🛠️ Upcoming Upgrades (TorresVault 2.0 Build)

This page tracks all hardware purchases and upgrade progress for the 2026 NAS + Proxmox Hybrid Build. Items are grouped by stage. Check off items as they arrive or are installed.

✅ Stage 1 — Foundation (Core NAS Brains)

[ ] ASRock Rack X570D4U-2L2T Motherboard
[ ] AMD Ryzen 7 5700G CPU
[x ] be quiet! Dark Rock 5 cooler
[ ] 32GB ECC UDIMM RAM
- [1/2 ] 2 × 16GB sticks

🔧 Stage 2 — PSU, Case, Cooling

[ ] Corsair RM850x Power Supply
[ ] Fractal Design Define 7 XL case
[ ] SilverStone 8-Port PWM Fan Hub
[ ] 3–5 × Pure Wings 3 140mm fans
[ ] Corsair Type-4 SATA Power Cables (extra)

🔗 Stage 3 — Storage Cabling & SAS HBAs

[ ] SAS HBA Cards (2× LSI 9300/9211/9201)
[ ] Mini-SAS → SATA breakout cables
[ ] Additional SATA power cables (Type-4)

💽 Stage 4 — Drives & Power Distribution

[x] 16 × 6TB SAS drives (already owned)
[ ] SATA data cables
[ ] Proper SATA power distribution (avoid splitters)

⚡ Stage 5 — SSD Boot Drives

[ ] 2 × SSDs (NVMe or SATA)
- Recommendation: 500GB–1TB each

🌐 Stage 6 — Networking & Final Integration

[ ] 10GbE NICs or Switch (optional future upgrade)
[ ] IPMI cables (if needed)
[ ] UPS system (additional hall/office units for NUT)

📦 Shopping List (Auto-Generated from Amazon)

🧩 Controllers & Electronics

[ ] SilverStone 8-Port PWM Fan Hub (SST-CPF04-USA)

🧵 Cabling

[ ] Zahara 6-pin → 4× SATA power cable
[ ] ADCAUDX 1m Mini-SAS to SAS/SATA (SFF-8087 → SFF-8482)

🧠 Core Hardware

[ ] AMD Ryzen 7 5700G (8-core, 16-thread)
[ ] ASRock Rack X570D4U-2L2T server board

🔌 Power Components

[ ] Corsair RM850x PSU

🖥️ Case

[ ] Fractal Design Define 7 XL (Black)

🧰 Storage HBAs

[ ] LANPAN HBA (LSI 9211-8i / 9300-8i equivalent)

✔️ Completed Items

(These check automatically move here once you mark them done.)

[x] 16 × 6TB SAS drives
(Add more as they are checked off above)

📘 Notes

Avoid cheap SATA splitters — use true modular SATA power cables.
You can build the chassis and airflow before installing any drives.
Always test each stage before moving to the next.

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