New Specs

Now that I have described the reasons for the choices made so far, it is time to fully describe the new ‘Monster’ with all the specs in one handy overview. It includes all the old parts that will be used in this system, like the case, the PSU etcetera. For reference, links to the manufacturers site for each component are included.
Component | Link (opens in a new tab) | Remarks |
Chassis | CaseLabs Magnum TH10A | |
Drive bay | Chenbro SK33502 Hot-Swap HDD 5-bay 3.5″ Enclosure | 2 x for 10 HDD’s |
Drive bay | Icy Dock ToughArmor MB996SP-6SB 6-bay SSD Enclosure | 3 x for 18 SSD’s |
Multicard | RaidSonic IB-867 multi-card reader with USB2, USB3, eSATA | |
BDR/DVD | LG BH12LS38 BD-R DVD burner, now discontinued | 2 x |
PSU | Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200W modular power supply | |
Dust Filters | Customized dust filters for the CaseLabs Magnum TH10A case | |
Case fans | Noctua NF-P12, low sound 1300 RPM fans with high CFM | 10 x |
Drive bay fans | Noctua NF-R8, low sound 1800 RPM fans with high CFM | 2 x for Chenbro drive bays |
Raid controller | Areca ARC-1882ix-24/4G Gen3 | 24 + 4 ports, 4GB cache, BBU |
Motherboard | Asus X99E-WS USB3.1 | |
CPU | Intel Core i7-5960X Processor Extreme Edition | |
CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15 2011v3 CPU cooler | |
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws 4 F4-2800C16Q-32GRK | 2 x |
Video card | Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme | |
Boot disk | Samsung 950 Pro 512GB SSD m.2 | |
Media cache disks | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD | 4 x in Raid0 |
Media & project disks | Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD | 9 x in Raid3 |
Export & backup disks | Seagate Constellation ES ST1000 Enterprise 3.5″ HDD 1TB | 15 x in Raid30 (2 x 7R3 + 1 HS) |
When all the components have arrived, the building will start. It will be documented here. To have the funds needed for your build, you might want to look into playing 바카라 online.