Cheapest 16 HDD's Capable unRAID Server Build Money can buy!!

Actually, I suppose I can just use the mother board specified for the 20 drive recipe. That MB seems to still be in production, and I would assume should suffice.

True?

yes. you can definitely use the 20 drive recipe motherboard for flavor #3...

but here's another good candidate for a 12-to-18 drives unRAID server
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813157292
with this board, no major expenses from 0 to 12 drives,,.
but when u need 13 drives or more, then, you need to get that $100 sata 8port card....

and as CPU, any of these 3...
1- http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name...01b589acaf
2- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103911
3- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as..._-19103936

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Hi there - if i wanted to run windows home server 2011 on this rig, would the motherboard and cpu suffice - i presume that i would need to increase the ram - would 2 gig suffice?

well i dont use window home server but,
i recommend at least 4GB for windows in general....

and as CPU, well, at least a dual core.

(2012-02-27 07:51)eskro Wrote:  but here's another good candidate for a 12-to-18 drives unRAID server
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813157292
with this board, no major expenses from 0 to 12 drives,,.
but when u need 13 drives or more, then, you need to get that $100 sata 8port card....

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Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm still pretty new to CPU building:

Can anyone explain to me how you hook up 12 SATA drives when there are only 6 SATA ports on this motherboard? Thanks in advance..

(2012-07-20 05:47)ekirred Wrote:  Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm still pretty new to CPU building:

Can anyone explain to me how you hook up 12 SATA drives when there are only 6 SATA ports on this motherboard? Thanks in advance..

By adding a SATA expansion card to the system. 4 port ones are pretty cheap these days so add two of those and you will actually have 14 ports.

I had bought the Antec 1200 case from this built. I like the functionality, while I agree that it does look like a gaming case and I would love to get rid of the the blue lighting. Anyhow, that's not what my question is about.

I wanted to replace my PSU, but my IT vendor told me that my case is designed for a "large" PSU and the new and modern PSUs are smaller in size. They could still put in a new PSU, but it can only get screwed in with 2 screws and there will be some form of gap as it does not fully fill the hole left in the case for the PSU.

Any thoughts and/or material to fit a new PSU into this case?

Thanks in advance!!!

the antec 1200 v3 uses Standard size PSUs...
i dont see any issues here.

I bought "my" Antec 1200 2-3 years ago. I guess that it was not v3. Any idea how to upgrade or any other way to use a "new" PSU?

Still normal atx, tell you vendor he's a moron.