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System Name | Homelabs |
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Processor | Ryzen 5900x | Ryzen 1920X |
Motherboard | Asus ProArt x570 Creator | AsRock X399 fatal1ty gaming |
Cooling | Silent Loop 2 280mm | Dark Rock Pro TR4 |
Memory | 128GB (4x32gb) DDR4 3600Mhz | 128GB (8x16GB) DDR4 2933Mhz |
Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 3080 | ASUS Strix GTX 970 |
Storage | Optane 900p + NVMe | Optane 900p + 8TB SATA SSDs + 48TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Alienware AW3423dw QD-OLED | HP Omen 32 1440p |
Case | be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 | be quiet! Silent Base 800 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x + sleeved cables| EVGA P2 750W |
Mouse | Razer Viper Ultimate (still has buttons on the right side, crucial as I'm a southpaw) |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman Elite, Pro Type | Logitech G915 TKL |
Question 1: Best RAID array for me?
I'm trying to stay at 5 drives or below, preferably 3-4. I can go 5, but only if there are enough benefits. Could the system work with any one drive down? 2.5~4TB
Question 2: Most reliable HDDs for the aforementioned RAID array (24/7 use)?
Speed is unimportant as long as Read speeds are 60 MB/s +. 200~300$ max budget unless there is a benefit for going over. No more than 375$. 4K sectors is an obvious requirement. 2.5~4TB total
Question 3: Most reliable PSU for the system mentioned below (24/7)?
600W is bare minimum, 650W is perfect 750W is max. Budget 85~150$ max, more if there is a good reason. If server PSUs are much better, I may consider changing my case and, if need be, go as low as 500~550W PSU.
I will be using some components I have in my current PC and some spare parts:
Some more info:
I am building my Uncle's grocery store a computer for it's CCTV DVR system (camera recording). The DVR program only supports Windows XP 32-bit, so my plan is to have the unused RAM as a RAM Disk for pagefile only. This will be running 24/7
I'm trying to stay at 5 drives or below, preferably 3-4. I can go 5, but only if there are enough benefits. Could the system work with any one drive down? 2.5~4TB
Question 2: Most reliable HDDs for the aforementioned RAID array (24/7 use)?
Speed is unimportant as long as Read speeds are 60 MB/s +. 200~300$ max budget unless there is a benefit for going over. No more than 375$. 4K sectors is an obvious requirement. 2.5~4TB total
Question 3: Most reliable PSU for the system mentioned below (24/7)?
600W is bare minimum, 650W is perfect 750W is max. Budget 85~150$ max, more if there is a good reason. If server PSUs are much better, I may consider changing my case and, if need be, go as low as 500~550W PSU.
I will be using some components I have in my current PC and some spare parts:
- i7 920 D0 probably OCed to 3.0~3.2 Ghz I'll make sure it's rock stable
- 3x2GB Crucial RAM @ stock except T1 instead of T2
- Either the AsRock X58 Extreme or X58A-UD3R
- GT 240
- Miscs (Case, DVD burner, CPU cooler, maybe fans, Windows XP)
Some more info:
I am building my Uncle's grocery store a computer for it's CCTV DVR system (camera recording). The DVR program only supports Windows XP 32-bit, so my plan is to have the unused RAM as a RAM Disk for pagefile only. This will be running 24/7
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