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!! Host Machine Build

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157466

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|^ *Qty* |^ *Price* |^ *Description* |^ *Link*
|> 1 |> $229.99 | ASRock E3C226D2L Mini-ITX Server Motherboard LGA1150 Intel C226 DDR3 1600/1333 | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157466
|> 1 |> $289.99 | Intel Intel Xeon E3-1245V3 Haswell 3.4GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80646E31245V3 | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116909
|> <strike>1</strike> |> <strike>$179.99</strike> | <strike>Kingston 16GB (2x8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G</strike> | <strike>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139979</strike>
|> 2 |> $92.99 | Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1333 Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9S/8G | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139978
|> 1 |> $49.99 | Cooler Master Elite 130 - Mini-ITX Computer Case with Mesh Front Panel and Water Cooling Support | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119286
||||^ *Total*
|> |> $749.96 | Total |
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Alternate build:
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|^ *Qty* |^ *Price* |^ *Description* |^ *Link*
|> 1 |> $191.99 | ASRock E3C224D2I Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C224 DDR3 1600/1333  | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157467
|> 1 |> $279.99 | Intel Intel Xeon E3-1240V3 Haswell 3.4GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1150 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80646E31240V3 | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116905
|> 1 |> $179.99 | Kingston 16GB (2x8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139979
|> 1 |> $49.99 | Cooler Master Elite 130 - Mini-ITX Computer Case with Mesh Front Panel and Water Cooling Support | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119286
||||^ *Total*
|> |> $701.96 | Total |
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!! Bill Of Materials

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|^ *Qty* |^ *Price* |^ *Description* |^ *Link*
||||^ *Host Bus Adapters*
|> 1 |> $297.49 | Lsi Logic LSI00300 9207-8e Sgl Sas Pcie 12/3.3v Ctlr 8port Ext 6gb/s Sata+sas Hba | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085FT292
||||^ *Enclosures/Bays*
|> 2 |> $99.99 | ~SuperMicro CSE-M35T-1B 3x 5.25" to 5x 3.5" Hot-swap SATA HDD Trays | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121405
|> 2 |> $66.00 | Xcase Pro Duplicator case 3 bay SATA | http://www.copystars.com/sata_3bay_case.htm
||||^ *Cabling/Adapters*
|> 1 |> $6.92 | SATA to eSATA 2 PCI Bracket with Power External Cable | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YI7M3G
|> 1 |> $3.99 | KINGWIN 15.63" eSATA PCI Bracket cable Model ESAC-02  | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812226003
|> 2 |> $29.00 | ATA - external mini SAS (SFF-8088) bridge AD4SMSAS | http://www.addonics.com/products/ad4smsas.php
|> 2 |> $15.00 | NEW HP 407344-001 SAS cable SFF-8088 (miniSAS) to SFF-8088 (miniSAS) 14 inch | http://www.ebay.com/itm/360480329316
||||^ *Drives*
|> 2 |> $156.90 | Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB ~IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344
|> 4 |> $139.99 | Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB ~IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344
|> 4 |> $133.99 | Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB ~IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344
||||^ *Total BOM*
|> |> $2,138.10 | Total |
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!! What I have already:
* 2x ~SuperMicro CSE-M35T-1B 3x 5.25" to 5x 3.5" Hot-swap SATA HDD Trays
** http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121405
* 1x Xcase Pro Duplicator case 3 bay SATA (need a second) - $66.00
** http://www.copystars.com/sata_3bay_case.htm
* SATA to eSATA 2 PCI Bracket with Power External Cable - $6.92
** http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YI7M3G
* ~HighPoint Rocket 622 PCI-Express 2.0 x1 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card
** http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115073
** Rejected: PCIe 1x doesn't have enough bandwidth for 2x 150MB/sec hard disks

!! Purchased:
* 2x SATA - external mini SAS (SFF-8088) bridge AD4SMSAS (Won't need fanout cable with this) - $29.00 each
** <strike>http://www.addonics.com/products/sata_ex_mini_sas_bridge.php</strike>
** http://www.addonics.com/products/ad4smsas.php
* 2x NEW HP 407344-001 SAS cable SFF-8088 (miniSAS) to SFF-8088 (miniSAS) 14 inch - $15.00 each
** http://www.ebay.com/itm/360480329316
* 1x Lsi Logic LSI00300 9207-8e Sgl Sas Pcie 12/3.3v Ctlr 8port Ext 6gb/s Sata+sas Hba - $297.49
** http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085FT292

!! Drives:
* Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB ~IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $150 each
** http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344

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!! Additional cabling possibilities:
* 2x 1-Port SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 Adapter, centronics bracket - $29.50
** http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sas_cables_adapters/AD8788-1.asp
* 2x 0.5m SFF-8087 to 4x SATA fanout cable - $27.00
** http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sas_cables_adapters/F7H87D.asp
* 2x 1m SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 External SAS Cable - $47.00
** http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sas_cables_adapters/8888-1M.asp
* 2-Port SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 Adapter (probably not required if I use an SFF-8088 HBA below) - $53.00
** http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sas_cables_adapters/AD8788-2.asp

!! Possible HBA options:
* HP Smart Array P800 16-port PCIe SAS SATA Raid 512MB BBWC - $79.00
** http://www.ebay.com/itm/350751215323 -> http://www.ebay.com/itm/360643551380
* 53X3 DELL 12DNW PERC H200E 6gbps SAS PCI-e Dual Port HBA - $169.99
** http://www.ebay.com/itm/321110332091
* ~HighPoint Rocket 2722 8-Port PCIe 2.0 x8 SAS/SATA controller - $199.00
** http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115117 (Rocket)
* Areca ARC-1320-8x 8-port / 2x SFF-8088 External 6Gb/s SAS Non-RAID Host Bus Adapter - $345.00
** http://www.scsi4me.com/areca-arc-1320-8x-8-port-external-2x-sff-8088-sas-host-bus-adapter-non-raid.html