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Make your entries in the 5×19 release thread.
Well here is my server/desktop, its a little more then $2000…but hey i like it
http://members.optusnet.com.au/missingo/CUBE/DSC_00302.JPG
Intel 920
Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme
6GB Corsair DDR3 1600
280GTX MSI
Adaptec RAID 52445
Highpoint 2340
Intel 4port pci-e Gigabit card
16x WD 1TB black edition
8x WD 1TB green edition
12x Samsung 1TB
4x Hitachi 300GB SAS 15k’s
2x Silverstone 1000op psus
2x Lian Li 343B cubes (bolted together)
this is my little rig, hope you like it
not a little more expensive a lot more expensive
What do you use that thing for?
I was using my server as a standalone linux server until I saw your segment. I added the Patriot flash drive and 3ware RAID controller as suggested. I’ve migrated my server over to the new ESXi VM and it’s working like a champ. I plan to install Untangle to replace my router as well.
* VMware ESXi 4.0
* Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
* 6 GB DDR-II Memory
* 5x Intel Gigabit NIC
* 3ware 9650SE RAID Controller
* Patriot 8 GB Flash Drive (ESXi OS)
* 4x 500 GB Seagate 7200.12 Hard Drives (VM Datastore)
* PC Power & Cooling Silencer 420w PS
My box probably costs less than $2k as I only had to purchase the RAID Controller, 4x Hard drives, and Gigabit NICs, which cost about $600.
Will have pictures up soon at http://connectedcommuter.com/?p=177
-Sean
Pics are now up at http://connectedcommuter.com/?p=177
Specifications
* Intel Core i7-920 2.66Ghz Quad Core Processor
* Supermicro X8SAX Motherboard
* Intel X58/ICH10R Chipset
* 6GB ECC DDR3-1333 (3x2GB)
* Upgradeable to 24GB of DDR3-1333
* 4 x SATA-II Hotswap Bays
* 4 x Western Digital 500GB SATA-II Raid Edition Hard Drives
* Preconfigured as RAID 5
* Supports RAID 0,1,5,0+1
* 16X DVD-ROM SATA
* Dual Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN
* Port Teaming Supported
* 6 x SATA-II Ports
* 8 x USB 2.0 Ports (Expandable to 10)
* 1 x 1394a Firewire Port
* 1 x S/PDIF Digital Out
* nVidia 8400GS Video
* (2) PCI-e x16 / (1) PCI-e x4 / (2) PCI-X / (1) PCI
* 8 Channel High Definition Audio
* WOL, WOR, PXE Supported
* 465 Watt Power Supply
Sorry TWO DVD drives not 16, and cost about $1,800.00
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This thread prompted me to take up the challenge, and build a replacement server for my six year old p4 3.0Ghz storage server, and various other single purpose machines.
Final Build:
Noroco 4020, 4U Rackmount, 20 hot-swap bays.
I7 920
p6t-se
6x Corsair 2GB 1333
8x 500GB WD Caviar – 3.5 TB Raid5 array
4x 1TB WD Caviar black + spare – 3.5TB Raid5 array
2x Dell Perc 5i sata raid controller
intel dual 1Gb PCIe server NIC (lan)
intel 1Gb PCIe desktop NIC (wan)
VmWare ESXI 4.0
Freenas – For Storage
PFsense – Firewall / Router
Ubuntu Server – Mail Server
Ubuntu Server – Web Server
Ubuntu Server – SABnzb
Windows XP – Software Testing / video conversion
The only recycled parts were the 500GB drives from my old server.
Total Build cost, after $200 in rebates: 1,845.21.
hey ben, have i seen that TOWER of a thing at RESPAWN LAN before?
hey ben,
have i seen that TOWER of a thing at RESPAWN LAN?