New "Tiny" PC Build

[Soul Assassin]

OK so you say this one then: VS450

Yes, VS450 is more than enough, even if you add a GTX 970 in the future with a i5 4590 with 6 drives you won't need more than 450w.

 

[weelzSA]

With the VS450 you can have a total of 12 drives and with the CX 430 a total of 10 drives, both of them also have enough power to handle it. Just buy one or two of these:

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Something like this: White Male 2x SATA

 

[weelzSA]

Yes, VS450 is more than enough, even if you add a GTX 970 in the future with a i5 4590 with 6 drives you won't need more than 450w.

OK great, updated the build to include the VS450 rather, thanks for the tip.

 

[Soul Assassin]

OK great, updated the build to include the VS450 rather, thanks for the tip.

Great and yes the adapter you linked will work, or you can buy them at your local Matrix Warehouse for R29.

 

[weelzSA]

Great and yes the adapter you linked will work, or you can buy them at your local Matrix Warehouse for R29.

Haha the R6 in price difference will be taken up by fuel

Will buy one now and next time I go past a Matrix will pick up some extra.

Going to order now, is there anything else I am missing that I still need to buy cable wise? Or anything else I might need?

 

[Soul Assassin]

Haha the R6 in price difference will be taken up by fuel

Will buy one now and next time I go past a Matrix will pick up some extra.

Going to order now, is there anything else I am missing that I still need to buy cable wise? Or anything else I might need?

Do you have enough SATA cables for the amount of drives you need, otherwise I would add a couple of these

 

[weelzSA]

Do you have enough SATA cables for the amount of drives you need, otherwise I would add a couple of these

Yeah gonna have a look for cables now.

Does the new CPU come with the paste I apply before the cooler, or do I need to buy that too?

 

[Soul Assassin]

Yeah gonna have a look for cables now.

Does the new CPU come with the paste I apply before the cooler, or do I need to buy that too?

It comes pre applied to the heatsink, no need to worry.

 

[weelzSA]

It comes pre applied to the heatsink, no need to worry.

OK great.

What you think of this: WD Caviar Green 3TB - will be used only for storage for Plex content, will it work?

So everything seems sorted now - going to place my order before I change my mind again or stock runs out.

 

[Soul Assassin]

OK great.

What you think of this: WD Caviar Green 3TB - will be used only for storage for Plex content, will it work?

So everything seems sorted now - going to place my order before I change my mind again or stock runs out.

Looks good, just avoid Seagate, their 3TB drives are prone to failure.

 

[weelzSA]

Looks good, just avoid Seagate, their 3TB drives are prone to failure.

Yeah I prefer WD anyway.

Cool going to place the order. Hopefully have everything by next week.

 

[Soul Assassin]

Yeah I prefer WD anyway.

Cool going to place the order. Hopefully have everything by next week.

Expect my consultancy fee in the mail...

 

[weelzSA]

Expect my consultancy fee in the mail...

Haha...

But on a serious note, thanks for all the advice and help.

 

[Soul Assassin]

Haha...

But on a serious note, thanks for all the advice and help.

No problem, enjoy!

 

[weelzSA]

Haha so just my luck as I go to check out, I get a notice saying the item is no longer available for the Motherboard.

 

[Soul Assassin]

Haha so just my luck as I go to check out, I get a notice saying the item is no longer available for the Motherboard.

Buy it from Wootware, only R54 more.

 

[weelzSA]

Buy it from Wootware, only R54 more.

I contacted RebelTech and they managed to organize one so everything has been ordered. Now the wait commences.