I currently have over 3.5-4TB of data spread over 8 hard drives with no redundancy. I've been building out a Norco WHS in my mind for the better part of a year and finally decided it is time to put some kind of fault protection on my data. Here is what I have in my Newegg wish list, just looking for a review before I purchase.
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
MB: ASRock AOD790GX
RAM: 2GB Mushkin PC2-6400
PSU: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W
HD: 3x Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB
SATA: Marvel AOC-SASLP-MV8
Case: Norco RPC-4220
Switch: D-Link DGS-2208 GB 8-Port
The Athlon 3800+ is working pull I got for free. I selected the ASRock board for a few reasons. It has integrated graphics, two PCI-e slots, and 6 internal SATA ports. I can use the two PCI-e slots for Marvel AOC-SASLP-MV8 cards and the interal SATA for a total of 22 connections. That would work perfectly with the Norco 4220 with its SAS connections using four SFF-8087 cables and one reverse breakout cable. I picked the Thermaltake PSU since I currently run one in my gaming rig and it has been rock solid. The 3 Seagate 1.5TB drives should give me the double capacity needed to duplicate my files through WHS. The 8 port DLink GB switch should work fine to connect each rig to the WHS. And since RAM is dirt cheap, the 2GB Mushkin is just an addin.
So, I think I've covered most parts with some reasonable thought. Please have a look and make some suggestions.
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
MB: ASRock AOD790GX
RAM: 2GB Mushkin PC2-6400
PSU: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W
HD: 3x Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB
SATA: Marvel AOC-SASLP-MV8
Case: Norco RPC-4220
Switch: D-Link DGS-2208 GB 8-Port
The Athlon 3800+ is working pull I got for free. I selected the ASRock board for a few reasons. It has integrated graphics, two PCI-e slots, and 6 internal SATA ports. I can use the two PCI-e slots for Marvel AOC-SASLP-MV8 cards and the interal SATA for a total of 22 connections. That would work perfectly with the Norco 4220 with its SAS connections using four SFF-8087 cables and one reverse breakout cable. I picked the Thermaltake PSU since I currently run one in my gaming rig and it has been rock solid. The 3 Seagate 1.5TB drives should give me the double capacity needed to duplicate my files through WHS. The 8 port DLink GB switch should work fine to connect each rig to the WHS. And since RAM is dirt cheap, the 2GB Mushkin is just an addin.
So, I think I've covered most parts with some reasonable thought. Please have a look and make some suggestions.