SFF NAS

[ubern00b]

Hi all

Originally posted this in the SFF section but it seems very quiet over there so re-posting here in the hopes more people see it.

I am planning a build to replace my HP N54L Microserver. Currently I run unRAID so I don't need anything other than a lot of SATA ports. For those that don't know, unRAID is an OS that boots from a USB stick, it treats each HDD as an individual drive (no software RAID or anything) and uses one of your drives for parity, so it is protected against a single drive failure.

The aim of this build is simply to have more space for hard drives. I don't require anything fancy. Low power, low heat, 24/7 operation is the name of the game here. With that in mind, my spec list is below:

Case: Silverstone DS380B 8 Bay NAS Chassis
PSU: Silverstone Strider SST-ST30SF SFX Series - 300 Watt '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+
Processor: AMD A6-7400K
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 PLUS
RAM: Team Group Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

All together it comes out at £320. Don't think I could do any better than that for the money?

 

[ExRayTed]

Better and cheaper PSU

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x XFX TS 430W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply - Black ** 5 YEAR WARRANTY OCUK EXCLUSIVE **= £30.95

Total: £41.45
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[ubern00b]

Unfortunately, it is not an SFX PSU which it needs to be to fit in my chosen case. Unless I have read the description wrong? Thanks though.

 

[ExRayTed]

Nope, you're right. Shame.