Thought I’d put this here for posterity. Forum didn’t exist when this was completed.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Motherboard GA-7PESH2 | $ 175.00 |
| Dual E5-2660 V2 | $ 212.50 |
| 8x 8GB PC3-10600R | $ 124.00 |
| SAS to SATA Cables | $ 15.98 |
| SSD Bracket | $ 15.42 |
| SATA Power Splitters | $ 10.98 |
| Thumbdrive for OS | $ 7.95 |
| Fans | $ 23.98 |
| 2x Arctic Freezer 33 Plus | $ 67.98 |
| Thermal Compound | $ 12.99 |
| Rosewill RSV-L4500 | $ 120.19 |
| EVGA 750 G1+ | $ 79.99 |
| Unraid Pro License | $ 129.00 |
| Subtotal without storage: | $ 995.96 |
| 4x 8TB Mybook | $ 639.96 |
| 2x 512 SSD | $ 145.98 |
| 4x 4TB (repurposed) | $ - |
| Storage subtotal (for now) | $785.94 |
| Grand Total | $ 1,781.90 |
I’ve since made a few changes. I dropped all of the old 4TB drives, added an 8TB drive, and swapped up to a 10TB parity.
I know, I KNOW! I didn’t reverse the fan wall. But, you know… my temps are doing just fine.
Here’s the current state of things:
