> > Why 4*2TB drives? Unless this is a MythTV server that's total overkill, > and more than you need to spend. And then you have the 512/4096 sector > size mismatch issue if you go with WD's 2TB green drives which murders > performance. I highly discourage use of the WD green drives.
2T drive is not that more expensive than 1T drive also, I use mysql database to store relatively high frequency price data and other data. Initially I plan to buy the WD green drives:( I guess the performance hit is for all >2T drives? > >> 2, buy some independent storage like NAS, buy another desktop with >> small harddrive to access the NAS, debian installed on NAS and desktop >> of course. >> >> what do you think would be a better solution for me? I like the NAS >> idea that storage is independent so I can keep the NAS even if I >> upgrade my desktops, but the con is I need to buy separate NAS.. > > For $370 USD + shipping you can build your own basic yet expandable > NFS/CIFS server with fault tolerance, that will likely out perform a > cheap off the shelf NAS box. The figure above also includes the price > of a quality inexpensive 5 port GbE switch and all requires cables and > wiring. Unless you really _need_ a huge amount of space right now and > multi spindle performance, I'd go with two mirrored 1TB drives to keep > costs down. The figure above includes 2x1TB HDS drives. > > Here's a parts list description with the Newegg links below. > > Quality InWin ATX Black pedestal Server chassis > w/ 5 tool free 3.5" HDD bays and excellent airflow > 450 watt PSU with 120mm fan and 4 SATA power connectors > Gigabyte socket AM3 mobo with 4 SATA II connectors > 2.8 GHz 45 watt single core AMD CPU > 2 GB dual channel memory kit > 2 x HDS Deskstar 1 TB SATA II 7.2k rpm HDDs > DVD ROM drive > 2 SATA cables (always have a spare in case one is bad) > 5 port desktop gigabit switch > 2 14 ft. Cat 5e patch cables > > Grand total just less than $370 USD for quality kit. > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108237 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822002 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128454 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134637 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145304 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118031 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200116 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156250 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812196386 This is nice and affordable but it doesn't provide much computing power for me do backtest the price data... I am considering building a desktop with i7-2600k core(need to wait till the motherboard for it is fixed). Thanks! Jim. > > -- > Stan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d60526d.7030...@hardwarefreak.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktinuqpk2neshkb2hxhu0q-smdktalc7m258tw...@mail.gmail.com