December 11, 201015 yr Author the antec 1200 is a full tower not a midi one.. even way out of my budget + final choice will be coolermaster 590 or sharkoon 9 (pro) anyone can answer this: if i take the coolermaster i automatically get one 4in3 for free (no hotswap) if i add 3 more 3in 2 (does it exist in non hot swap) i get a total of 13 disks.... and its way cheeper?
December 11, 201015 yr Author Nevermind the cage questions made up my mind to go for the coolermaster.. its only 10 euro more... no hot swap for me (not willing to pay the extra amount of money just to be easier to swith a hard drive once in a year?) so getting to final choice: WD Caviar Green WD20EARS artnr. 249646 : stukprijs a € 83,70 € 83,70 Kingston ValueRAM artnr. 80156 : stukprijs a € 47,68 € 47,68 ASUS M4A78LT-M artnr. 257521 : stukprijs a € 52,87 € 52,87 Processor artnr. 244809 : stukprijs a € 57,95 € 57,95 Corsair VX550W artnr. 53576 : stukprijs a € 75,99 € 75,99 Cooler Master Centurion 590 artnr. 68676 : stukprijs a € 70,70 € 70,70 Total:388,89 euro + Delivery cost:12,99euro Total: 401,9euro Just doubting about the psu, if its not overrated..., i will have a maximum of 12-13 drives Do i need cables? or extra fans?
December 11, 201015 yr That PSU is a bit over powered for your build. If you use only green drives, you could get away with the Corsair 430CX. If you plan on using some 7200 rpm drives, then go for the Corsair 500CX. You will need SATA cables to connect all your drives. Hard to say how many, because I don't know how many will be included with your motherboard and other components. You will also likely need some power splitters (molex to SATA) to provide power to all of your drives. Count how many SATA power ports are included in the PSU you choose, then you'll know how many extra power splitters you'll need. I doubt you'll need extra fans.
December 11, 201015 yr Author That PSU is a bit over powered for your build. If you use only green drives, you could get away with the Corsair 430CX. If you plan on using some 7200 rpm drives, then go for the Corsair 500CX. You will need SATA cables to connect all your drives. Hard to say how many, because I don't know how many will be included with your motherboard and other components. You will also likely need some power splitters (molex to SATA) to provide power to all of your drives. Count how many SATA power ports are included in the PSU you choose, then you'll know how many extra power splitters you'll need. I doubt you'll need extra fans. arent both 430 and 500cx drives less energy efficiency? thatswhy i chose the 550vx...
December 11, 201015 yr Technically yes, 80% vs 85%. In the real world I doubt that difference will mean much in terms of power savings.
December 12, 201015 yr Author not sure what to chose, how will i know for sure what to buy in the future of hdds? when 3&4tb will come, will they be green and 7200?... can you guys give me advice what to buy 430cx, 500cx or 550vx
December 12, 201015 yr Cooler Master Centurion 590 artnr. 68676 : stukprijs a € 70,70 € 70,70 Total:388,89 euro Centurion 590 is a great mid tower case. It'll easily fit three of these: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Module-Device-STB-3T4-E3-GP/dp/B00129CDGC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1292188704&sr=8-2 giving you twelve 3.5" slots in a good looking and nicely cooling design.
December 13, 201015 yr not sure what to chose, how will i know for sure what to buy in the future of hdds? when 3&4tb will come, will they be green and 7200?... can you guys give me advice what to buy 430cx, 500cx or 550vx No way to know for sure, but my guess is that the 'green drive' trend will continue. Hence, I recommend the 430CX for your 12-13 drive server.
December 13, 201015 yr Author not sure what to chose, how will i know for sure what to buy in the future of hdds? when 3&4tb will come, will they be green and 7200?... can you guys give me advice what to buy 430cx, 500cx or 550vx No way to know for sure, but my guess is that the 'green drive' trend will continue. Hence, I recommend the 430CX for your 12-13 drive server. thats enough for 13 right? ok thx will get that one then
December 13, 201015 yr not sure what to chose, how will i know for sure what to buy in the future of hdds? when 3&4tb will come, will they be green and 7200?... can you guys give me advice what to buy 430cx, 500cx or 550vx No way to know for sure, but my guess is that the 'green drive' trend will continue. Hence, I recommend the 430CX for your 12-13 drive server. thats enough for 13 right? ok thx will get that one then Yep, it is enough for 13 green drives. Not enough for 13 7200rpm drives.
