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Date:      Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:38:59 -0500
From:      "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org>
To:        "patpro" <patpro@patpro.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Building a file server for home
Message-ID:  <ab98a215d7e5ea4134785825fe723ad2.squirrel@nyi.unixathome.org>
In-Reply-To: <03e691c20a65733babf9468e6e690899@localhost>
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On Thu, February 11, 2010 10:12 am, patpro wrote:
>
>> I take it you are using the above server?  If so what RAM and CPU did
>> you put into it?
>
> I don't use this particular hardware, but I use other SuperMicro (1U
> SuperServers), or Tyan (Motherboard) hardware, at home and at work for
> years. And I'm really happy with both.

Thank you.

After discussions on IRC, it seems these may be a good choice as well:

SUPERMICRO SYS-5046A-XB 4U Server Intel X58 LGA 1366 Intel Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101236
At $750 it's roughly $150 cheaper

Plus it uses a cheaper CPU:
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA
1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202 $290

Then add the RAM and the HDD.




-- 
Dan Langille -- http://langille.org/




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