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 Opt   Item   Link   #   Price   Notes 
 N   ROCKPro64 4GB Single Board Computer   Pine64 Store   1   $79.99    
 N   128GB eMMC Module   Pine64 Store   1   $54.95   They offer 64, 32, and 16 gigabyte modules for cheaper 
 N   USB Adapter for eMMC Module   Pine64 Store   1   $4.99   Only needed to program the eMMC for the first time 
 Y   Sony 64GB Micro SDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card   Amazon   1   $14.07   Removable backup storage for onboard config 
 N   ROCKPro64 20mm Mid Profile Heatsink   Pine64 Store   1   $3.29   The grapheme heatsink is insufficient and causes overheat-reboots 
 Y   Fan for ROCKPro64 20mm Mid Profile Heatsink   Pine64 Store   1   $2.99    
 Y      Pine64 Store   1   $3.99   Needs modification, I don't know why 
 Y      Pine64 Store   1   $1.99   If you want to troubleshoot the board via serial 
 N   LSISAS 9207-8i HBA   Amazon   1   $82.48   Can be had cheaper used on eBay, just make sure to thoroughly test! 
 N   Copystars 7-bay Case   Amazon   1   $89.00    
 N   Kingwin Aluminum Four Bay Hot Swap Mobile Rack   Amazon   2   $79.99   Look around, maybe cheaper elsewhere 
 N   2-pack CableCreation Mini SAS 36Pin (SFF-8087) Male to 4 SATA 7Pin Female, 0.5M   Amazon   1   $13.99   Or get the 5-pack and have extras 
 N   Molex to 5.5-2.1 barrel jack power cable      1      I had to build this 
 N   Right-angle RJ45 panel-mount pigtail   Aliexpress   1   $1.74   0.3m, 90degree to Up 
 Y   Right-angle HDMI panel-mount pigtail   Aliexpress   1   $3.58   60cm, Up; 30cm was too short 
 Y   Dual USB 2.0 panel-mount pigtail   Aliexpress   1   $3.61   30cm 
 Y   USB 3.0 panel-mount pigtail   Aliexpress   1   $3.39    
 Y   USB-C panel-mount pigtail   Aliexpress   1   $7.54   20cm is probably too short 
 Y   USB-C panel-mount pigtail   Aliexpress   1   $9.97   30cm is probably long enough 

Initial power characterization:

  • Supply: 4.6W
  • +Fan: 7.1W
  • +1st enclosure: 9.5W
  • +2nd enclosure: 12.3W
  • +SBC: 16.5W
  • +HBA: 26.2W
  • +8 disks: 64.4W
  • +spun down: 36.5W
  • +stress -c6: 42.6W
  • +SBCfan: 43.7W

Supply: 4.6W

Casefan: 2.5W

Enclosures: 5.2W for both

SBC

Quiescent: 4.2W Full CPU: 10.3W

SBCfan: 1.1W

HBA: 9.6W

Disks

Spinning: 38.3W Spun down: 10.4W