New file/backup server

[Steevo]

1 AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
Item #: N82E16819113284



4 Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148844


2 SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820147193


1 PowerColor AX7750 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
Item #: N82E16814131461



1 PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817703027


1 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116992


1 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10Q-32GXL
Item #: N82E16820231562


1 ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support ...
Item #: N82E16813131876


1 LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106289



1 HighPoint RocketRAID 640 PCI-Express 2.0 x4 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card
Item #: N82E16816115077


1 GIGABYTE Sumo 4112 4112 GZ-FAEA41-CJB Black Aluminum / 0.8 mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811233053


Just bought it for work.


You company reps see this? I buy this stuff because you support sites like this and give hardware for reviews.

 

[Kreij]

We have very similar tastes in server builds, Steevo.
I've got the HP RR 640 in a server running 2x velociraptors and 2x SSDs for a small database server, but haven't had a chance to bring it online yet.
I usually just get an even cheaper GC (like a 4350 or something) as I usually access them through remote connection anyway.

 

[Steevo]

I run a 640 at home and love it. Cheap easy upgrade to setup my SSD array.

On this the SSD will run in RAID 0 on the motherboard ports, and will host the databases/frequently used files, the 4 drives will run on the 640 and house backups and some images i am planning on testing. I plan on having it for at least a month before it will be put in to actual work environment.

Plus running F@H.

 

[Kreij]

I have both the velociraptors and the SSDs in RAID1 (6-Core Xeon)
I use another HP controller in the file server with 8x 7200 HDDs in 4x RAID1 (2x 4-Core Xeons)
My Remote Desktop server has a 6-core Xeon too and it only has 3 user licenses. lol

I put gaming Mobos and G-Skill in them all for stability (even though no OC).
I've been using Corsair (or Seasonic) Pro Gold Modular PSUs.

 

[Steevo]

After MKmods modded my PC Power and Cooling PSU and they warranty repaired it, opened, resoldered and a few other things I will only use them for high end builds. I have a 750 here that is running 40 amps or so of a display at 12V. I pulled the unit apart and bridged a bunch of wires to make my own runs.