Building the 2012 AnandTech SMB / SOHO NAS Testbed
by Ganesh T S on September 5, 2012 6:00 PM EST- Posted in
- IT Computing
- Storage
- NAS
Cases meant to accommodate SSI EEB motherboards are few and far between. In addition to the motherboard size, we also had to make sure that the case could accommodate fourteen 2.5” SSDs. Our chassis of choice was the SilverStone Raven RV03.
We also used several SilverStone’s dual 2.5” to 3.5” adapters and 4-in-1 SATA power connectors to place the fourteen 2.5” SSDs in the various available 2.5” / 3.5” / 5.25” slots in the chassis.
Rounding up the hardware side of the build, we have the SilverStone Strider Gold Evolution 850W power supply. Its modular nature ensured that cable management was never a hassle (considering that we didn’t require any of the external PCIe power cables since the server adapters didn’t need them). The PSU fan has fluid dynamic bearings for low noise. The PSU's internal fan speed controller adjusts the fan speed depending on temperature and loading conditions. A fan filter with magnets is also included to prevent dust build up inside the PSU.
We now move on to the software side of things.
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webmastir - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - link
How much did this build cost you guys to test?garuda1 - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
Ganesh, Thank you for this article. You mentioned that ASUS recommended the Dynatron r-17 for the Z9PE-D8 WS. I have this board and its manual, but found no recommendation.My question is: where did you find this recommendation by ASUS?garuda1 - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - link
ganeshts,Jeff at Dynatron recommends mounting my two R-17s on my ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS board with the airflow blowing toward the rear of the chassis case – which is 90-degrees clockwise from your orientation. However, it appears from your photo that maybe the R-17 will only fit using your orientation which allows the indentation notch in the heatsink fins to straddle and clear the mobo’s chipset heatsink. Is your orientation the ONLY way you could get it to fit between the memory sticks and both heatsinks? Thanks.
garuda1 - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - link
ganeshts,Jeff at Dynatron recommends mounting my two R-17s on my ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS board with the airflow blowing toward the rear of the chassis case – which is 90-degrees clockwise from your orientation. However, it appears from your photo that maybe the R-17 will only fit using your orientation which allows the indentation notch in the heatsink fins to straddle and clear the mobo’s chipset heatsink. Is your orientation the ONLY way you could get it to fit between the memory sticks? Thanks.