Specification for AE System, Ian Mapleson Originally built: Feb/2013 Last Change: 12/Mar/2014, 1850 hrs. SYSTEM SUMMARY: UKP Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 (max EATX) 85 [used] Rear Case Fan: Noctua NF-A15 140mm PWM 26 [new] Side Case Fans: 2x Gelid Wing Blue UV 12 1600rpm 20 [new] Modular PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1475W XT Gold 285 [new] MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P9X79 WS 266 [new] CPU: i7 3930K 6-core @ 4.7GHz (12MB cache) 407 [new] (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2656382) CPU Heatsink: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Red with three fans 45 [used] RAM: GSkill 64GB (8x8GB) DDR3/2400 CL10 464 [new] 2.5" Storage Unit: Startech 4-bay SATSASBAY425 SAS/SATA FREE [new] System Drive: Samsung 830 256GB SSD 130 [new] AE Cache: OCZ Vertex4 512GB SSD 295 [refurb] Windows VMEM File: OCZ Vertex4 64GB SSD FREE [used] Main Storage: 1x Hitachi 2TB Enterprise SATA OEM 100 [used] (workspace) 2x Hitachi 2TB Enterprise SATA OEM 200 [used] (RAID1 long-term archive) DVDRW: Sony Optiarc 24X DVDRW 15 [new] Graphics Primary: Quadro 4000 2GB (256 cores) 428 [new] Graphics CUDA: 3x Palit GTX 580 3GB (783MHz core) 589 [used] ---- TOTAL: 3355 UKP REFS: Hitachi 2TB Enterprise SATA = HUA722020ALA330 7200rpm (Dell branded, manuf. May 2010) SSD REF: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/240gb-256gb-ssd-review,3313-9.html *************************************************************** *************************************************************** EXAMPLE BACKUP SOLUTION: 2x StarTech.com 4x 2.5" SAS/SATA Enclosures (uses two 5.25" drive bays, space for 8 x 2.5" drives): 104 System Disk Clone and AE Cache Backup: 2x Western Digital 320GB Scorpio Black 7200RPM 16MB 2.5" SATA-300: 100 Main backup: 6x 750GB Western Digital WD7500BPKT Scorpio Black 2.5" 7200rpm 16MB Cache: 426 (add 72 for 6x 1TB slower 5400rpm, but 33% more space) Or there are various possibilities for external enclosures, mostly USB3-based. REFS: http://www.kikatek.com/P147865/SATSASBAY425-StarTech-4-Drive-2-5-inch Home Page: http://www.startech.com/HDD/Mobile-Racks/4-Drive-25in-Removable-Mobile-Rack-SAS-SATA-Backplane~SATABAY425BK There's a 6-bay SAS/SATA enclosure made by Thermaltake which fits into a singel 5.25" bay, but it doesn't seem to be available in the UK. See: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380451520194 *************************************************************** *************************************************************** Storage Notes ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ See the following for a description of RAID10 Redundancy Mechanism: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/08/raid-levels-tutorial/