slang103 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hello, I am putting together a couple unraid rigs and wanted to run the hardware by you guys before pulling the trigger. I'm putting them together to do a couple things. First, myself, my parents and my siblings all reside at different residences and most don't have a good backup for any of their important files, family photos etc. and I'd like to fix that. Second, I have a large media library that is likewise unprotected and an unraid setup just makes sense for what I do with it. I intend on running operating it with Crashplan and Plex server so it will be used for some transcoding. I would also like to set up everything a hair on the heavy side so I can do more in the future if I so desire. Also, the second array will be simply for an offsite mirror storage in case of an event like a home fire so I'll probably dumb down the processing & ram. All my links will be for newegg.ca since I'm in Canada but I believe they are all also available at newegg.com. Case: Fractal Design Node 304 FD-CA-NODE-304-WH White Aluminum / Steel Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352033 MOBO: ASUS H87I-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard With UEFI BIOS http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132032 Processor - EDIT: Intel Core i5-4440 Haswell 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo) LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 BX80646I54440 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116942 Drives: WD AV-GP WD40EURX 4TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" AV Video Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236634 I haven't seen convincing evidence that I would need anything fancier for my use, feel free to tell me if I'm being foolish! RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 Power Supply: I cant decide between: SILVERSTONE Strider Plus ST50F-P 500W ATX 12V v2.3 & EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256065 or... SILVERSTONE SST-ST40F-ES 400W ATX 12V 2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256060 CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 So to start I will have 12TB usable space but that will likely expand as I go along. Any thoughts or obvious mistakes? Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 That CPU and mobo are different sockets. Use pcpartpicker to check compatibility. Quote Link to comment
slang103 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thank you very much, I'm not entirely sure how I missed that... Back to the drawing board a little bit then, I'll update when I come up with a good alternative. Suggestions welcome. Quote Link to comment
slang103 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Alright, I've edited the OP to include the update. Thanks for the site recommendation, this will be the first build I do with online parts so I'm used to using a local supplier's building tool that does a lot of the compatibility checks for me. Nice to have an equivalent without the limitation of only what they stock! Quote Link to comment
WizADSL Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Since space in that case once everything is in will be tight, make sure that the heat sink fins on the ripjaws ram you selected won't present a clearance issue. I've built a few SFF boxes and sometimes this are REALLY close to each other. Quote Link to comment
Kryspy Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 TigerDirect.ca. has the Lian-Li Q 25 on for $98.88. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 You might also consider an SFX power supply. I haven't used that case but I'm glad I used SFX in my ITX case. Silverstone has a couple at newegg that would work and they include an adapter plate to fit ATX mounting Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 You might also consider an SFX power supply. I haven't used that case but I'm glad I used SFX in my ITX case. Silverstone has a couple at newegg that would work and they include an adapter plate to fit ATX mounting Definitely recommend using an SFX power supply. Note that the best unit for this case is the new Silverstone 300w unit: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=458&area=en Newegg sells this, but has it categorized incorrectly as an ATX unit, so it does NOT come up on the list of Silverstone power supplies when you restrict it to SFX units (as in trurl's link above). I'd post a direct link, but Newegg's servers are down this morning. Quote Link to comment
slang103 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Thanks very much for the advice, this will also be the first device that I'll be assembling smaller than a mid sized tower case so it is really helpful. As for the psu, I went to http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine and dropped in the specs of this unit and it recommended just over a 300w psu. Am I worrying needlessly or is there a chance that 300 wont cut it at full load? Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The 300w Silverstone unit is plenty of power for your build. Quote Link to comment
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