Storage Server Build

[TechXero]

Hi Y'all,

 

I am trying to build a home Storage Server for Plex and other stuff, nothing crazy as I won't be trans-coding or anything just a place to store all my stuff. No UnRaid or FreeNas, just Windows 10. I already have the  following from an old system I retired, a mobo, CPU, RAM n GPU. I was looking at an empty 4U Rack MOUNT to put them in with my HDDs. Any ideas ?

 

- Mobo is Rampage V Extreme,

- CPU is 6800K,

- RAM are 16gb DDR4,

- GPU is GTX 650Ti Boost OC.

 

Something like that case but with enough space for my system.

 

[Salacious B Crum]

Rosewill makes a decent 4U rack mount that holds 12 3.5" drives in hot swap bays

[Windows7ge]

How many drives are you looking for the enclosure to hold?

[TechXero]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

How many drives are you looking for the enclosure to hold?

24 is the most likely scenario. I have 8 drives of various sizes right now but will be getting 10tb ones slowly as it grows.

[Windows7ge]

You can definitely find cheaper boxes on eBay but the NORCO RPC-4224 is a pretty good unit. Kind of expensive though.

 

How do you plan on connecting up to 24 drives?

[TechXero]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

You can definitely find cheaper boxes on eBay but the NORCO RPC-4224 is a pretty good unit. Kind of expensive though.

 

How do you plan on connecting up to 24 drives?

I dunno am kinda new to all this. So far until now been using a regular PC case with a PCIe SATA extension card with 8 extra connections

[Windows7ge]

4 minutes ago, TechXero said:

So far until now been using a regular PC case with a PCIe SATA extension card with 8 extra connections

Do you have a model number on that?

[TechXero]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

Do you have a model number on that?

MZHOU PCIe SATA Card 8 Port, PCIe to SATA Controller Expansion Card

 

[Windows7ge]

Would you be using Software RAID like Windows Storage Spaces or are you planning Hardware RAID?

[Lurick]

That box in your original post uses SAS ports to connect to the drives and you'll need a SAS card. You can do SAS to SATA fanout cables but usually a single 2 port SAS card will give you 12 to 16 drives depending on the layout.

[TechXero]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

Would you be using Software RAID like Windows Storage Spaces or are you planning Hardware RAID?

I hate RAID so no no RAID... JBOD is way to go for me. I just need a case that fits 24 drives and my PC Parts without drying up my bank account.

2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

That box in your original post uses SAS ports to connect to the drives and you'll need a SAS card. You can do SAS to SATA fanout cables but usually a single 2 port SAS card will give you 12 to 16 drives depending on the layout.

I was just showing an example. I prefer no SAS just SATA extension cards like one in previous post. Cheaper.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, TechXero said:

I hate RAID so no no RAID... JBOD is way to go for me. I just need a case that fits 24 drives and my PC Parts without drying up my bank account.

I was just showing an example. I prefer no SAS just SATA extension cards like one in previous post. Cheaper.

You don't want SAS but I'm still going to recommend either the LSI 9207-8i or LSI 9201-16i both are non-RAID HBA cards (JBOD only). They work with SATA drives. Not incredibly expensive like high-end RAID cards.

[TechXero]

2 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

You don't want SAS but I'm still going to recommend either the LSI 9207-8i or LSI 9201-16i both are non-RAID HBA cards (JBOD only). They work with SATA drives. Not incredibly expensive like high-end RAID cards.

For 100 Euros the 8i might be good but rather get the SATA cards half the price... Prefer it... We still didn't get to the case. I need to find case before I settle on what kind of SATA card to use...

[Windows7ge]

3 minutes ago, TechXero said:

For 100 Euros the 8i might be good but rather get the SATA cards half the price... Prefer it... We still didn't get to the case. I need to find case before I settle on what kind of SATA card to use...

I'm in the states but 30 seconds of Googling has found me sources selling it for much less (as low as 47.5 euros) in new condition. I'm not sure what sites you found it on.

 

I offered my 4U chassis of choice. Alternatives are retired super-micro rigs off eBay but they often use SAS backplanes and don't always have standard motherboard trays. They also use server PSUs which are often loud with no option for standard ATX.

[TechXero]

5 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

I'm in the states but 30 seconds of Googling has found me sources selling it for much less (as low as 47.5 euros) in new condition. I'm not sure what sites you found it on.

 

I offered my 4U chassis of choice. Alternatives are retired super-micro rigs off eBay but they often use SAS backplanes and don't always have standard motherboard trays. They also use server PSUs which are often loud with no option for standard ATX.

The one you offered not on amazon. As for card  I saw it on Amazon UK where I get my stuff as am in Ireland.

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, TechXero said:

The one you offered houses 15 drives not 24. As for card  I saw it on Amazon UK where I get my stuff as am in Ireland.

NORCO RPC-4224, it's a 4U 24 SAS bay front load server. Not sure what images you found. I should have given you a link from the start.

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Website Link (Not all the images are currently accurate)

 

check ebay.co.uk. There are listing for less than 50 euros some a little over. It seems amazon.co.uk is a ripoff when it comes to these LSI cards.

 

That's actually how I bought three 9201-16i's really cheap. Off a eBay vendor. They've been running great but it didn't do me any good when US Customs marked them suspicious during import and went though the package holding up the delivery for like 2 extra weeks...

[TechXero]

15 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

NORCO RPC-4224, it's a 4U 24 SAS bay front load server. Not sure what images you found. I should have given you a link from the start.

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Website Link (Not all the images are currently accurate)

 

check ebay.co.uk. There are listing for less than 50 euros some a little over. It seems amazon.co.uk is a ripoff when it comes to these LSI cards.

 

That's actually how I bought three 9201-16i's really cheap. Off a eBay vendor. They've been running great but it didn't do me any good when US Customs marked them suspicious during import and went though the package holding up the delivery for like 2 extra weeks...

exactly why I dislike eBay. But wow $550 for the case kinda steep. But for what it is I kinda understand.

[Windows7ge]

4 minutes ago, TechXero said:

exactly why I dislike eBay. But wow $530 for the case kinda steep. But for what it is I kinda understand.

I home searching my package was worthwhile cause I really needed those cards two weeks earlier than they arrived.

 

I paid $430(~384.80 euros) for the NORCO.

 

There are some super chinesium 24 bay chassis you may find on sites like taobao but they're not great. Really your options to get a good deal are limited once you exceed like 10 or 15 bays at the most.

[TechXero]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

I home searching my package was worthwhile cause I really needed those cards two weeks earlier than they arrived.

 

I paid $430(~384.80 euros) for the NORCO.

 

There are some super chinesium 24 bay chassis you may find on sites like taobao but they're not great. Really your options to get a good deal are limited once you exceed like 10 or 15 bays at the most.

I was watching Linus' video on that case it's SATA 2.0 not 3.0. Yeah I went 24 coz I already got 8 HDDs with a 10 or 15 little room for expansion. I download lots of movies in extremely HQ 1080p or 4k Remux RiPs meaning it's zero compression. Straight from BluRay to mkv so files range from 20gb to 70gb... I want to buy a case that would last me ages. Now to figure out shipping costs for a case this heavy LoL.

[dieserkai]

You should look for a used Supermicro SC846. You will find it on ebay for less then 300$ with redundant power supplies, drive caddys and backplane. The Supermicro case is easy to upgrade, and you will find a lot of replacement parts if smoething breaks.