Hi Guys!

 

I've posted this in XBMC forum long time ago, but I thought I would share it with you guys too!

 

The spec below is what I have in the machine right now.. I did spend extra money to buy some other ram + Sata controller, but I don't have them in the machine anymore so I took them out of the calculation.

 

So here is what I got:

 

Motherboard: ECS H61H2-M2(1.0) ($44.99 - $30.00 @ NE) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135288

CPU: Intel G530 ($37.09 @ MC) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409

PSU: Corsair CX430 V2 ($39.99 - $20.00 = $19.99) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 16GB (2 x 8GB) ($39.99 @ NE) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231528

Case: Zalman Z9 ($37.09 - $10.00 @ MC) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235026

SATA Controller: SUPERMICRO AOC-SASLP-MV8 ($44.99 @ NE) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101358R

HDD Cage: Vantec HDC-800A x 2 ($23.99 * 2 @ AZ) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IYJWW6/ref=oh_details_o06_s01_i00

SATA Power Cable: Silverstone CP06 ($9.99 @ AZ) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DD28XG/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00

SAS to SATA Cable: Monoprice Cable ($8.80 * 2 @ MO) - http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10254&cs_id=1025406&p_id=8187

 

Total Paid: $44.99 + 37.09 + 39.99 + 39.99 + 37.09 + 44.99 + ($23.99 * 2) + 9.99 + ($8.80 * 2) = $319.71

After Rebate: $319.71 - $30 - $20 - 10 = $259.71 (Received all my rebates as of last month)

Amazon Gift Card: $259.71 - (23.99 *2) - 9.90 = $201.83

 

I actually had some Amazon Gift Cards.. I used that to buy the hdd cage and sata power cable.. so basically got the SATA Power cable and HDD Cage for free.

 

I had a lot of extra sata cables and Molex to Sata cables.. but I would estimate that they would be $15 to $20 max.

 

So, I was able to build a Server capable of handling total of 12 drives for about $250.

 

Here is an old pic.. It has my old 4gb ram and extra SATA controllers that i dont use anymore.. and hdd's are upside down lol I will take a new picture soon and post it.

 

 

What do you think?

Nice to know it can be done without huge investments!

 

I think you have me beat on price, I had a similar budget build.

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=18608.0

 

 

That's a pretty nice set up.  I wonder if it will work with Flexraid / Win 7.  Thinking about building one.

Thanks guys!

 

Only con about this set up is the board itself. Only 4 Sata ports..

 

but with PCIe sata cards, I don't worry too much about it lol