From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 11 12:30:40 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 3CD39106566B for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from nyi.unixathome.org (nyi.unixathome.org [64.147.113.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 138D88FC1A for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85F2F508A8; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:39 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from nyi.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nyi.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id IDCCRjFyNcLV; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-auth.unixathome.org (smtp-auth.unixathome.org [10.4.7.7]) (Authenticated sender: hidden) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 77A0150842 ; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:38 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <4B73F871.9030907@langille.org> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:30:41 -0500 From: Dan Langille User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Patrick Proniewski References: <4B737401.5080105@langille.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:40 -0000 Patrick Proniewski wrote: > On 11 févr. 10, at 04:05, Dan Langille wrote: > >> In short, I'm pretty much decided upon this case: >> >> * Athena Power CA-SWH01BH8 Pedestal case >> * http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811192058 >> * contains 2 SATAx4 Hot-Swap HDD bays >> * sounds like good value for a case with hot swap >> * got a better case? > > > I would probably go for a SuperWorkstation (www.supermicro.com), like > this one for example: > http://www.supermicro.nl/products/system/4U/7046/SYS-7046A-6.cfm > > It's more expensive, for sure, than a combo of Athena case / MSI board, > but it surely rocks. From Newegg, it's $900 : http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101241 Considering the case I wanted is $270. Going with rough guesses: * add PSU - $140 * add M/B - $200 And we're at $610 But the M/B I'm getting with the Supermicro is actually a $500 m/b. > As a cheaper alternative, you might want to consider buying a SuperMicro > (or Tyan) motherboard to put into your Athena case. That may be an option, but if I did that, I don't think I'd be buying the above board. I take it you are using the above server? If so what RAM and CPU did you put into it?