December 13, 201015 yr Author so this is 100% good (including correct cables for 3 hdd?) OEM 3 Seriële ATA / SAS kabel Computer intern/Seriële ATA / SAS 7-pens seriële ATA - 45 cm € 7,50 SanDisk Cruzer € 7,95 Kingston ValueRAM € 42,66 ASUS M4A78LT-M € 52,87 WD Caviar Green WD20EARS € 83,70 Corsair CX430 € 42,84 Processor € 57,95 Cooler Master Centurion 590 € 70,70
December 13, 201015 yr Can you post a link to those cables? I can't tell from the description what they are. Everything else looks fine.
December 14, 201015 yr Author Can you post a link to those cables? I can't tell from the description what they are. Everything else looks fine. http://azerty.nl/8-1593-2188/oem-seri-le-ata-sas-kabel-7-pens-seri-le-ata-7-pens-seri-le-ata-45-cm.html by the way, my ram is DDR3 SDram modules/PC3-10666 1333MHz CL9 , is that ok? (2x2gb)
December 15, 201015 yr Author just a question i see the psu only has 4 sata connectors... how do i get 12-13 drives connected to it then?
December 15, 201015 yr https://azerty.nl/producten/product_detail/1549/263674/gembird-cc-sata-psy-netspann.html
December 15, 201015 yr Author cool thx, will order that too then so 4 of those-> still 8 i can connect, not 12 or 13
December 15, 201015 yr cool thx, will order that too then so 4 of those-> still 8 i can connect, not 12 or 13 Easy get some Power Y Spliters. You could check the link bolle specified here, there are more cables on that shop, but all pc stores has these kind of cables also checked the connector of the psu SATA x4 4 pin Peripheral x3 so you only can get 3 of the kables bolle said cause they convert 1x 4 pin Peripheral to 2x sata so: SATA x4 4 pin Peripheral x3 + x2 coverter kables = 6 sata So 10 sata HD you can get 4 pin Peripheral Y spiters or you can get Sata power Y spliters. and increase the connectores
December 15, 201015 yr Author cool thx, will order that too then so 4 of those-> still 8 i can connect, not 12 or 13 Easy get some Power Y Spliters. You could check the link bolle specified here, there are more cables on that shop, but all pc stores has these kind of cables also checked the connector of the psu SATA x4 4 pin Peripheral x3 so you only can get 3 of the kables bolle said cause they convert 1x 4 pin Peripheral to 2x sata so: SATA x4 4 pin Peripheral x3 + x2 coverter kables = 6 sata So 10 sata HD you can get 4 pin Peripheral Y spiters or you can get Sata power Y spliters. and increase the connectores euh im not with you you say 3x2= 6 sata then you say, so you can plug in 10 hdd? (i thought each hdd needs a sata) ,what should i get then so i can add 12-13 drives
December 15, 201015 yr the connector of the psu 4x SATA Power 3x 4 pin Peripheral (Power) so you can add 4 HD on those 4 Sata power connectors. Then add those 4pin power to 2 sata powerconnectors that bolle mentioned you can add 3 of those because the psu has only has 3 "4 pin" power connectors, so 3 x 2 = 6 sata power connector so you can add another 6 HD's 4 HD's + 6 HD's = 10 HD's but you can add even more when you add Power Y spliters, these come in Sata power and 4pin power flavors.
December 15, 201015 yr Author the connector of the psu 4x SATA Power 3x 4 pin Peripheral (Power) so you can add 4 HD on those 4 Sata power connectors. Then add those 4pin power to 2 sata powerconnectors that bolle mentioned you can add 3 of those because the psu has only has 3 "4 pin" power connectors, so 3 x 2 = 6 sata power connector so you can add another 6 HD's 4 HD's + 6 HD's = 10 HD's but you can add even more when you add Power Y spliters, these come in Sata power and 4pin power flavors. oh right, offcourse thx something like this right http://azerty.nl/8-1549-39866/belkin-power-y-splitter-spli.html
December 15, 201015 yr oh right, offcourse thx something like this right http://azerty.nl/8-1549-39866/belkin-power-y-splitter-spli.html Correct. So you always can add more. just buy them when you need them. e.g. when adding extra disks. You can buy these kabels at any local pc store
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