It's worth trying, but don't expect a massive temperature drop. There are some chips where the performance drop is small or nonexistent. Of course, in most cases, limiting power also means limiting ...
The Elite Desk tower versions have five? ports I think, and may be more suited for multiple drives. This one is $500 with overkill i7, but I've seen them go for half that much. Blows away any NAS. A ...