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| System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
| Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
| Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
| Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
| Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
| Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
| Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
| Case | Fractal Design R6 |
| Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
| Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
| Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
| Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
Basically this is about the E-sata cage mentioned in my sig - i have been getting lots of PM's lately, so i am going to post images and details now, and slowly update this thread as i mod the cage (a long term plan)
The original reason for getting this was i had a storage server, but due to hardware and software costs i ditched it. Running out of sata ports, replacing/cleaning fans. virus threats and such all made it too costly. Storage PC was also a real ass to carry to and from lans, since it required a mouse, keyboard etc to get running at full capacity (sharing and unsharing files, people with firewall problems etc)
This unit was my solution. The model is a ViPower MobileRack SubSystem, Aluminum, 5 Bay, model # VPMA-75511R.
details of the stock unit start here:
Cage is almost a micro PC. Its an old 300W AT PSU (no, not ATX). The unit is 5x 5 1/4" bays with 'hotswap' SATA-II cages, connected to an E-sata Port multiplier - this means that all 5 hard drives run off one E-sata port on the PC. Upside is one cable for 5 drives, downside is that running all 5 drives at once could cause a problem with speed.
it should be noted that not all E-sata works with multiple drive enclosures that use port multipliers, I know first hand that intel controllers and sata I controllers in general dont, with silicon image sata II controllers working the best.
PCI-E 1x cards seem to work quite well for two port e-sata cards.
Intended mods are:
Quietening the unit. Deciding how best to do that as i get used to it. First to go will be the 40mm fans.
update: 17th dec 2009
For the old box, all i ever did was unplug all but the PSU fan, and sit blu-tack between the handles of the drive bays and the bays themselves to prevent vibration.
The new box however, was a much better deal from the start
(see post below for pics)
It contains one less drive, but its smaller, lighter, and more convenient with its USB connection as a backup (and its also less than half the price i paid for the 5 bay unit)
Edit 1st nov:
Just to keep this updated, my current drive status with the cage is the following:
2x Samsung F4 2TB drives
3x 1.5TB Seagate drives (louder than samsungs, comparable speeds)
3x Samsung F1 1TB drives (quiet, fast, cheap these days)
Total of 10TB external storage, via 2x e-sata cables
update: 30th oct 2013
1x 4TB seagate USB 3.0 drive
1x 3TB seagate USB 3.0 drive
4x samsung 2TB (e-sata 4 bay)
3x 1.5TB seagate + 2x 1TB samsungs (5 bay e-sata)
for a total of 21.5TB
The original reason for getting this was i had a storage server, but due to hardware and software costs i ditched it. Running out of sata ports, replacing/cleaning fans. virus threats and such all made it too costly. Storage PC was also a real ass to carry to and from lans, since it required a mouse, keyboard etc to get running at full capacity (sharing and unsharing files, people with firewall problems etc)
This unit was my solution. The model is a ViPower MobileRack SubSystem, Aluminum, 5 Bay, model # VPMA-75511R.
details of the stock unit start here:
Cage is almost a micro PC. Its an old 300W AT PSU (no, not ATX). The unit is 5x 5 1/4" bays with 'hotswap' SATA-II cages, connected to an E-sata Port multiplier - this means that all 5 hard drives run off one E-sata port on the PC. Upside is one cable for 5 drives, downside is that running all 5 drives at once could cause a problem with speed.
it should be noted that not all E-sata works with multiple drive enclosures that use port multipliers, I know first hand that intel controllers and sata I controllers in general dont, with silicon image sata II controllers working the best.
PCI-E 1x cards seem to work quite well for two port e-sata cards.
Intended mods are:
Quietening the unit. Deciding how best to do that as i get used to it. First to go will be the 40mm fans.
update: 17th dec 2009
For the old box, all i ever did was unplug all but the PSU fan, and sit blu-tack between the handles of the drive bays and the bays themselves to prevent vibration.
The new box however, was a much better deal from the start
(see post below for pics)It contains one less drive, but its smaller, lighter, and more convenient with its USB connection as a backup (and its also less than half the price i paid for the 5 bay unit)
Edit 1st nov:
Just to keep this updated, my current drive status with the cage is the following:
2x Samsung F4 2TB drives
3x 1.5TB Seagate drives (louder than samsungs, comparable speeds)
3x Samsung F1 1TB drives (quiet, fast, cheap these days)
Total of 10TB external storage, via 2x e-sata cables
update: 30th oct 2013
1x 4TB seagate USB 3.0 drive
1x 3TB seagate USB 3.0 drive
4x samsung 2TB (e-sata 4 bay)
3x 1.5TB seagate + 2x 1TB samsungs (5 bay e-sata)
for a total of 21.5TB
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