Small unRAID base system for under $200

I could not help being intrigued by the possibilities of this computer case (939PL-BLACK ATX) with PSU for $35:

  http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=939PL

Also found at Newegg for a little more, and with 25 reviews, that don't look too bad:

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811162042

This is a 10 bay case with 6 slots ready for 3.5" drives, 4 5.25", a 250mm fan in the side, and a 550 watt power supply included that claims to have 24 amps on the 12V rail, and has the 20+4 pin power cable.  Even if this case and power supply are cheaply made, they should be able to easily handle 6 to 8 and possibly 10 drives, with hardly any extra expense.  It does need a pair of 120mm fans, SATA cables, and some SATA power cable adapters.  It is not a bad looking case.  My one concern is about getting sufficient airflow over ALL of the drives.

Then add this "Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2" motherboard for $55 (found on the Hardware Compatibility page, and discussed here):

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128342

It has onboard video, gigabit, and 6 SATA II ports, and fully supported chipsets.  It should have very good performance, immediately ready for 6 SATA II drives, and with the addition of a pair of $20 SiI3132 cards and some 5.25" to 3.5" rails, would support 10 drives.

Add an "AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640" (2.6GHz, 45W, single core) for $36:

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103239

Or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (2.6GHz, 65W, dual core) for $50:

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211

Add "A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory" for $20:

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211363

I've had good results from A-Data memory, but you are welcome to pay a few more bucks for Crucial or Kingston or other better name.

Add $30 to $40 for SATA data and power cables and a couple of fans, and you are still under $200 for a decent unRAID server, minus drives and unRAID license.  This would handle up to 6 drives.  Add 2 SiI3132-based SATA controllers, more SATA cables, some 3.5" rail kits, and you are ready for 10 drives, at under $250.  This is an all SATA II system, with no PCI use, and there have been no compromises made that might hurt performance.

At this budget level, we don't even think about trays and 5-in-3's, but if you want to spend more, there is certainly room for improvement above.