FXB
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I'm selling my current rig because it is overkill for the use I have. My use is web surfing downloading, Microsoft office and streaming to xbox 360, backups.
I don't need keyboard, mouse, monitor or OS just yet. I have three 2tb SATA II drives I want to use in the new rig.
budget is cheap I haven't stayed current with hardware but I was considering:
Specs
everything should be cool and quiet this rig will run 24/7
mobo: Support for 6 SATA II or III HDD
multiple SATA ports
support for 8gb of RAM
analog and digital audio support.
On/of charge support
bluetooth
SATA ports mounted on the side for better cable management.
DVI VGA HDMI ports
support for JBOD or some sort of raid for backups
CPU: intel or AMD dual-core
low voltage
using a modern socket
Case has to be rather small I have an antec 300 I'm looking for something this size but with better cable management.
Antec 300 dimensions 18.0" (H) x 8.1" (W) x 18.3" (D)
458 mm (H) x 205 mm (W) x 465 mm (D)
Case: Small form factor mid tower
cable management
bottom mounted PSU
USB ports on the front of the case
I want to have the most drive bays available for HDD's
All black but worst case I can paint the inside black.
Accesible HDD bays I want the 3.5" bays to be easy to use as I will often be adding drives.
the more tool less the case the better.
it would be great if HDD's were hot swappable
PSU: Modular PSU
plenty of SATA connectors
Cables coming out of PSU should be closest to the back of the case.
RAM Compatible with mobo
Sorry if this seems confusing, thanks in advance.
I don't need keyboard, mouse, monitor or OS just yet. I have three 2tb SATA II drives I want to use in the new rig.
budget is cheap I haven't stayed current with hardware but I was considering:
Specs
everything should be cool and quiet this rig will run 24/7
mobo: Support for 6 SATA II or III HDD
multiple SATA ports
support for 8gb of RAM
analog and digital audio support.
On/of charge support
bluetooth
SATA ports mounted on the side for better cable management.
DVI VGA HDMI ports
support for JBOD or some sort of raid for backups
CPU: intel or AMD dual-core
low voltage
using a modern socket
Case has to be rather small I have an antec 300 I'm looking for something this size but with better cable management.
Antec 300 dimensions 18.0" (H) x 8.1" (W) x 18.3" (D)
458 mm (H) x 205 mm (W) x 465 mm (D)
Case: Small form factor mid tower
cable management
bottom mounted PSU
USB ports on the front of the case
I want to have the most drive bays available for HDD's
All black but worst case I can paint the inside black.
Accesible HDD bays I want the 3.5" bays to be easy to use as I will often be adding drives.
the more tool less the case the better.
it would be great if HDD's were hot swappable
PSU: Modular PSU
plenty of SATA connectors
Cables coming out of PSU should be closest to the back of the case.
RAM Compatible with mobo
Sorry if this seems confusing, thanks in advance.
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