From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 15 20:39:29 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C19B3106566B for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:39:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan.naumov@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-f182.google.com (mail-yw0-f182.google.com [209.85.211.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C2498FC0A for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:39:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywh12 with SMTP id 12so2467982ywh.7 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:39:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=bEYKtIEONDU5owm3I/pJNXbx9PRHRr/Tb9ByufcNiN0=; b=ES2lDfiUSEYUxzDWGzIQyy9mVaqcX43dFz2Z0nv+UW/LSFWjIpIM61J7jWNXgwgXGc 5uhgU99TMKQy559fxbwe8FR20740knxwTGh/5Uuff+YRcoMwWZWZiT67hkKipeFnwYt2 X806cd8c6BIPabeO1ewj5DuiOX9meM7pFb5RQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=K1JYmsazdDep5Ww/pCmDItSLWX6B7JRshFb4b1urLsh/92iQCR9kV8aB/WYGpN3tRA myzVKKnyAE2L1PIs0GDO6VDCd5ep8MwYjr8J5IwqU07yDzl2ZEab1DGMGW3CkXY7ef5x TNjn/SGWC6C3Y2hVKu9pBN2W/9n1RIz7h8y30= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.251.16 with SMTP id y16mr10812586ybh.188.1266266368372; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:39:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B7980E0.1020907@langille.org> References: <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> <4B7980E0.1020907@langille.org> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:39:28 +0200 Message-ID: From: Dan Naumov To: Dan Langille , FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Subject: Re: hardware for home use large storage X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:39:29 -0000 On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Dan Langille wrote: > Dan Naumov wrote: >> >> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Dan Langille wrote: >>> >>> Dan Naumov wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 14 Feb 2010, Dan Langille wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> After creating three different system configurations (Athena, >>>>>> Supermicro, and HP), my configuration of choice is this Supermicro >>>>>> setup: >>>>>> >>>>>> =A0 1. Samsung SATA CD/DVD Burner $20 (+ $8 shipping) >>>>>> =A0 2. SuperMicro 5046A $750 (+$43 shipping) >>>>>> =A0 3. LSI SAS 3081E-R $235 >>>>>> =A0 4. SATA cables $60 >>>>>> =A0 5. Crucial 3=D72G ECC DDR3-1333 $191 (+ $6 shipping) >>>>>> =A0 6. Xeon W3520 $310 >>>> >>>> You do realise how much of a massive overkill this is and how much you >>>> are overspending? >>> >>> I appreciate the comments and feedback. =A0I'd also appreciate alternat= ive >>> suggestions in addition to what you have contributed so far. =A0Spec ou= t >>> the >>> box you would build. >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >> Case: Fractal Design Define R2 - 89 euro: >> http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=3Dproduct&prod=3D32 >> >> Mobo/CPU: Supermicro X7SPA-H / Atom D510 - 180-220 euro: >> http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPA.cfm?typ= =3DH >> >> PSU: Corsair 400CX 80+ - 59 euro: >> http://www.corsair.com/products/cx/default.aspx >> >> RAM: Corsair 2x2GB, DDR2 800MHz SO-DIMM, CL5 - 85 euro >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >> Total: ~435 euro >> >> The motherboard has 6 native AHCI-capable ports on ICH9R controller >> and you have a PCI-E slot free if you want to add an additional >> controller card. Feel free to blow the money you've saved on crazy >> fast SATA disks and if your system workload is going to have a lot of >> random reads, then spend 200 euro on a 80gb Intel X25-M for use as a >> dedicated L2ARC device for your pool. > > Based on the Fractal Design case mentioned above, I was told about Lian L= ia > cases, which I think are great. =A0As a result, I've gone with a tower = =A0case > without hot-swap. =A0The parts are listed at and reproduced below: > > =A0http://dan.langille.org/2010/02/15/a-full-tower-case/ > > =A0 1. LIAN LI PC-A71F Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $240 (= from > mwave) > =A0 2. Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W PSU $80 > =A0 3. Samsung SATA CD/DVD Burner $20 (+ $8 shipping) > =A0 4. Intel S3200SHV LGA 775 Intel 3200 m/b $200 > =A0 5. Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 CPU $190 > =A0 6. SATA cables $22 > =A0 7. Supermicro LSI MegaRAID 8 Port SAS RAID Controller $118 > =A0 8. Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ECC $97 > > Total cost is about $1020 with shipping. =A0Plus HDD. > > No purchases yet, but the above is what appeals to me now. A C2Q CPU makes little sense right now from a performance POV. For the price of that C2Q CPU + LGA775 board you can get an i5 750 CPU and a 1156 socket motherboard that will run circles around that C2Q. You would lose the ECC though, since that requires the more expensive 1366 socket CPUs and boards. - Sincerely, Dan Naumov