BitFenix Prodigy custom HDD layout

pyropetepete · 16 Jan 2013 at 18:19

So i grab one of these that was on offer from OCUK as seen here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18479137

Arrived today and wow. NICE!!

So trying to fit least 14 drives in there. Awaiting 4 more WD20EARX but here are 10 so far. Am only testing ideas

SORRY PHONE PICS

22 at a mega push (11 shown) plus won't happen (seen price for 12 port controlers!!!!)

What would your best layout be? Any ideas? Need to try get a fan in there to keep them cool!

Freddie1980 · 16 Jan 2013 at 18:51

It looks like your trying to build some sort of mini mega file server! If you have all those drives stacked up on top of each like that (which in itself i'm not sure if thats a healthy think to do) there going to make a lot noise. Do you know what PSU you going to use? Surely the amount of hard drives you can rais will be determined by how many sata power plugs you have.

pyropetepete · 16 Jan 2013 at 19:00

Freddie1980 said:
It looks like your trying to build some sort of mini mega file server! If you have all those drives stacked up on top of each like that (which in itself i'm not sure if thats a healthy think to do) there going to make a lot noise. Do you know what PSU you going to use? Surely the amount of hard drives you can rais will be determined by how many sata power plugs you have.

Yep i've out grown my 1st NAS in a big way!

The stack was only to show, vibration, shorting heat stands out on that.

PSU is not a problem, i've a bag of 90* plugs to addon or redo the looms.

Monkeyspaz5000 · 16 Jan 2013 at 22:04

How would you connect all of these to a motherboard?!

Happyhammer7 · 17 Jan 2013 at 00:01

Holy god

pyropetepete · 17 Jan 2013 at 07:09

Monkeyspaz5000 said:
How would you connect all of these to a motherboard?!

Raid card / controller card

The mobo is an Asus P8H77-I which has 6 SATA on board.

I just got an 8 port card. This will allow the full 14.

You can get higher number of ports. Can also use port multis (takes 1 port and converts it into 4+)

pyropetepete · 17 Jan 2013 at 07:57

[quote name="dmanstasiu" url="/t/1279693/bitfenix-prodigy-owners-club/4240#post_19069678"]
Firstly i'd rotate them... Then you could use a front fan to blow air over them.[/quote]

10 fit easy, 11 just thats all

FrankJH · 17 Jan 2013 at 11:27

I personally think you are asking for problems with vibration / heat in those disks.

I guess we all learn by our mistakes......this one might be a very costly one

BuToNz · 17 Jan 2013 at 17:39

Not a good idea to have them touching each other like that, not a good idea at all.

pyropetepete · 17 Jan 2013 at 17:44

Boys boys, they will be in the case like this at all.

Lets think about it shall we. How much effort it is to make a cage/desgin one for each possible layout and numbers of discs.

All im doing is a dry mount/run till i find the best layout for the 14 discs