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Reddit mentions of Silverstone Tek Nightjar Series 520W Completely Fanless 80PLUS Platinum Fully Modular Power Supply with Zero dBA Acoustics ATX 520 Power Supply NJ520
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of Silverstone Tek Nightjar Series 520W Completely Fanless 80PLUS Platinum Fully Modular Power Supply with Zero dBA Acoustics ATX 520 Power Supply NJ520. Here are the top ones.
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Fan-less thermal solution, 0 dBA acousticsHigh efficiency with 80 PLUS Platinum certification100% modular cablesStrict 2% voltage regulation and low ripple & noise24/7 continuous power output with 40℃ operating temperatureClass-leading single +12V railPCI-E 8pin and PCI-E 6pin connectors support
Specs:
| Height | 6 Inches |
| Length | 13 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Width | 8 Inches |
I was actually so shocked by that synology box price I decided to take 15 minutes to see what could be built from used server components - obviously I'd put more thought into actually building a system than 15 minutes, but here's just a cursory example of how much better used server hardware is for home server use:
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This is a Supermicro (high-end reliable server grade) Motherboard with Intel NIC (best brand), a low power Xeon quad core with hyperthreading and 32GB of ECC RAM, powered by a bigtime overkill fanless PSU.
That Xeon is about 250% more powerful than the Pentium in the Synology box, and it has double the cores/threads which is very important for a server. It also has 4x as much RAM.
The xeon will draw more power, a full xeon e3-1286L based system (with 1xHDD) pulls a max of ~90W on a benchmark stress test. Synology claims that their box pulls a max of ~127W while accessing all 6 disks, normalizing that for 1 disk (HDD's pull ~9W max usually) that's ~82W under load for the synology. Based on average US energy prices and 24/7 operation under maximum load - it would cost you about $11 more a Year to run the xeon based system. So not worth mentioning.
That gives you a dramatically more powerful base system for ~$645, just add HDD's like the synology.
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So as you can see, the difference between buying prepackaged hardware and DIY from used server parts its just insane.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro-X10SLM-F-server-workstation-motherboard-LGA-1150-Micro-ATX-I-O/273573769438?epid=1707598449&hash=item3fb24470de%3Ag%3ANn8AAOSwIJFb9q~&LH_ItemCondition=4#viTabs_
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E3-1286L-V3-ES-QFF9-3-20GHz-LGA1150-4-Core-8M-Server-CPU-Processor/333146861874?epid=4014168006&hash=item4d9119b132:g:juQAAOSw7SFbv5cG
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Crucial-32GB-4x8GB-PC3L-12800E-DDR3L-1600-240pin-UDIMM-ECC-Server-Reg-1-35V-RAM/232579056047?hash=item3626cac1af&enc=AQADAAADAFjVrDbVsZ8oH%2F8PNHtt9VX4%2Fw7FZcmMuqsX8uaFEduVoSlFD7YzaFJxI%2B19xgEo3qM4MrMlcMqPQse1uinyFK%2FgUb8s1FdDz1neKTkAwxDsc4HwD4l%2FX%2FuRFduxJl3qs8Pr3hsrUxsLyBOFsGL6rnLSkClEwQ0zwpW67ZeFEhABSi3%2BB7mhbTTO15LlJWT95Kq0mwNTHFvrFFIlup3ojN%2B6%2B8jh5ly3BRkEdTMJE6prFk%2FOMrKcVWVNFt2P9tQpOdMAxJ7ZJceCt4blbMXjx5Gme3voX26q0uKPiz9DPxSlLQw8vSTkHXrufh2a1P3eg9TeAVXwHFgwU%2BBrVYM2Svpaii1WtrBLezLxDa%2FmUC17h6kudq6q29%2FfTGQGjNUmyDy5KAHrvYe7O5MbHenozUstZaiLKqbDy4b085iW014FSYanry8tINmWgLXHO7Baym17aLnzm3up76GPV1ckPZHV2Tka8gditkUPMO3d8lndw5VUfrWLK4y4bRJaKCGB1noEVbf1YxWljUtK%2BWXEzbwbpP8omkE3FWhzGlyjQ7BF5gmRRckhXOrgO4H5m95po0Q3yQXft%2BV3EBBx4VHKON5s4SXxYhHfTrUmHlnbyDF6sSw3w2hNhwSTpQHvwnRId%2BPp3Vo78aA2bcnRbRBTsETa88YR1BrIdrNxoMnxTHT3uJ81XcaqdWHfBe%2B3U0%2BSqpNx4a%2BwqNlWPjWEGdb4U0rrV4DJYWjp4imjn9d6N3%2BaOVZJGHTHOq2bLZS5CXxmTYI7kiC5VHoFmF6LN4BcYBqNn4vIPNfPuG33cloiRL8ilmrQTFqTIvuLSljdTxLUqDcJ3i0Gv18iNl%2F2XZ%2BRDLvnjWr1STxO68R2liLSIDJ7n835n3uzHf6QndL82G2Cyzm75raNpX60oSsqnafyzNfa8HmwgAzXNjOUXzCLIuqyxYpXulMftNiPiKrOhGIyNWAfLu%2B6yASIn0VtvLQMzsyzbfCL6%2F6CW4FImRjYVe4G1l3Ue3a4B%2BDc8xrxK2onBg%3D%3D&checksum=2325790560470d20ad38c9bc4d6690953d7b47062682
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https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Nightjar-Completely-Acoustics-NJ520/dp/B00KHO0IG0/?tag=akshatblog198-20
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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811352047
DACs are digital analog converters. They are basically really fancy sound cards that are good for recording. Low noise floor so you can turn them up really loud before you ever hear any hissing. This is essential for recording any outboard gear. It also will have proper outputs for studio speakers aka reference monitors. I don't record any instruments and work 100% in the box so I use a 2output for my speakers. This is what I use as a DAC to make electronic music.
https://www.amazon.com/Mackie-Onyx-Blackjack-Recording-Interface/dp/B003VZG550/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1467502404&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=onyx+blackjack
If you end up getting a higher end DAC that has firewire read below.
Firewire will be its own separate card that goes in a PCI-E slot. Its a very common port in Apple computers, its become the defacto standard for high end DACs that have more than 4 in/out
https://www.amazon.com/Syba-Profile-PCI-Express-Chipset-SD-PEX30009/dp/B002S53IG8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
This one I believe works right out of the box.
Power Supply:
https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Nightjar-Completely-Acoustics-NJ520/dp/B00KHO0IG0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467502606&sr=8-2&keywords=fanless+power+supply
Fanless, more than enough power for a machine like this. Costs a little more but for an audio PC silence is worth the extra money.