systemlayers
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- Feb 20, 2011
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Hi still working around what I need for a major media server upgrade.
(yes this is a second thread to one a while back I apologize for my n00bness)
So far this is what I've worked out:
I have a budget of about 3000
mobo: ASUS E35M1-M (I don't need much power it's just a file server)
case: Norco 4220
drives: hitatchi 7K3000 2tb x 8 (for now)
replacement fans: Noctua NF-R8 x 4 (I hear the norco has screaming fans and this server will be close to my home theater system)
raid: areca ARC-1680IX-24-2G
power supply: corsair vx450
I have a couple of questions as i'm pretty new to this (my current server is an old atom with pci sata raid card).
Do I need to buy mini-sas cables for the areca? I can't tell from the specifications if it just comes with sas-sata cables.
Can i get by with the norco backplane? Or should I really go for the HP sas expander which seems popular here. Why do i need a sas expander?
If i did have to go sas expander i assume that would be another pci-e slot and I couldn't go with the low power AMD solution.
Any other solutions or better components on my budget (i want to maximize file space I have 400+ dvds, many of those damn-large 5D2 files and some blu-rays to backup).
(yes this is a second thread to one a while back I apologize for my n00bness)
So far this is what I've worked out:
I have a budget of about 3000
mobo: ASUS E35M1-M (I don't need much power it's just a file server)
case: Norco 4220
drives: hitatchi 7K3000 2tb x 8 (for now)
replacement fans: Noctua NF-R8 x 4 (I hear the norco has screaming fans and this server will be close to my home theater system)
raid: areca ARC-1680IX-24-2G
power supply: corsair vx450
I have a couple of questions as i'm pretty new to this (my current server is an old atom with pci sata raid card).
Do I need to buy mini-sas cables for the areca? I can't tell from the specifications if it just comes with sas-sata cables.
Can i get by with the norco backplane? Or should I really go for the HP sas expander which seems popular here. Why do i need a sas expander?
If i did have to go sas expander i assume that would be another pci-e slot and I couldn't go with the low power AMD solution.
Any other solutions or better components on my budget (i want to maximize file space I have 400+ dvds, many of those damn-large 5D2 files and some blu-rays to backup).