Server build cost and overkill

Im novice to the community and looking to build a raid file server hackintosh. After comparing and researching parts I see that I may be over killing this thing for its actual use.

specs:

GB Mobo with thunderbolt 2 (want to connect as a DAS and a NAS)
i5 processor
16 gb memory
couple of SSD's to start.


The question is am I over killing on the RAM and processor? I really want the thunderbolt 2 speeds and want to make sure I don't short the hardware to achieve this.

Just looking for general advice on this as the current specs I hat cost around $1200 so this is possibly overkill.

thank you so much

If your budget is around $1200 this is how I'd do it. (not including case and PSU)



Don't think this would be overkill at all. You could go with the UD5-TH to save a few hundred
dollars but then you only get TH 1 and not version 2. Can also save money and get more
storage by raiding two HDDs together instead of SSDs. WD Black would be good.

Nice thanks I will be definitely looking into these specs further for sure thanks again!


What low cost case and power supply would you recommend? Don't care about looks just want space for cooling and 5 plus drive bays.

Johndgardiner said:

Nice thanks I will be definitely looking into these specs further for sure thanks again!
What low cost case and power supply would you recommend? Don't care about looks just want space for cooling and 5 plus drive bays.

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This is a really nice case with lots of room for drives and fans for cooling. Only $79.99
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Black-Computer-CC-9011011-WW/dp/B0055Q7BR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398394108&sr=1-1&keywords=400r+corsair

If you want really cheap this would be an adequate case from NZXT
http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Technologies-SOURCE-CA-SO220-01-Steel/dp/B0066130AO/ref=zg_bs_572238_17

For a PSU get either a Seasonic or Corsair 80 + gold model. Use a PSU calculator to determine
how many Watts you'll need.

Awesome thanks again!