From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 14 22:32:54 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 7564E106566C for ; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:32:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spork@bway.net) Received: from xena.bway.net (xena.bway.net [216.220.96.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ECCD8FC13 for ; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:32:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 45823 invoked by uid 0); 14 Feb 2010 22:32:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.3.2.41?) (spork@96.57.144.66) by smtp.bway.net with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 14 Feb 2010 22:32:53 -0000 Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:32:52 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Sprickman X-X-Sender: spork@hotlap.local To: Dan Langille In-Reply-To: <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> Message-ID: References: <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (OSX 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-1293156801-1266186773=:935" Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List , Dan Naumov 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: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:32:54 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-1293156801-1266186773=:935 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 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. $1200, and I'll run any benchmarks you'd like to see: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=8441629 This box is really only for backups, so no fancy CPU. The sub-$100 celeron seems to not impact ZFS performance a bit. It does have ECC memory, and a fancy "server" mainboard. C > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > --0-1293156801-1266186773=:935--