July 11, 201213 yr My current server is a 10 drive from 2007, so limited to 2TB drives and getting very long in the tooth. I'm going to replace it with a new system, and with the update to 24 array drives in the latest 5.0 build...I was wondering if I could get some input on this build: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24573047 It would be paired with an i3. My main question is the benifit of 3xSAS cards over 1xSAS + Port Expander. I've never worked with those before, and from what I can see it wouldn't save that much to get one of the LSI cards and an expander (or two to hit 24 drives?). Looking for input!
July 11, 201213 yr Author also, I see reference to SAS2 cards from supermicro...are the SASLP a good card for a build expecting to last 5+ years?
July 11, 201213 yr If you are running all green drives this looks pretty good. However if you start to go with a mix of drives that PSU may not be able to spin up 24 drives at once. I would go a little beefier on the PSU to start with so that you can be less concerned about getting all green drives. My favorite part of unraid is that I can be super open to whatever good deals come up on drives.
July 11, 201213 yr Author Good thought, put in the 850w version of the same drive. Single rail mod PS
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