ASRock E3C224D4I-14S Extended mini ITX

[Phe0nix]

A respected member has posted a comment in another thread and was discussing the AsRock Extended Mini ITX ( think he was referring to : E3C224D4I-14S ) and that it was similar to the SuperMicro X10-SL7-F ( Just received this board ) but shrunk down and that it would fit in the Lian-Li case ( Think he is referring to: Lian-Li PC-Q25 ) just fine.

Through my searches I never came across the Lian-Li case via google nor on the forums here and i love that case and mostly notably it's form factor. I went SuperMicro as it was in the Hardware recommended list but always wanted a smaller case but all the SuperMicro's are MicroATX so i had to get a larger case than i wanted.

About to open all my hardware boxes that just arrived and now i'm having second thoughts. I would like to know if both these configurations would preform ( in terms of heat dispersion,performance & reliability Etc.. ) about the same.

Lian-Li PC-Q25 w/ASRock E3C224D4I-14S Extended mini ITX & Xeon 1200V3 series processors

OR

Fractal Design Node 804 w/ SuperMicro X10-SL7-F & Xeon 1200V3 series processors

 

[Jailer]

You should check out the Lian-Li PC-Q26.

 

[Ericloewe]

The Q26 is a pricy (it's Lian-Li, nothing else is to be expected) case that seems tailor-made for the ASRock E3C224D4I-14S.

 

[Phe0nix]

The Q26 is a pricy (it's Lina-Li, nothing else is to be expected) case that seems tailor-made for the ASRock E3C224D4I-14S.

I would like you get your take on running the ASRock E3C224D4I-14S within the Lina-Li case versus a SuperMicro X10-SL7-F in a Node 804 ( huge case ) . I want my NAS unit to work well with FreeNAS and would love
to have the smallest case possible so long as heat wasn't an issue nor the ASRock E3C224D4I-14S running FreeNAS.

You say the Lina-Li is taylor made for the AsRock board but you stated in another thread that AsRock still has some issues to workout whereas SuperMicro already has.

 

[Ericloewe]

It's hard to say, since the case is very new and the motherboard is a niche-y product (due to it being between sizes).

 

[Phe0nix]

Thanks