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It's been about a year since we did this last (http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1628120). Should be interesting to see how much things have changed/improved since then.
You've got $5,000 to play with, no monitors, printers, etc...we're just talking about the case and what's in it. If you've got cash leftover, include mouse/keyboard/controllers. Please be as specific and as thorough as possible, right down to the types of fans and/or thermal paste you'd use. Please list the current price for each item and, if possible, please include links for each item so we can check 'em out for ourselves. Most importantly, have fun!
Here's an example from Danny Bui in the last thread, to give you an idea and start us off:
"With that said, been kicking around this idea for the past few hours so:
$150 - IBM ServeRAID M1015 Controller Card flashed to IT Mode
$600 - 2 x HP SAS Expander (one in each case)
$860 - 2 x NORCO RPC-4224 4U Rackmount Server Case
$98 - 14 x SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Multilane SAS Cable
$27 - SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 SAS Cable
$30 - SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 Adapter
$235 - Corsair 1050HX 1050W Modular PSU (For the main case)
$150 - Corsair 750HX 750W Modular PSU (For the second case)
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$2150 plus tax and shipping."
You've got $5,000 to play with, no monitors, printers, etc...we're just talking about the case and what's in it. If you've got cash leftover, include mouse/keyboard/controllers. Please be as specific and as thorough as possible, right down to the types of fans and/or thermal paste you'd use. Please list the current price for each item and, if possible, please include links for each item so we can check 'em out for ourselves. Most importantly, have fun!
Here's an example from Danny Bui in the last thread, to give you an idea and start us off:
"With that said, been kicking around this idea for the past few hours so:
$150 - IBM ServeRAID M1015 Controller Card flashed to IT Mode
$600 - 2 x HP SAS Expander (one in each case)
$860 - 2 x NORCO RPC-4224 4U Rackmount Server Case
$98 - 14 x SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Multilane SAS Cable
$27 - SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 SAS Cable
$30 - SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 Adapter
$235 - Corsair 1050HX 1050W Modular PSU (For the main case)
$150 - Corsair 750HX 750W Modular PSU (For the second case)
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$2150 plus tax and shipping."