newtekie1
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- Nov 22, 2005
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- Indiana, USA
Processor | Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz |
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Motherboard | AsRock Z470 Taichi |
Cooling | Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans |
Memory | 32GB DDR4-3600 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super |
Storage | 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache |
Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28" |
Case | Fractal Design Define S |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard is good enough for me |
Power Supply | eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
This isn't so much a build log, because I didn't think about posting about it here until I was done...
Part List
CPU: AMD Sempron 3850 1.3GHz Quad-Core
Mem: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600
Mobo: ASUS AM1A-M
SSDs: 2x Mushkin Chronos 60GB
RAID Cards: 2x Highpoint RocketRaid 2300, RocketRaid 622
PSU: CS650M
Case: NZXT Source 210
Total Cost Without Drives or OS: $675
This is a build for a client, they wanted the cheapest machine capable of holding 8 Drives in RAID as well as 2 e-SATA ports for connecting 5-Bay external enclosures similar to this but from some generic brand. The two RocketRAID 2300 cards will run 8 internal drives in two RAID5 arrays. The drives in the system now are just test drives I put in there, they were the only 3 identical drives I had laying around.
The client has 8 4TB WD Red drives on order and those will go in when I put the server in place after the first of the year. I'm waiting for the right adapter to put the SSDs up in one of the 5.25" bays, which will free up the 3.5" bay and allow all 8 drives to go in the case.
This computer will be used as an on-site file server as well as a cloud backup server for their off-site workstations. They have 4 satellite offices as well as several laptops that the employees use out in the field.
The SSDs are set up using the Windows Software Mirroring. I know, not ideal, but good enough.
They provided the OS which is Windows 2012 R2. Though this project could have easily used Windows 7/8 Pro if I didn't want to software mirror the SSDs.
Part List
CPU: AMD Sempron 3850 1.3GHz Quad-Core
Mem: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600
Mobo: ASUS AM1A-M
SSDs: 2x Mushkin Chronos 60GB
RAID Cards: 2x Highpoint RocketRaid 2300, RocketRaid 622
PSU: CS650M
Case: NZXT Source 210
Total Cost Without Drives or OS: $675
This is a build for a client, they wanted the cheapest machine capable of holding 8 Drives in RAID as well as 2 e-SATA ports for connecting 5-Bay external enclosures similar to this but from some generic brand. The two RocketRAID 2300 cards will run 8 internal drives in two RAID5 arrays. The drives in the system now are just test drives I put in there, they were the only 3 identical drives I had laying around.
The client has 8 4TB WD Red drives on order and those will go in when I put the server in place after the first of the year. I'm waiting for the right adapter to put the SSDs up in one of the 5.25" bays, which will free up the 3.5" bay and allow all 8 drives to go in the case.
This computer will be used as an on-site file server as well as a cloud backup server for their off-site workstations. They have 4 satellite offices as well as several laptops that the employees use out in the field.
The SSDs are set up using the Windows Software Mirroring. I know, not ideal, but good enough.
They provided the OS which is Windows 2012 R2. Though this project could have easily used Windows 7/8 Pro if I didn't want to software mirror the SSDs.