Dear all,
I'd like to built up a "Desktop PC" configuration with an integrated RAID5 of 5x 2TB (WD Caviar Green) HDD's. All this I would like to do it in a Antec P182 case. The thing is that the 2TB drives from WD seem to heat a little more than others (cf : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/2tb-hdd-caviar,2261-10.html) and thus I was wondering if all this would heat a little too much and my HDD's will just die despite the rather good cooling in the P182 case, as the rack for the HDD's seems a bit narrow for 5 disks. Do you know other good silent cases for doing this?
Can I use a AsusP5Q or later MB for this configuration (especially for the RAID configuration) + one 150Gb VelociRaptor for the system.
In a way I need a cheap and stable solution for relatively high performance computing (Quad Core or similar) + lots of highly accessible storage space.
I currently use only a 500W power supply on a P5Q, Intel Quad Core (2,8Ghz), NVIDIA Geforce 9800GTX+, 8Gb RAM (Kingston HyperX) and a 300Gb VelociRaptor and a 1Tb WD Caviar Green in an Antec SonataIII 500. Would a 550W power supply be sufficient for a similar RAID system (adding only the 5x 2TB HDD's ?).
Thanks in advance for your answers.
eclipse2001
I'd like to built up a "Desktop PC" configuration with an integrated RAID5 of 5x 2TB (WD Caviar Green) HDD's. All this I would like to do it in a Antec P182 case. The thing is that the 2TB drives from WD seem to heat a little more than others (cf : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/2tb-hdd-caviar,2261-10.html) and thus I was wondering if all this would heat a little too much and my HDD's will just die despite the rather good cooling in the P182 case, as the rack for the HDD's seems a bit narrow for 5 disks. Do you know other good silent cases for doing this?
Can I use a AsusP5Q or later MB for this configuration (especially for the RAID configuration) + one 150Gb VelociRaptor for the system.
In a way I need a cheap and stable solution for relatively high performance computing (Quad Core or similar) + lots of highly accessible storage space.
I currently use only a 500W power supply on a P5Q, Intel Quad Core (2,8Ghz), NVIDIA Geforce 9800GTX+, 8Gb RAM (Kingston HyperX) and a 300Gb VelociRaptor and a 1Tb WD Caviar Green in an Antec SonataIII 500. Would a 550W power supply be sufficient for a similar RAID system (adding only the 5x 2TB HDD's ?).
Thanks in advance for your answers.
eclipse2001