I am looking to build the following system and need advice on picking two RAID controllers. First one will be for RAID5 for 5 1TB disks, second one will be for RAID10 for 3 1TB disks.
Updated parts list 4/23/11
16 cores @ 2.0GHz
24GB memory
10TB of disk to be used for Raid 5 (4 TB) and Raid 1+0 (1 TB)
Updated parts list 4/23/11
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Total $3,692
Case: $ 312 1x NORCO RPC-4220 4U Rackmount Server Chassis w/ 20 Hot-Swappable SATA/SAS 6G Drive Bays (Mini SAS Connector) - OEM
Cables: $ 90 7x NORCO C-SFF8087-D SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Internal Multilane SAS Cable - OEM
Motherboard: $ 430 1x ASUS KGPE-D16
Processor: $ 560 2x AMD Opteron 6128 Magny-Cours 2.0GHz 8 x 512KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache Socket G34 115W 8-Core Server Processor
Memory: $ 420 6x Crucial 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model CT51272BA1339
PSU: $ 160 1x SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Storage: $ 780 12x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Raid: $ 600 1x Areca ARC-1880i PCI-Ex4 8 Port SATA and SAS RAID Card
Raid Expander: $ 300 1x HP SAS Expander
DVD Burner: $ 50 1x slim dvd burner (need to find one) + possible StarTech SLSATAF20 20in Slimline SATA Female to SATA with LP4 Power Cable Adapter
16 cores @ 2.0GHz
24GB memory
10TB of disk to be used for Raid 5 (4 TB) and Raid 1+0 (1 TB)
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