c2d disk machine, any objections?

[Johan Ström]

Hi list

Im about to build a new machine wich will mainly be used for offsite  
backup. My plan is to run 7.0 and use ZFS on a number of regular SATA- 
discs (some mixed I've already got).
Anyways, the hardware list is the following right now:

Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R, G33, 8x internal SATA
Intel Pro/1000PT PCIe Desktop Adapter 1000BaseT
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.67GHz 1333Mhz Socket LGA775, 4MB

The mobo was featured on this (or if it was -stable or -current) a  
while back, it was said that it worked good soo..
Well, I just want to double check since it would be nice to NOT have  
problems for once (I've had a bad history with nForce mobos and their  
disk controllers....)
And as I've understood, the Intel network controllers should work  
good too right?

Also, I'm looking at memory.. I can get 4GB (2x2GB kit) of PC6400  
(800MHz) memory for about 116 euro (or ~$170), or I can get PC8500  
(1066Mhz which is the mobos max) for.. hm.. cant even find any 2Gb  
sticks :/ Dont want any 1Gb sticks, only 4 slots on the mobo..
Well anyway, will i notice any difference in 800 vs 1066MHz?

For the ZFS part (maybee wrong list), I was thinking of going with  
mirrored vdevs (currently I got 6 disks, 3 pairs of different size/ 
model) in one big pool.

Well, thanks for any opinions or suggestions!

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Johan Ström
Stromnet
johan at stromnet.se
http://www.stromnet.se/