16tb Black Dwarf by Will Urbina

[Go2Guy]

Hi everyone haven't seen this on the forum so here it is. wish i had one.

"This project is all about having storage space. I wanted a very low powered system running 24/7 and, like the stellar remnant from which it derives its name, for it to run cool and contain a mass completely unprecedented for its size. I'd say a 1.6ghz Intel Atom, 2gb of Ram, and over 16tb of storage in a case no bigger than a shoe box accomplishes this quite well. This is the Black Dwarf. "

* Quanmax Industrial KEEX-2030 Atom 3.5" Mainboard (Intel Atom N270)
* 2GB Crucial DDR2 PC2-5300 SODIMM
* Highpoint RocketRAID 2680
* Serener 120w DC-DC PSU
* 8x 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green 3.5" HDD
* 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Black 2.5" HDD
* 30GB OCZ Vertex Series SSD

Him on Newegg channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fs4jQh2iCQ

His youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BatakM9iAik&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPjcXkKxkIA&feature=player_embedded

 

[Jesse B]

I love this build. It's so simple, yet so elegant and so well designed. An absolutely fantastic rig.

 

[Go2Guy]

OK.. had to see how much we where looking at.. mmm I wounder where this would fall when up against other NAS.

* Quanmax Industrial KEEX-2030 Atom 3.5" Mainboard (Intel Atom N270) $209.00
http://www.logicsupply.com/products/keex_2030

* 2GB Crucial DDR2 PC2-5300 SODIMM $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820148087

* Highpoint RocketRAID 2680 $274.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115057

* Serener 120w DC-DC PSU $39.00
(not the same one he used)
http://www.logicsupply.com/products/gp_19v120w_k

* 8x 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green 3.5" HDD 154.99 X 8= 1239.92
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136344

* 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Black 2.5" HDD 59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136280

* 30GB OCZ Vertex Series SSD 109.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=n82e16820227393

With out case $1,982.88
With out case and 8x2TB Hard drives $742.96

 

[Khayam]

I do see to major problems with this...

1. That box is going to get Hot & Fast
2. Its going to be Loud
3. Its going to vibrate a lot
4. The drives wont last (Heat+the angular forces)

Never a good Idea to put Drives at an Angle.. either horizontal or perpendicular...

In fact, I ensure all my cases are properly "Leveled"