Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:32:52 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> To: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> 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: <alpine.OSX.2.00.1002141729410.935@hotlap.local> In-Reply-To: <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> References: <cf9b1ee01002140653m7b20f60bv12b399d80bd92d9a@mail.gmail.com> <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org>
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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--
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