Host Machine Build
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| Qty | Price | Description | Link |
| 1 | $233.99 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2 | $87.99 | 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 |
| 1 | $29.99 | CORSAIR CXM series CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049 |
| Total | |||
| $779.94 | Total | ||
Disk Arrays
| 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 | ||
What I have already:
2x SuperMicro CSE-M35T-1B 3x 5.25" to 5x 3.5" Hot-swap SATA HDD Trays
1x Xcase Pro Duplicator case 3 bay SATA (need a second) - $66.00
SATA to eSATA 2 PCI Bracket with Power External Cable - $6.92
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
2x NEW HP 407344-001 SAS cable SFF-8088 (miniSAS) to SFF-8088 (miniSAS) 14 inch - $15.00 each
1x Lsi Logic LSI00300 9207-8e Sgl Sas Pcie 12/3.3v Ctlr 8port Ext 6gb/s Sata+sas Hba - $297.49
Drives:
Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $150 each
Alternate build: (Not gonna work, only 4x SATA-III and 2x SATA-II, unlike C226 which has 6x SATA-III)
| 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 | ||
Additional cabling possibilities:
2x 1-Port SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 Adapter, centronics bracket - $29.50
2x 0.5m SFF-8087 to 4x SATA fanout cable - $27.00
2x 1m SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 External SAS Cable - $47.00
2-Port SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 Adapter (probably not required if I use an SFF-8088 HBA below) - $53.00
Possible HBA options:
HP Smart Array P800 16-port PCIe SAS SATA Raid 512MB BBWC - $79.00
53X3 DELL 12DNW PERC H200E 6gbps SAS PCI-e Dual Port HBA - $169.99
HighPoint Rocket 2722 8-Port PCIe 2.0 x8 SAS/SATA controller - $199.00
Areca ARC-1320-8x 8-port / 2x SFF-8088 External 6Gb/s SAS Non-RAID Host Bus Adapter - $345.00