Hi everyone. I am new to this forum and new to UnRaid. I am looking to get started soon and looking for anyone that has used the motherboard/setup I am wanting to use, the mobo has 10 SATAII ports and 1 PATA which I can use as the cache drive. Here are my thoughts:

 

• Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
  
• Case - LIAN LI PC-A17B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
  
• PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
  
• Memory - Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (2 pcs for 2gb total)
  
• HDD Bays - SUPERMICRO CSE-M35T-1B Black 5 Bay Hot-Swapable SATA HDD Enclosure (2 pcs for 10 SATAII drives total)
  
• CPU - AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Socket AM3 45W Single-Core Processor
  
• Total Cost $723.00
  

 

Edit: Changed PSU

 

Thanks,

Bob

I have this board running with the same processor. The 2 GSATA2 controllers (JMB322) have 2 SATA2 ports each (total of 4) that work but SMART does not so you cannot spin-down any drives connected to them (at least I haven't been able to). Plenty of expansion slots with 2 PCIe x16 slots and 3 PCIe x1 slots though. I can confirm that the Adaptec 1430SA cards work in the x16 slots at the same time.

 

You might want to reconsider your power supply selection. I have this supply in my main rig but I use a Corsair 650w single rail supply in my unRAID (I have 13 drives in my setup).

 

You will need a video card. I suggest a PCI based ATI Rage type video card (look on ebay).

You might want to reconsider your power supply selection. I have this supply in my main rig but I use a Corsair 650w single rail supply in my unRAID (I have 13 drives in my setup).

 

I would suggest the same thing. The rosewill has 4 12V rails, I would select a corsair with a single rail.

Prices will be closer with rebates.

Thx for the quick response! I changed the PSU above to the Corsair. Question I have now is, is there a mobo that does allow drive spin down and at least 4 SATAII drives? Reason I ask is maybe there can be some type of savings to help on price. I will be building an HTPC at the same time so this would help greatly.

 

Thx,

Bob

 

Edit: Just saw your thread on this mobo here. This at least half the battle if 6 ports use the SMART feature as I would be then only needing to buy 1 - 4port PCI-e card and add later as needed.

You could swap the SuperMario HotSwap bays for a fixed mounting system like the coolermaster STB-3T4-E3-GP (4 into 3) with 12cm fan. Not as fancy looking but at $23 a pop you can buy two/three (looks like case will take three of these) and still save a packet.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817993002

 

I'd look for a cheaper integrated video board with several PCI-e slots. Something with 790GX chipset should fit the bill.

 

Example board...

DFI LP JR 790GX-M2RS AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI AMD Motherboard - Retail.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136056

$105, 6 sata 2xPCI-e x16, 1x PCI-e x1, DDR2 RAM (cheap!).

No vga/db15, DVI or HDMI

 

If you need 10 HDD, I'd couple this with a RC-218 or an Adaptec 1430SA.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132018

 

Before buying a Gigabyte make sure you read up on the Gigabyte HPA issue, not a show stopper but make sure you know about it before putting the system together.

You could swap the SuperMario HotSwap bays for a fixed mounting system like the coolermaster STB-3T4-E3-GP (4 into 3) with 12cm fan. Not as fancy looking but at $23 a pop you can buy two/three (looks like case will take three of these) and still save a packet.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817993002

 

I'd look for a cheaper integrated video board with several PCI-e slots. Something with 790GX chipset should fit the bill.

 

Example board...

DFI LP JR 790GX-M2RS AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI AMD Motherboard - Retail.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136056

$105, 6 sata 2xPCI-e x16, 1x PCI-e x1, DDR2 RAM (cheap!).

No vga/db15, DVI or HDMI

 

If you need 10 HDD, I'd couple this with a RC-218 or an Adaptec 1430SA.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132018

 

Before buying a Gigabyte make sure you read up on the Gigabyte HPA issue, not a show stopper but make sure you know about it before putting the system together.

 

A $10 ATI Rage card off ebay actually uses less power than an integrated video solution. As far as economics.... can't argue there.

The Coolermaster 590 case is fairly similar and about 1/3 the price. It comes with vented and filtered 5.25" covers. Take the plastic piece off the 2 drive adapters and they'll fit behind the front of the case. It also comes with 4 into 3 adapter very similar to the ones you are listing.

 

I use one - not a bad case for the price. A more expensive one might be made with heavier steel but it works fine and looks good.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152&Tpk=cooler%20master%20590

 

Everything else looks good, the motherboard will support 6 on-board with spin-down and add the controller above for another 4 drives.

 

Peter