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List:       opensolaris-appliances-discuss
Subject:    Re: [appliances-discuss] Suggestions for a NAS case around ~$400 or
From:       Bart Smaalders <bart.smaalders () Sun ! COM>
Date:       2009-02-02 20:50:21
Message-ID: 49875C8D.10907 () Sun ! COM
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Jon wrote:
> G'day m8's. :)
> 

> Would anyone happen to have any suggestions for a nice NAS/fileserver
> case?  I'm probably only going to use 6 3.5" inch bays for this
> build, but I'd like something that's got plenty of room for
> expansion... so the more bays the better.  Size isn't an issue.
> Hot-swap bays would be nice, but not a deal-breaker.  An insulated
> case that doesn't turn the box into an oven would be nice, too; but
> again, it's not a deal-breaker.
> 
> Also, I was planning on building this thing around an AMD Phenom II
> 940 cpu (quad), only because I got one for free.  I don't see it on
> the HCL yet, but I'm not anticipating any problems.  Is this a bad
> idea?  Ridiculous overkill?  I figured it wouldn't be too bad since
> the thing underclocks itself as low as 800mhz to conserve power when
> it's not being used.  Using this free chip should let me load the box
> with a few more sticks of RAM, too.
> 
> Cheers!

My son recently built a system w/ the RAIDMAX ICEBERG ATX-012WB;
he's built many systems and really liked this case.  It's prob.
smaller than you want, though.

- Bart



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Bart Smaalders			Solaris Kernel Performance
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