Suggested Parts - ReelTalk

As you work through ReelTalk guides, we wanted to provide you with a list of parts we’ve commonly used when building our servers and setups. Parts are not always in stock, so consider this a general list. We only list parts we’ve used. This is a growing list. If you see a part that is no longer being sold or is out of stock and you’re in need, post on the forums and we’ll look for alternatives.

Cables

CableDeconn Mini SAS 36Pin to Mini SAS 36Pin(Sff-8087) HDD Data Cable 1M

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CableCreation Mini SAS 36Pin (SFF-8087) Male to 4 SATA 7Pin Female Cable, Mini SAS Host/Controller to 4 SATA Target/Backplane, 0.5M

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Cable Matters Internal Mini SAS to SATA Reverse Breakout Cable (SFF-8087 to SATA) 1.6 Feet

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IDE 4P to 5 SATA 15 Pin Power Splitter

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15 Pin SATA to 4 SATA Power Splitter Cable (Used with the 3.3v mod)

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SATA III 6.0 Gbps Data Cable with Locking Latch

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EPS 8 Pin Splitter,TeamProfitcom ATX CPU 8 Pin Female to Dual 8(4+4) Pin Male 12V for Motherboard Power

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Mini SAS Cable with SATA Power, Internal Mini SAS 36 Pin to 4 x 29 Pin Cord with SATA Power, SFF-8087 to SFF-8482 Cable

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ATX 24 Pin Motherboard Cable (Works as extender, too)

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EPS 8 Pin Power Extension Cable

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Go-To NVMe options

Sabrent 256GB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 Internal SSD High Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-256)

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Sabrent 512GB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 Internal SSD High Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-512)

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Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 Internal SSD High Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-1TB)

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NVMe Adapters

GODSHARK Dual M.2 PCIe Adapter, M.2 NVME SSD (M Key) or M.2 SATA SSD (B Key) 22110 2280 2260 2242 2230 to PCI-e 3.0 x4 Host Controller Expansion Card with Low Profile Bracket for PC Desktop

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Dilinker U.2 to PCIe Adapter – x4 PCIe – for 2.5″ U.2 NVMe SSD – SFF-8639 PCIe Adapter – U.2 SSD – PCIe SSD

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Solid State Drives

ADATA SU800 256GB 3D-NAND 2.5 Inch Sata

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ADATA SU800 512GB 3D-NAND 2.5 Inch SATA

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Silicon Power 1TB SSD

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USB Drives

Sandisk 64GB Cruzer

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Samsung BAR 64GB

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USB-C Female to USB Adapter Pack

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Anker 10 Port 60W Powered USB Hub

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CPU Coolers

Noctua NH-D9DX i4 3U, Premium CPU Cooler for Intel LGA2011 (Square & Narrow ILM), LGA1356 and LGA1366 (92mm, Brown)

LGA2011 Square & Narrow ILM
Works in 3U Chassis

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ARCTIC Freezer 12 – Semi Passive Tower CPU Cooler for Intel and AMD, 92 mm PWM Fan, max. Cooling Capacity 150 Watts, Silent high Performance Cooler – Grey/Black

AMD AM4 and Intel 115x, 2066, 2011(-3)
4U Chassis
Get the CO model if this is out of stock

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Case Fans

Arctic 80MM P8 PWM PST Value (5) Pack

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Arctic 120MM P12 PWM PST Value (5) Pack

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Networking

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NETGEAR 8-Port 10G Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (XS508M) – with 1 x 10G SFP+, Desktop/Rackmount, and ProSAFE Limited Lifetime Protection 10gbps

Tends to hover around $500. It’s not the cheapest but it’s very good. Check Amazon Warehouse deals. There is also an Xs508M model that is 4 multi-gig ports and a single SFP+ port — great for adding 4 NBaseT RJ45 to your network uplinked to a bigger switch. Can be found closer to $300.
Very quiet
you may want to pick up some RJ45<>SFP+ adapters, see the adapters section or our forum post on 10Gb and SFP+ Transceivers our TLDR pick is the Wiitek 30M

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MikroTik 5-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 4 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS305-1G-4S+IN) 10gbps sfp+