From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 15 18:52:57 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B00C1065672 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:52:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from thyme.infocus-llc.com (server.infocus-llc.com [206.156.254.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12D9F8FC18 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:52:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from draco.over-yonder.net (c-75-65-60-123.hsd1.ms.comcast.net [75.65.60.123]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by thyme.infocus-llc.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 26E6537B641; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:36:41 -0600 (CST) Received: by draco.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 5102961C41; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:36:40 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:36:40 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Dan Langille Message-ID: <20100215183640.GK64395@over-yonder.net> References: <4B737401.5080105@langille.org> <4B798178.6050707@langille.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4B798178.6050707@langille.org> X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20-fullermd.4 (2009-06-14) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.95.3 at thyme.infocus-llc.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a file server for home X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:52:57 -0000 Just for a few other random ideas... On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:16:40PM -0500 I heard the voice of Dan Langille, and lo! it spake thus: > > I was recently told about Lian Lia cases, which I think are great. Lian Li are nice cases. I had one around my previous workstation and had no real complaints. However, my current (and preferred) is an older version of CalPC's full tower case: . It's big, it's heavy, it's steel, it's spacious, it's not excessively pretty... but it's solid. My drives aren't in hot-swap racks, I use some of the (again CalPC) 2-bay/3-drive bay coolers with 80mm fans on the front. They also have 3-bay/5-drive coolers that will take 120mm fans that aren't listed on their website; I'd prefer that for more air and lower noise, I just had these 2-bay on hand (I've been using gobs of them for more than 10 years; cool drives are happy drives!). Tell 'em I sent you; it won't do any good, but maybe it'll get me a few bucks off next time I order stuff 8-} > 2. Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W PSU $80 I always just reflexively buy PC Power & Cooling power supplies. The Silencer 610 would be the equivalent to your choice there. Probably costs a few bucks more. They put out lots of very well-regulated power, age well, they're quiet sound-wise, and (important to those of us who play with MHz that aren't in a computer) quiet RF-wise too. I don't actually know how the Antec compares in output cleanliness; maybe it's as good. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.