The MMetzger istarUSA WOS-990 Build

This is a cool build from M. Metzger.  You can also follow this build in the forums here.

The Old — The ex475 (7 2TB and 1 500GB drives) mirrors the ex495 (5 2TB and 3 1.5TB drives)

The New –
During assembly

And in the cart (istarUSA WOS-990)

Case – Norco 4220
Motherboard – Intel S3420GPLX
Processor – Intel X3450
Memory – 8G Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/4GI
Power Supply – Corsair CMPSU-950TX
SATA cards – (3) – Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8
Optical Drive – Sony AD-7670S-01
System Drive – 2 Seagate ST9500420AS

I have since bolted a sheet of MDF on top of the card for the keyboard and monitor.

Once Vail is RTM, then the 470 will be retired.

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