February 3, 201214 yr I have selected these components because they are rock solid. I want a build that will give me the least problems when assembling while giving more horepower than I currently need for future proofing. Only thing I do not have are cables and cache hard drive. I will be using 12 of my existing HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 (0F12117) 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drives from my WHS to get me going and add more as needed. Any recommendations on a cache drive and cables? NORCO RPC-4220 4U Rackmount Server Chassis w/ 20 Hot-Swappable SATA/SAS 6G Drive Bays (Mini SAS Connector) - OEM Model #:RPC-4220 Item #:N82E16811219033 SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA 1155 Intel C204 Micro ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server Motherboard Model #:MBD-X9SCM-F-O Item #:N82E16813182253 SUPERMICRO AOC-SASLP-MV8 PCI Express x4 Low Profile SAS RAID Controller Model #:AOC-SASLP-MV8 Item #:N82E16816101358 CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified ... Model #:CMPSU-750HX Item #:N82E16817139010 Intel Core i3-2120T Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155 35W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120T Model #:BX80623I32120T Item #:N82E16819115094 Kingston ValueRAM 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9S/4G Model #:KVR1333D3E9S/4G Item #:N82E16820139077
February 6, 201214 yr Looks like a nice machine to me. Remember that if you every decide to do ESXi on this machine you will need to change the CPU as the i3 won't do pass-through. Cache drive, get another 2TB drive so it can be a "warm spare" for a failed drive. If you want it to be always very fast, use a 7200rpm one. Cables, go to monoprice and get some 8087 forward breakout cables. or consider the 4224 case and just use 8087 cables and 1 reverse-breakout cable to the motherboard. On a side note: how have your Hitachi Deskstar drives been holding up?
February 6, 201214 yr Author Thanks for your feedback. I am current running a WHS and it is getting expensive to mirror all the drives. I am not too familar with configuration of unRaid, but from what I read, it is solid, which is what I want. How do you configure the system for a cache drive. I want to get the best speed possible out of the system. I tend to move large files around a couple of time a week and am impatient. As for your question about the hard drives. I have had zero issue with the hitachi drives. They have been rock solid. I bought the first set of 4 about year ago and no issues. I bought the second 4 about 6 months ago and no issues.
February 7, 201214 yr You have almost mirrored the Goliath build in my signature. I used a 4224 and SAS Cables. In case you did not catch it. the norco can be a bit loud with the factory fans. Otherwise it is a good, solid build.
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