okay, a friend of mine needs to build a HD farm that has about 6-8 HDs connected into his main computer. since the ventilation is a big problem plus the extra 100-150W power might be taxing on his main SLI rig I devised the following scheme:
make a separate computer right next to his main rig to house 4-6 HDs with a separate Antec EW 380W supply in that case. Loaded up with bunch 120mm for ventilation, buy about 4-6 long 2 feet SATA II extension cables to route the signal back into the main rig via the back PCI slots.
BTW, my friend already has the extra case/380W lying around house.
But before I proceed, just want to hear your opinions and ideas about this. Any tips/advices would be highly appreciated. Maybe there's also a better way to do this.
make a separate computer right next to his main rig to house 4-6 HDs with a separate Antec EW 380W supply in that case. Loaded up with bunch 120mm for ventilation, buy about 4-6 long 2 feet SATA II extension cables to route the signal back into the main rig via the back PCI slots.
BTW, my friend already has the extra case/380W lying around house.
But before I proceed, just want to hear your opinions and ideas about this. Any tips/advices would be highly appreciated. Maybe there's also a better way to do this.