and wide expansion supportMINI-ITXLGA1200DDR4-ECC4 DIMM slotsLGA1200, DDR4 ECC UDIMM, dual M.2, IPMI$329Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
IntelCPUsIntel Core i5-14600Higher core count Intel desktop CPU for more servicesLGA170014 cores65W TDP14 cores total, 65W, a strong homelab performance-per-watt pick$279Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
IntelCPUsIntel Core i7-14700High-core desktop CPU for local virtualisation and mediaLGA170020 cores65W TDP20 cores total, 65W, solid upper-mid Intel homelab option$369Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
IntelCPUsIntel Xeon E-2456Higher-end entry Xeon for 24/7 server useLGA17006 cores80W TDP6 cores, 80W, better headroom for services and VMs$349Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
IntelCPUsIntel Xeon E-2468Upper entry Xeon for dense service hostsLGA17008 cores65W TDP8 cores, 65W, one of the best small-server fits$399Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDCPUsAMD Ryzen 5 9600XZen 5 entry-mid AM5 CPU for modern homelab boardsAM56 cores65W TDP6 cores, 65W, current-gen efficiency leader$279Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDCPUsAMD Ryzen 7 9700XZen 5 mid-tier CPU with strong performance per wattAM58 cores65W TDP8 cores, 65W, excellent balance for a small rack box$359Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDCPUsAMD Ryzen 9 9900XHigh-efficiency 12-core AM5 workstation-class chipAM512 cores120W TDP12 cores, 24 threads, 120W, great for VM density$499Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDCPUsAMD Ryzen 7 8700GBest AM5 APU pick for small homelab nodesAM58 cores65W TDP8 cores, 65W, integrated graphics and strong efficiency$329Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDCPUsAMD Ryzen 7 9800X3DLatest X3D chip for blistering cache-heavy workloadsAM58 cores120W TDP8 cores, 3D V-Cache, strong for latency-sensitive services$479Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDCPUsAMD Ryzen 9 9850X3DNew 2026 X3D flagship-class AM5 CPUAM516 cores170W TDP16 cores, 3D V-Cache, high-end mixed workload fit$599Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
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