Current inventory #

  • Silverstone micro-atx case
    • 5 3.5" hot swap drive drive bays
    • 2 3.5" 3.5" drive bays
  • 2 Seagate 4TB 3.5" drive (trust worthy drives)
  • 1 WD 3TB 3.5" (could be a trash drive for stuff that does not matter)
  • ryzen 3300G
  • 16gb Gskill Trident Z rgb ram
  • 500GB nvme ssd - I have this installed in a machine I would like to keep there, but not hurt if I pulled it

Dream Build #

  • $169 seagate exos x16 screenshot of https://serverpartdeals.com/collections/hard-drives/products/seagate-exos-x16-st14000nm005g-14tb-7-2k-rpm-sata-6gb-s-512e-cmr-3-5-refurbished-hdd
  • $79 motherboard ASUS Prime B450M-A II - has 6 sata ports screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KH12V25
  • ~$79 motherboard ASROCK B450M PRO4 R2.0~ only has 4 sata ports screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/ASROCK-B450M-PRO4-R2-0-Motherboard/dp/B09JM6QYG1/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
  • $85 power supply CORSAIR RM650 screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-RM650-Modular-Low-Noise-Supply/dp/B0CQN16G8Z/ref=sr_1_4?sr=8-4
  • $89 Crucial 64GB ram screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-3200MT-3000MT-Desktop-CP2K32G4DFRA32A/dp/B0C29W4G29/ref=sr_1_3?sr=8-3
  • $89 2TB nvme screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-Gen3x4-Solid-SP002TBP34A60M28/dp/B07ZQ97H3W/ref=sr_1_4?sr=8-4

4 16TB drive option

169*4 + 79 + 85 + 89 + 89 = $1018

2 16TB drive option

169*2 + 79 + 85 + 89 + 89 = $680

only 2 4TB drive

79 + 85 + 89 + 89 = $342

2 16TB drive - 16GB RAM

I think this is my option I'm leaning towards, good modular power supply, 500GB nvme from budget list.

169*2 + 79 + 85 + 30 = $532

using my existing 500Gb nvme drive

169*2 + 79 + 85 = $502

using only existing 4TB drives

79 + 85 = $164

Budget friendly build #

  • $169 seagate exos x16 screenshot of https://serverpartdeals.com/collections/hard-drives/products/seagate-exos-x16-st14000nm005g-14tb-7-2k-rpm-sata-6gb-s-512e-cmr-3-5-refurbished-hdd
  • $79 motherboard ASUS Prime B450M-A II - has 6 sata ports screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KH12V25
  • ~$79 motherboard ASROCK B450M PRO4 R2.0~ only has 4 sata ports screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/ASROCK-B450M-PRO4-R2-0-Motherboard/dp/B09JM6QYG1/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
  • $60 power supply CORSAIR CX550 - non modular screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Bronze-Modular-Low-Noise-Supply/dp/B0CQMQY2V2/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
  • $50 Crucial 32GB ram screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-3200MT-3000MT-Desktop-CP2K32G4DFRA32A/dp/B0C29R9LNL/ref=sr_1_3?sr=8-3
  • $30 512GB nvme screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-Gen3x4-Solid-SP002TBP34A60M28/dp/B07ZGJYLNL/ref=sr_1_4?sr=8-4
  • $29 cooler master 212 Black screenshot of https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Silencio-Anodized-Gun-Metal/dp/B07H25DYM3/ref=sr_1_7?sr=8-7

2 16TB drive option

169*2 + 79 + 60 + 30 + 50 + 29 = $586

only 2 4TB drive

79 + 60 + 30 + 50 + 29 = $248