I have been thinking about a Nuc music server for a while. The New Nuc I5 looks pretty good. The one reason I have held back is I really want to use the Sotm PCIe USB card. Logic Supply makes the LGX ML300 which is a fanless case with extra room for additional drive.
So with the additional room and some fabrication it sould be possible to mount the Sotm card. It would require a PCIe extension cable though. I have heard the ribbon extension cables can be problematic.
Has anyone tried anything like this?