hardware for home use large storage

[Dan Naumov]

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Dan Langille <dan at langille.org> 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.

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Case: Fractal Design Define R2 - 89 euro:
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=32

Mobo/CPU: Supermicro X7SPA-H / Atom D510 - 180-220 euro:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPA.cfm?typ=H

PSU: Corsair 400CX 80+ - 59 euro:
http://www.corsair.com/products/cx/default.aspx

RAM: Corsair 2x2GB, DDR2 800MHz SO-DIMM, CL5 - 85 euro
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Total: ~435 euro

The motherboard has 6 native AHCI-capable ports on ICH9R controller
and you have a PCI-E slot free if you want to add an additional
controller card. Feel free to blow the money you've saved on crazy
fast SATA disks and if your system workload is going to have a lot of
random reads, then spend 200 euro on a 80gb Intel X25-M for use as a
dedicated L2ARC device for your pool.


- Sincerely,
Dan Naumov