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still not convinced if i take the coolermaster i automatically get one 4in3 for free (no hotswap) if i add 3 more 3in 2 (does it exist in non hot swap) i get a total of 13 disks.... and its way cheeper

It's the actual amount of disks you can put in the case, regardless wether you use them as data, parity or cache disks. You might be able to DIY some extra disks in the case, but that will never be a really nice solution. DIY? Are you going to use one for cache?

nice to know you finally made up your mind im still stuck with the case, and that i read your thing here, again the psu

I believe the choice of Rebel9 or Coolermaster 590 is not important in that aspect, both offer 9 x 5.25 bays on the front. So you can fill them both with the choice of: * 3 x 4-in-3 = 12 disk * 3 x 5-in-3 = 15 disk * 4 x 3-in-2 + 1 x 1-in-1 =13 disk or any other variation you can imagine. 12-15-13 disks in total, is that incl the parity drive and one for cache? or can you put the cache somewhere else? so if i say ill go for 12 disk build its in fact 10 hdd build + 1 for parity + 1 for cache..? or is it 11 for hdd and 1 for parity (cache somewhere else)

if im taking the coolermaster 590 i can add 3 (4in 3 cages right? and those arent hot swaps right?) so with that i can only get max 12 drives if im taking the rebel 9 case from sharkoon with those hot swap cages 4x(3in2) +1 normal hot swap i can get max 13 drives are there options for the rebel 9 case to go to max 13 drives but with normal cages? im just looking what to go for, which case and with what cages

which one are those?

is it the pro value or just the economy?

once you'll get at 12 disks, 3tb and 4tb disks will be available so you can start from 0 then i wouldnt go for 15 or 20.. where do you get the pro economy , i only see pro value, or economy..

what page? Under all the pictures thanks, overlooked it

Bolle, you maid up your mind about the case/drivecages?

what page?

Ref hot swap. UnRaid itself does not support hot swapping. That is to say that, if a drive fails, you'd still have to power down the server to replace it. It just makes it a bit easier to change/add a drive should you need to. So, if money isn't an issue, then go for hot swap. If you want to keep the cost down, then don't. i think i will start without the cages, and see if it disturbs me like that... but one other question about it if i use such 4in3 hot swaps, do i need to connect each harddrive with power supply or do i connect only that cage with power supply so in other words: using hot swaps makes less use of cables which means more ventilation or not?

with norco cages 5in3.. thats if i want it that way

mmm well price difference between the sempron 140 and X2 240e isnt that big... power usage is +- the same.. i got 3 things which i doubt - what case to buy? sharkoon rebel 9 (or the pro version?) or the centurion 590 - hot swaps or not? and if yes, which one - sempron, x2 240e or 250e but that last one probably will be 240e but the case and hot swaps are hard to decide

well 15 drives is really the max for me too the only thing, go for hotswap or not, is hard

good to read this !!!!! Looking forward for your new pics to come... let us know

Correct, the cages offer more convinience, although at a significant cost. Propbably for each user to decide if it's worth it. i know, thatswhy im doubting als with the non-hotswappable cages,i can only host 4in3 so max 12 drives? instead of 15

if you look at my "what i want" you think i should go for the dual core?

i know but then its not hotswappable

difficult since i dont know yet what im going to do either 13 bay or 15 bay server.. for 13 the 500 is enough for 15 -> 550 starting with 13 and ending up 15 is not an option since then i need different housing for 13 im going for sharkoon sata quickport for 15 i need norco 5in3 so if i start with 13 , i have at least one sharkoon...which is useless when changing to norco.. for the 15 build Also is it true, unraid only uses one core? so an athlon X2 250e is useless? i better go for the sempron 140?

you're starting with 15 build, and 3 harddisks but without cages? how come? where are you going to put the first 3 drives then? so no sharkoon quickport? isnt there any other option than the expensive norco 5in3? its really really expensive, just to house 5 hdds

What do you mean, the costs? I've taken approx numbers as these can fluctuate a bit according to day and supplier. nevermind i was calculating wrong so what mobo and psu are you gonna take?

any idea about energy savings? between those 2 models?

true thats clear im still thinking about it might go for 550 vx cause it gives me more space, and more energy efficient will that make much difference? how about noise?

i think there are some miscalculations in your post watch the sata cables, sharkoon quickports and stuff its not correct...