# HL15 -- Cant Decide **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** chassis, help-and-suggestions\ **Created:** [March 1, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-cant-decide/3091 "2025-03-01T02:53:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![DigitalGarden](https://forum.45homelab.com/user_avatar/forum.45homelab.com/digitalgarden/32/1785_2.png) [@DigitalGarden](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/DigitalGarden)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-cant-decide/3091/2 "2025-03-01T05:42:25Z")
@technotim has some RGB in his 45Drives unit: > **[I Put RGB Fans in My Server and I am NOT Apologizing](https://technotim.live/posts/rgb-storinator/)** > > My Storinator server from 45Drives is great, except for 1 thing.It’s a little loud for my home.It would be fine if it were in a data center or a real network closet, however this is in my basement.I decided to swap out all the fans to make it... These ones have some RGB: > [@HL15 Small Business (And Gaming PC) In a Box](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-small-business-and-gaming-pc-in-a-box/1120): > > Here is the current state of my HL15 build that I’m using to run my small engineering firm, gaming PC and hobby projects. Hardware Specs Xeon Gold 6142 16 core 32 thread 3.6GHz 112 GB 2133 DDR4 ECC RAM AMD 6650 XT GPU Passthrough to gaming VM that replaced gaming PC nVidia GT 1030 GPU Passthrough to engineering/work VM for video output and running GIS acceleration replacing workstation 5x 8TB HDDs in RaidZ1 for simulations, documents, media 5x 2TB SSDs in RaidZ1 for VM… > [@StarfleetHQ 2.0 - Phase 1 of my HL15 build](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/starfleethq-2-0-phase-1-of-my-hl15-build/1006): > > So I received my HL15 just before Christmas and spend some of my holiday break and moved my Unraid system (StarfleetHQ…all my servers are named after ST space stations) over to the HL15 chassis. I did install some Be Quiet Light Wings high speed fans in the front and plain high speed in the back. Phase 2 will involve migrating from Unraid to either Truenas or Debian/Fedora + Cockpit or HoustonUI. I am also printing the SSD holders. This build really leaves me wanting to add a second HL15 to t… I don’t have RGB, but if I did I’d try to replicate the old IBM tape drive or fire effects: [![](https://forum.45homelab.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7f647935e7992e25f64a4a8e35cb0d6500360e75.jpeg "RGB PC Fan Tribute to IBM 729 Vacuum Column Tape Drives") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARMPxb4vdE) [![](https://forum.45homelab.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f059df7fd90e4d9f816a77b8d9f9e676089425f5.jpeg "12-Fan Effects for PC RGB Fans - Arduino, ESP32 and FastLED") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs5oyYVYv6c) I like the original white case, but it depends on your decor. The blank faceplates seem too bland to me. Do you have any Ubiquiti equipment? The Ubiquiti folks are very insistent that everything match their silver finish, it’s kinda funny: > [@HL15 - Faceplate options](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-faceplate-options/2989): > > Hey Homelabers! We’ve been working on two new faceplates for our systems—one in stainless steel and another in aluminum—and we’d love to get your thoughts! What inspired this? We received several requests for faceplates that match Network switches, so this is a concept we created based on that feedback. We’re still prototyping, and more designs are in the works! We’d love to hear from you: Which material do you prefer—stainless steel or aluminum? We’ll be sharing more prototype… You’d also want to consider fan color if you don’t go RGB. For example the Noctua upgrade provided by 45HL (brown blades) vs black (Chromax or the basic Coolerguys fans), for example. For some, black fans in a white case triggers OCD issues. Since mine is in a closet, though, the prettiest one is the cheapest. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-cant-decide/3091)._