jangjong Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment
Influencer Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment
GFOviedo Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's a pretty nice set up. I wonder if it will work with Flexraid / Win 7. Thinking about building one. Quote Link to comment
jangjong Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment
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