Dark_Wizard Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment
BryantD Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 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). Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment
Dark_Wizard Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment
Kaygee Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment
BryantD Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment
lionelhutz Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment
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