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After looking through these forumns ive once again been inspired to build my fileserver that ive wanted trying to keep cost as low as i can after much searching ive started piecing together what i can scavenge from home and what i can buy

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_547&products_id=11559

thats the case im going to use

so far parts ive got around the home are

amd 64 3200
Asus An8-ultra motherboard
2gb DDRram
512 9600gt
580w PSU (i know ill need bigger one)

Still undecided what os to go with but im leaning towards WHS
also been thinkin about changing the motherboard to a
http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Products...board&ProductID=2952&ProductName=GA-EP45-UD3L and making ram/cpu changes to suit.

basically after some feedback on what should look for / be able to salvage as said earlier keeping cost to minimum and hdd will be added over time as space fills
 
How much storage are you planning on putting in there?
 
Which 580W PSU do you have?
Have you checked out the Norco 4020 case? It's $100 cheaper than the Lian Li case you chose but offers 20 hot-swap bays. That's pretty good deal for a server class case like that.
 
im planning to use atleast 27 of the hdd bays 1tb for starters, the psu that i have atm is Speed model number ATX-580w
 
with regards to the norco case nobody in aus stock's em and ive yet to hear back from a guy who looking into case for me im hoping to get it for 300-350 AUD
 
You'll be needing a new PSU after all. The PSU you have now is of extremely low quality due it only having 25A on the +12V rail. That's horrible for a 580W PSU considering good quality 380W PSUs have 27A, 400W PSUs have 30A, 550W have 40A and ~620W PSUs have 50A. So yeah, you're definitely looking at a PSU upgrade. That PSU wouldn't be suitable for 3 hard drives let alone 27.

For 27 hard drives, I'd recommend a quality 850W PSU with 70A on the +12V rail at a minimum. Though for a bit more headroom, I'd recommend a 1000W PSU with 80A minimum. The Corsair 850TX and Corsair 1000HX are excellent choices.

Why do you need a new mobo, CPU, and RAM? The CPU, mobo, and RAM you have now will be enough for WHS.
 
when i look back the reason y i was going to go with another mobo was because of the fact of the price of some of the controller cards and a new mobo with the right slots on it overall would help lower cost
 
trinks said:
when i look back the reason y i was going to go with another mobo was because of the fact of the price of some of the controller cards and a new mobo with the right slots on it overall would help lower cost
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Not really. For WHS, all you really need is this card that will still work in a PCI slot:
$100 - SuperMicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 8 Port PCI-Xz (PCI Compatible) SATA Controller Card

That's the card that most of the large WHS setups here on the forums are using.
 
i should look into seeing if some shops in my area can import that card see what it would cost otherwise ill just order over net

dunno how many aussies are floating around these boards, what im referring to as in cost some stuff here getting ripped off :(
 
after much thought ive changed my plans up

NZXT Whisper Silent Case
Corsair HX-750 psu
ASUS M4A77TD Pro Motherboard
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3
AMD Athlon II X2 250
WHS operating system

and using these hdds as money comes in to expand
Western Digital Green 1TB WD10EADS
 
The 1.5TB are at a pretty good price point right now. That case will hold a max of (19) 3.5" drives as far as I can see. If you're really looking for >20TB future storage, it might be wise to start with 1.5TB's rather than 1TB's.
 
Bought the case
NZXT whisper silent
750w Corsair modular
Ram
oh and the operating system

not much more to go before i can boot the system up just trying to find funds
 
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