Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:57:50 +0100 (CET) From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?G=F3t_Andr=E1s?= <andrej@antiszoc.hu> To: "Dan Naumov" <dan.naumov@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hardware for home use large storage Message-ID: <33955.188.157.184.107.1266267470.squirrel@mail.deployis.eu> In-Reply-To: <cf9b1ee01002151239w56ee87b0r67b566aba3103df@mail.gmail.com> References: <cf9b1ee01002140653m7b20f60bv12b399d80bd92d9a@mail.gmail.com> <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> <cf9b1ee01002141442n283e4f87s50bfd3bf3c69ec60@mail.gmail.com> <4B7980E0.1020907@langille.org> <cf9b1ee01002151239w56ee87b0r67b566aba3103df@mail.gmail.com>
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On Hét, Február 15, 2010 9:39 pm, Dan Naumov wrote: > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> wrote: > >> Dan Naumov wrote: >> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> >>> 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: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. Samsung SATA CD/DVD Burner $20 (+ $8 shipping) >>>>>>> 2. SuperMicro 5046A $750 (+$43 shipping) >>>>>>> 3. LSI SAS 3081E-R $235 >>>>>>> 4. SATA cables $60 >>>>>>> 5. Crucial 3×2G ECC DDR3-1333 $191 (+ $6 shipping) >>>>>>> 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. I'd also appreciate >>>> alternative suggestions in addition to what you have contributed so >>>> far. Spec out the box you would build. >>> >>> ====================== >>> Case: Fractal Design Define R2 - 89 euro: >>> http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=32 >>> >>> >>> Mobo/CPU: Supermicro X7SPA-H / Atom D510 - 180-220 euro: >>> http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPA.cfm?typ >>> =H >>> >>> >>> PSU: Corsair 400CX 80+ - 59 euro: >>> http://www.corsair.com/products/cx/default.aspx >>> >>> >>> RAM: Corsair 2x2GB, DDR2 800MHz SO-DIMM, CL5 - 85 euro >>> ====================== >>> 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 >> Lia >> cases, which I think are great. As a result, I've gone with a tower >> case >> without hot-swap. The parts are listed at and reproduced below: >> >> http://dan.langille.org/2010/02/15/a-full-tower-case/ >> >> >> 1. LIAN LI PC-A71F Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $240 >> (from >> mwave) 2. Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W PSU $80 >> 3. Samsung SATA CD/DVD Burner $20 (+ $8 shipping) >> 4. Intel S3200SHV LGA 775 Intel 3200 m/b $200 >> 5. Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 CPU $190 >> 6. SATA cables $22 >> 7. Supermicro LSI MegaRAID 8 Port SAS RAID Controller $118 >> 8. Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ECC $97 >> >> >> Total cost is about $1020 with shipping. Plus 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 Hi, Do have test about this? I'm not really impressed with the i5 series. Regards, Andras
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