tweakstur's build version 2.0

unRAID Version: 4.6 Pro

Case: Azza Helios 910 Black ATX Mid Tower Case 9X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT 230MM Blue LED Fans & Window No PSU

PSU: Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan *2 Year Warranty*

CPU: AMD Athlon II 160U Energy Efficient Processor 1.8GHZ AM3 1MB Cache 20W 45NM OEM

CPU Heatsink: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM

Motherboard: MSI 785GM-P45 785G mATX AM3 DDR3 PCI-E16 1PCI 2PCI-E1 HDMI VGA Sound GBLAN Motherboard

Memory: Corsair VS2GB1333D3 2GB 1X2GB DDR3-1333 240PIN DIMM Memory

Expansion Cards: 2x PCI-E to 2 SATA II Controller (JMicron JMB360/363)

Drive Cage: 1x Coolermaster STB-3T4-E3 3X5.25IN to 4X3.5IN Drive Bay Convertor Silver Black W/ 120MM Fan

Network Card: INTEL 8390MT PRO/1000 MT Gigabit PCI NETWORK CARD

Total Cost: $300 CAD (after $20 MIR, shipping & taxes included)

** I used cables & a few fans from my previous build, so add a few more bucks. **

Drives: 3x7200rpm / 1x5900rpm / 2x5400rpm

- Parity: WD20EARS

- Disk1: ST32000542AS

- Disk2: HDT72101

- Disk3: WD5000AAKS

- Disk4: WD10EADS

- Cache: WD3200AAKS

Power Consumption:

Boot Max: 136W

Idle after Boot: 78W

Idle Spin Up: 85W

Idle Spin Down: 50W

Parity Check: 89W

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Build Thoughts:

Pretty happy with how this build turned out. Getting the Helios 910 for $45 after MIR (and free shipping) was a steal, definitely the nicest case I've used for a build in that price range (minus the blue led fans but wire cutters > that). Right now, the case can hold 8 drives, could easily hold 10 by using 5.25" -> 3.5" adapters (1 included with the case). I'm going to start replacing my 7200RPM drives with 2TB "green" drives instead of adding more. Lowered my power consumption by ~50% just by switching from a Celeron E3400 to the AMD 160u. Looking into Cool'n'Quiet support to save a few more watts, would love to see it in low 40's/high 30's while idle. I still need to place an order with monoprice and get some matching sata data & power cables. ATM I have 3 pairs which are all different sizes, hence the overkill on the zip ties.

Overall, great bang for the buck, expandable up to 15 drives, low power consumption and relatively quiet.

Now to put it back in the corner where it'll quietly do it's job and go unnoticed... till I need more TB's lol.