Hi, i' m planning to build a noisefree 24*3TB RAID6 homeserver setup, i already made some research but i need some help:
The case & racks :
I was first thinking using a LianLi PC343B cube like here filled with 4in3 LianLi hdds racks, but the case when using EX36B (with silent 120mm fans) will not be able to fit long controllers cards like Areca' s 24ports.
I don' t know if there is some silent 4in3 SFF8087 backplane that would fit ?
Are the iStarUSA racks used here are silent ?
I saw the very interesing Norco RPC-4224, it ' s not as pretty as the LianLi but seems very functional.
The only (BIG) drawback for me is the very high noise output.
I saw here there is some $11 3*120mm bracket upgrade available for this case, very interesting but :
-If i put some silent fans here (like 3*Noctua 1000/1200RPM) would it be enough to cool down the 24*drives ? I don' t want noise but i don' t want them to overheat..
-What about the two (VERY NOISY) contrarotative 80mm rear fans ?
If i replace them with silent 80mm noctua, same question, would it be efficient enough cooling and extraction ?
I heard the 1880 are very hot and need a good cooling despite their fanless stock heatsink.
I think there is also some SuperMicro & Chenbro cases, any good references ?
I also noted the akiwa GHS-2000 but can' t find much information/price.
About drives, is there any extra 2.5"/3.5" bay for the boot/OS drive included in these 4U cases ?
About all these 4U cases, is there any cover for dust protection and better look ?
I have no server shelf and will place it on a table, like any normal desktop PC.
The HDDs:
I was planning to use some 3TB hitachi or WD drives, 5400 or 7200RPM.
Hitachi drives seems to have good compatibility with areca cards (but the 3TB is "sheduled" in the areca compatibility list), i don' t know if 5400/7200RPM will change a lot about performance/heat output/power consumption ?
I will using it mainly as a storage server but also need some speed, i wish it could easily handle a dozen clients downloading random files each at 1Gb ethernet without slowdowns.
The card:
What to choose, the good old ARC-1280ML or the newer, more performant and also cheaper ARC-1880ix-24 ?
About boot time, how many seconds are needed to boot them using 24 drives ?
I saw the ARC-1680 being very slow to boot and wondering if the 1880 is similar/better/worse ?
I read the boot time increase when the ports are not fully populated, so how many time is needed for the 1880 24*ports filled with 24drives ?
Do you think there is some safety issues while putting 24 drives in an unique 60TB RAID6 array ?
-About having "only" 2 parity for 24.
-About having such a huge unique volume.
The PSU:
How much power will i need ? Does the Corsair AX850W will be enough ?
There will be :
24hdds, 7200RPM at worse
1/2 boot drive (SSD.perhaps another 2.5" for temp/data)
Sandy bridge H67 mobo + i3
areca 24p controller, 1880 at worse
4/6/8GB DDR3
I know the drive pull a lot of power when spin up, do you think it' s ok without using staggered spinup ?
The motherboard:
What mobo to use ?
I planned to use something like H67 Gigabyte with some small i3 and integrated graphic.
Is there compatibility problems with areca cards ?
Is there better mobo to use ? Perhaps something with ECC memory ?
And finally, have you any advices, remarks, thoughts about modifying, enhancing things, removing flaws in that project i didn' t see ?
The case & racks :
I was first thinking using a LianLi PC343B cube like here filled with 4in3 LianLi hdds racks, but the case when using EX36B (with silent 120mm fans) will not be able to fit long controllers cards like Areca' s 24ports.
I don' t know if there is some silent 4in3 SFF8087 backplane that would fit ?
Are the iStarUSA racks used here are silent ?
I saw the very interesing Norco RPC-4224, it ' s not as pretty as the LianLi but seems very functional.
The only (BIG) drawback for me is the very high noise output.
I saw here there is some $11 3*120mm bracket upgrade available for this case, very interesting but :
-If i put some silent fans here (like 3*Noctua 1000/1200RPM) would it be enough to cool down the 24*drives ? I don' t want noise but i don' t want them to overheat..
-What about the two (VERY NOISY) contrarotative 80mm rear fans ?
If i replace them with silent 80mm noctua, same question, would it be efficient enough cooling and extraction ?
I heard the 1880 are very hot and need a good cooling despite their fanless stock heatsink.
I think there is also some SuperMicro & Chenbro cases, any good references ?
I also noted the akiwa GHS-2000 but can' t find much information/price.
About drives, is there any extra 2.5"/3.5" bay for the boot/OS drive included in these 4U cases ?
About all these 4U cases, is there any cover for dust protection and better look ?
I have no server shelf and will place it on a table, like any normal desktop PC.
The HDDs:
I was planning to use some 3TB hitachi or WD drives, 5400 or 7200RPM.
Hitachi drives seems to have good compatibility with areca cards (but the 3TB is "sheduled" in the areca compatibility list), i don' t know if 5400/7200RPM will change a lot about performance/heat output/power consumption ?
I will using it mainly as a storage server but also need some speed, i wish it could easily handle a dozen clients downloading random files each at 1Gb ethernet without slowdowns.
The card:
What to choose, the good old ARC-1280ML or the newer, more performant and also cheaper ARC-1880ix-24 ?
About boot time, how many seconds are needed to boot them using 24 drives ?
I saw the ARC-1680 being very slow to boot and wondering if the 1880 is similar/better/worse ?
I read the boot time increase when the ports are not fully populated, so how many time is needed for the 1880 24*ports filled with 24drives ?
Do you think there is some safety issues while putting 24 drives in an unique 60TB RAID6 array ?
-About having "only" 2 parity for 24.
-About having such a huge unique volume.
The PSU:
How much power will i need ? Does the Corsair AX850W will be enough ?
There will be :
24hdds, 7200RPM at worse
1/2 boot drive (SSD.perhaps another 2.5" for temp/data)
Sandy bridge H67 mobo + i3
areca 24p controller, 1880 at worse
4/6/8GB DDR3
I know the drive pull a lot of power when spin up, do you think it' s ok without using staggered spinup ?
The motherboard:
What mobo to use ?
I planned to use something like H67 Gigabyte with some small i3 and integrated graphic.
Is there compatibility problems with areca cards ?
Is there better mobo to use ? Perhaps something with ECC memory ?
And finally, have you any advices, remarks, thoughts about modifying, enhancing things, removing flaws in that project i didn' t see ?