DIY a ML110 Gen9 platform with 1/5 price

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mysy

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I find a very cheap chassis for ML110 Gen9 , it include one fan and no hdd cage, but only 400 RMB Yuan(60 USD) in taobao website.
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Also the spare parts ML110 G9 MB(X99 intel for E5 v3/v4) only about 420Yuan(60 USD).
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Spare ML110 G9 350W Power adapter about 99 Yuan(15 USD) ,550W is 450 yuan , I don't real need that much power level.
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The HDD cage is relative expensive thing:
4 LFF hot-swap with BP need 450 Yuan(65 USD) ,
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4LFF non-hotswap cost 400 Yuan(60 USD) ,
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simple 4 LFF HDD cage about 140yuan(20 USD) .
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ML110 could install two HDD Cage , I get two hotswap cage. Even the HDD tray is cost other 25 yuan each, I need 8 of it. 200 yuan(30 USD)
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With the CPU, and two HDD cage , it suggest upgrade fan replace the chassis fan. the upgrade fan kit about 100 yuan(20 USD). I get other new HP chassis fan for spare parts about 40 Yuan(8 USD) and a upgrade fan kit.
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Those are all original parts from HPE, and this system platform about 2000 RMB Yuan. If you only need simple model 4 LFF HDD cage x2 , it could save half total price to 1100 RMB yuan.

I use E5 2650L v4 CPU (QS version) ,TDP is 75W. 800 Yuan ( 120 USD)
two 16G Reg DDR4 memory about 600 yuan (90 USD)

And I try test the HBA card with 4Kn SAS 12Gb HDD, so I get alot of HBA/Raid card. they are expensive thing but I get good deal about 400 yuan each.

LSI 9311 HBA card with sas3008
Lenovo 430-8i with SAS3408 (LSI 9400)
HPE H240 for 12gb HBA card
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HPE P840 for 12GB Raid card with 4G cache.
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月亮雨小组的天地-hpe 惠普 ML110 Gen9 系统组建
 
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sparx

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Hey! Sorry for necro, but where did you find "simple 4 LFF HDD cage about 140yuan" ?