July 14, 201114 yr Hi Folks! I am looking to build my first server and would love some advice on a SFF parts list! Budget: I would like to keep it under $400 if possible (not including drives). Drives: I currently have 3 2TB drives I can pull from my main PC to use and would like to be able to expand to 6-7 drives eventually. Purpose: File serving for my HTPC, Sabnzbd, sickbeard, couchpotato, torrenting My goal is to keep this mITX if possible. I love SFF builds and the smaller the better! Parts List (Newegg): CPU: intel core i3 2100 - $125 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078 Mobo: Zotac H67ITX-C-E 1555 - $125 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500064 Case: Lian-Li Q08 - $110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112265 RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) 1600 DDR3 Ram - Have from previous build PSU: Corsair CX430 - $25 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026 While I would like to keep it ITX and use the Lian-Li Q08, I would be open to going microATX and getting a larger case like the Lian-Li v354 or A04. Any advice is most welcome! Is this overkill for the purpose? Are there better ways to achieve my goals? Thanks!
July 14, 201114 yr The parts list looks fine. The only thing I will add is that you may want to look for a modular PSU. In a small case like that a modular PSU will allow you to remove any un-needed cables and help to improve the airflow.
July 15, 201114 yr Nice bundle price on that mobo and a different SFF Lian Li case: Newegg bundle My only hesitation is that most new LGA 1155 boards use the Realtek 8111E NIC, which is pretty flaky with unRAID. I don't know for sure if this board does or not, I suggest emailing Zotac and asking about it. The driver download for this board is titled h67lan_8111, but unfortunately that doesn't tell us if the board is 8111E, 8111C, or one of the others in the Realtek 8111 family. Also keep in mind that unRAID doesn't support wifi connections, only hard wired Ethernet.
July 15, 201114 yr Author Wow, awesome price on that combo. I may just grab it to get the q11 case for a future build
July 22, 201114 yr I was mapping out an SFF unraid build but in the end went for one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859105905 With a hotswap bay in the DVD drive slot it gives me 5x externally accessable HDDs so not quite the 6-7 you mentioned but potentially 12Tb storage using current HDDs and with the system USB key internal. There's a few unraid builds in one of these documented on the www. Cheers Eric
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