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Making NAS
sapsa:
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Anyway, im looking for cheap rack Raid case :) ;p
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Norco cases are as cheap as they come. there internal 12 slot is 79bucks. the 20 slot case i just bought was 300 but its external hot swap design.
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Norco cases not avaible here... I found only 2 with external 20 slots, for 700$ ;/
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: sapsa on June 18, 2011, 10:07:23 PM ---true.
But buying:
ATOM/BobCat + Raid Cards (so you get more HDDs connected) + Lower PSU = less energy bill
or
Get old PC (need to have sata's - not like mine) + buy Raid Cards (cheaper if you got more satas on mobo) + Higher PSU = higher energy bills
But what diffrent we are talking here. 25W vs 80W. 80-25 = 55Wh, 1kWh at my place is 0,12$ so its 0,0066$/h its (*24*30=) 4,752$ per Month
But we need to keep in mind that making NAS from old parts make durability of our NAS lower. Less risk for hdd failed is with newer parts.
Anyway, im looking for cheap rack Raid case :) ;p
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the first line is your potential problem about your first option.
--- Quote from: kitamesume on June 16, 2011, 04:03:48 AM ---though the thing i`m concerned about the bobcat and atom is that most of them have limited slots to accommodate that much extensions. most of them only hosts 1PCIe(either a x16 or x1). and about 4sata slots.
ohh and to give some clues how slow USB 2.0 based HDD are, a 100GB file takes about an hour to transfer. though way better than usb flashdrive crap that takes a quarter of an hour just to transfer 4gbs of file.
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if you'd be able to find bobcat/atom boards that are not ITX then that'll make a different answer.
you might want to check the bundle promo newegg has.
halfelite:
Also another cheap option instead of A whole system. get an esata enclosure. and just buy a pogoplug.
sapsa:
Thanks for all post...
Im waiting for my system to came...
Asus E35M1-M (bobcat + 5 sata + 1 pcie x16 + 1 pcie x1 + 2 pci)
350 W Fortron PSU with 80+
2gb ddr3 stick
new wd20ears :)))) - im testing it right now, i needed a OS hdd, and my hdd's are full, wd green aint recomamded for os so i will move files from spintpoint f3 to wd, f3 will be os, wd will be storage till now
need to find case for start
Norco is great but i hit my budget hard.. need to wait for a bit.
Im thinking now what OS should i put there... w2008 for AD fun, or linux + vm... centos ?
what i want is: vpn, httpd and dont know what more ;P both avaible for win/linux - im thinking about AD, because I can play/learn with it at home
Wintereise:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on June 15, 2011, 06:42:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: halfelite on June 14, 2011, 09:22:47 PM ---Almost any raid card hates samsung spinpoints. yes 1 sas channel can hold 4 sata discs
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I must have gotten really lucky then, because Samsung Spinpoints are exactly what I'm using.
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Can confirm. My entire 17TB array is made of Spinpoint F3s.
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