Kryspy Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Fitting the bill of a total of 7 drives (parity, 5 data and a cache): Case: Nexus Prominent 5 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057J90QE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A21UKLVMUAO7H3 Drive Cages: 4 in 3: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IMKTY8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A23NVCSO4PYH3S 3 in 2: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IMF0J2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A23NVCSO4PYH3S Motherboard with 7 sata: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-240-Pin-Motherboards-F2A85-M-PRO/dp/B009F1DTLM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393985358&sr=1-1&keywords=Asus+F2A85-M+PRO CPU/APU: http://www.amazon.com/AMD-A10-6700-Quad-Core-Processor-AD6700OKHLBOX/dp/B00CPLGEFM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1393985557&sr=1-3&keywords=AMD+FM2 Ram : 8 GB of DDR3 2400 @ $130.00 Power Supply: 450 watt @ $80.00 ================================= 700.00 + tax Just add drives and license. Link to comment
switchman Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 With only 7 drives you do not need a 750W power supply. I specked a 750W for 15 drives when I calculated my power needs. That was using very conservative estimates, ie all 7200 RPM high current drives. Link to comment
Kryspy Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 I was simply weighing the sweet spot for pricing. A 450-500 would be fine I agree. Probably shave the build down to $700. I was simply illustrating an example Kryspy Link to comment
garycase Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 For a 7-drive Plus setup a 300w unit is plenty, as long as it's single-rail. It will also be far more efficient, since it will be operating within it's 80+ envelope a lot more than a higher-rated unit would be. Link to comment
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