From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 15 20:57:54 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 36B1B106566B for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:57:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrej@antiszoc.hu) Received: from mail.deployis.eu (mail.deployis.eu [217.20.135.253]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83D0D8FC08 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:57:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45774 helo=mail.deployis.eu) by mail.deployis.eu with esmtp (Exim 4.69 #1 (Debian)) id 1Nh80s-0007BB-W9 from ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:57:51 +0100 Received: from 188.157.184.107 (SquirrelMail authenticated user andrej@antiszoc.hu) by mail.deployis.eu with HTTP; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:57:50 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <33955.188.157.184.107.1266267470.squirrel@mail.deployis.eu> In-Reply-To: References: <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> <4B7980E0.1020907@langille.org> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:57:50 +0100 (CET) From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?G=F3t_Andr=E1s?= To: "Dan Naumov" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.5.2 [SVN] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score-deployiseu: -30 Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List 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 20:57:54 -0000 On Hét, Február 15, 2010 9:39 pm, Dan Naumov wrote: > 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: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>   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