Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:54:57 -0500 From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> To: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com> Subject: Re: hardware for home use large storage Message-ID: <4B789B61.2070600@langille.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.OSX.2.00.1002141729410.935@hotlap.local> References: <cf9b1ee01002140653m7b20f60bv12b399d80bd92d9a@mail.gmail.com> <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> <alpine.OSX.2.00.1002141729410.935@hotlap.local>
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Charles Sprickman wrote: > 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. That's pretty neat. Especially given it has 4x1TB of disks. For my needs, I'd like a bigger case and PSU: $720 without HDD. https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=8918889 My system will have a minimum of 8 SATA devices (5 for ZFS, 2 for the gmirror'd OS, and 1 for the optical drive). Thus, I'd still need to buy another SATA controller on top of the above. Thank you.
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