Help with budget build


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Hello,  I am currently running a p4 system with 4gb ram / sickbeard / sabnzbd / couchpotato with

1 sata drive parity 2tb

3 sata 1.5tb

1 750gb PATA cache drive

750w ps (over kill, but I had it around)

Antec 900 case

 

This system is just for home use with very little use (me really)

 

I would like to upgrade to give me more room for drives

 

Here is my list

(keeping current case, power supply and drives)

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=17911705

 

Thoughts?

Was not sure about the memory.. with prices so cheap is 8gb too much?

 

Not sure why it does not display... But here is copy of it

 

Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price

 

 

I think this is the best for future growth:

 

ECS A885GM-A2 (V1.1) AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard

Model #:A885GM-A2 (V1.1)

Item #:N82E16813135272

Return Policy:Standard Return Policy

In Stock

Mail in Rebate

Note (Add)

$79.99 -$10.00 Instant $69.99

 

OR this one (not sure)

 

ASRock 880GM-LE AM3 AMD 880G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Model #:880GM-LE

Item #:N82E16813157199

Return Policy:Standard Return Policy

In Stock

Note (Add)

$59.99 -$5.00 Instant $54.99

 

 

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX250OCGMBOX

Model #:ADX250OCGMBOX

Item #:N82E16819103903

Return Policy:CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

In Stock

Note (Add)

$61.99 $61.99

 

 

Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9/2G

Model #:KVR1333D3N9/2G

Item #:N82E16820134812

Return Policy:Memory Standard Return Policy

In Stock

Note (Add)

$14.99 $29.98

 

Do I need the NIC for either of the two above board?

 

Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI-Express Network Adapter

Model #:EXPI9301CTBLK

Item #:N82E16833106033

Return Policy:Standard Return Policy

In Stock

Note (Add)

$49.99 -$22.00 Instant $27.99

 

 

 

Thank you

David

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Hello,  I am currently running a p4 system with 4gb ram / sickbeard / sabnzbd / couchpotato with

1 sata drive parity 2tb

3 sata 1.5tb

1 750gb PATA cache drive

750w ps (over kill, but I had it around)

Antec 900 case

 

This system is just for home use with very little use (me really)

 

I would like to upgrade to give me more room for drives

 

Here is my list

(keeping current case, power supply and drives)

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=17911705

 

Thoughts?

Was not sure about the memory.. with prices so cheap is 8gb to much?

 

Thank you

David

mobile safari won't load that page and I notice it's https, your wish list. Anyway, 8gb is WAY overkill. Many debs have pointed out that 512 mb is plenty for the unRAID footprint. Obviously I notice u r running several adding services but would still say 4GB is plenty. Where u will benefit from more CPU and RAM power is if you're transcoding video files on the unRAID server BUT I am new to unRAID so take what I say w/ a grain of salt. It's my understanding that all the writing of data within unRAID to the drive, then the parity drive etc etc its very inefficient for constantly writing data to unRAID (please a dev correct me). Examples would be constantly writing due to transcoding/encoding video files, constantly writing to the unRAID array with an app like mythtv (tv recordings), and other apps that are always writing data.

I digress sorry. Bottom line is I can't see your wish list and all I know is that u want to upgrade to 8gb of ram, I'd say it's not going to be utilized by the unRAID server based on what u r using it for. Good luck

 

PS despite me being totally new to unRAID and currently in the process of building my first URnserver, I am very familiar with Linux and its kernel

 

 

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Go for the ECS A885GM-A2.  I have tested it personally, and it is fully compatible with unRAID.  Makes a great budget board for up to 20 drives.  You will not need a separate NIC for this motherboard.

 

With RAM prices as cheap as they are, there's nothing wrong with splurging on 4 or 8 GB of RAM.  2 GB should be your minimum.

 

Also please post the specs for your PSU.  Just because it is 750W doesn't mean that it has a strong enough 12V rail to handle multiple hard drives.

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Go for the ECS A885GM-A2.  I have tested it personally, and it is fully compatible with unRAID.  Makes a great budget board for up to 20 drives.  You will not need a separate NIC for this motherboard.

 

With RAM prices as cheap as they are, there's nothing wrong with splurging on 4 or 8 GB of RAM.  2 GB should be your minimum.

 

Also please post the specs for your PSU.  Just because it is 750W doesn't mean that it has a strong enough 12V rail to handle multiple hard drives.

 

Thank you for the reply Rajahal and thank you for your work in supplying system builds and testing.

 

Here is the detail from Newegg.  Because I had an issue with the link before.. I am posting the info in the reply.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053

 

 

Model Brand

COOLER MASTER

 

Model

RS750-ACAAE3-US

 

Series

GX Series

 

Spec Type

ATX12V v2.31

 

Maximum Power

750W

 

Fans

1 x 120mm

PFC

Active

Main Connector

20+4Pin

+12V Rails

Single

PCI-Express Connector

4 x 6+2-Pin

SATA Power Connector

9

SLI

Ready

Power Good Signal

100-500ms

Hold-up Time

17ms min.

Efficiency

85% typical

Energy-Efficient

80 PLUS BRONZE Certified

Over Voltage Protection

Yes

Input Voltage

110 - 240 V

Input Frequency Range

50/60 Hz

Input Current

10A @ 115V, 6A @ 230V

Output

+3.3V@25A, +5V@25A, +12V@60A, [email protected], [email protected]

MTBF

>100,000 Hours

Approvals

TUV / CE / UL / FCC / BSMI / GOST / C-tick / CCC / KCC

Dimensions

5.9" x 5.5" x 3.4"

Features

Connectors

1 x Main connector (20+4Pin)

1 x 4+4-Pin ATX/EPS 12V

3 x Peripheral

9 x SATA

1 x Floppy

4 x PCI-E

Features

Protection: UVP / OPP / OTP / SCP

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