On 02/15/10 12:14, Dan Langille wrote:
Dan Naumov wrote:
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Dan Langille <d...@langille.org> wrote:
Dan Naumov wrote:
On Sun, 14 Feb 2010, Dan Langille wrote:
After creating three different system configurations (Athena,
Supermicro, and HP), my configuration of choice is this Supermicro
setup:
1. Samsung SATA CD/DVD Burner $20 (+ $8 shipping)
2. SuperMicro 5046A $750 (+$43 shipping)
3. LSI SAS 3081E-R $235
4. SATA cables $60
5. Crucial 3×2G ECC DDR3-1333 $191 (+ $6 shipping)
6. Xeon W3520 $310
You do realise how much of a massive overkill this is and how much you
are overspending?
I appreciate the comments and feedback. I'd also appreciate
alternative
suggestions in addition to what you have contributed so far. Spec
out the
box you would build.
======================
Case: Fractal Design Define R2 - 89 euro:
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=32
Mobo/CPU: Supermicro X7SPA-H / Atom D510 - 180-220 euro:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPA.cfm?typ=H
PSU: Corsair 400CX 80+ - 59 euro:
http://www.corsair.com/products/cx/default.aspx
RAM: Corsair 2x2GB, DDR2 800MHz SO-DIMM, CL5 - 85 euro
======================
Total: ~435 euro
The motherboard has 6 native AHCI-capable ports on ICH9R controller
and you have a PCI-E slot free if you want to add an additional
controller card. Feel free to blow the money you've saved on crazy
fast SATA disks and if your system workload is going to have a lot of
random reads, then spend 200 euro on a 80gb Intel X25-M for use as a
dedicated L2ARC device for your pool.
Based on the Fractal Design case mentioned above, I was told about
Lian Lia cases, which I think are great. As a result, I've gone with
a tower case without hot-swap. The parts are listed at and
reproduced below:
http://dan.langille.org/2010/02/15/a-full-tower-case/
1. LIAN LI PC-A71F Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $240
(from mwave)
2. Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W PSU $80
3. Samsung SATA CD/DVD Burner $20 (+ $8 shipping)
4. Intel S3200SHV LGA 775 Intel 3200 m/b $200
5. Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 CPU $190
6. SATA cables $22
7. Supermicro LSI MegaRAID 8 Port SAS RAID Controller $118
8. Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ECC $97
Total cost is about $1020 with shipping. Plus HDD.
No purchases yet, but the above is what appeals to me now.
Dan,
I'm not sure about that particular card, but we've never seen that great
of performance out of the LSI MegaRAID cards that ship with Dell servers
as the PERC. The newest incarnations are better, but I would try to get
an Areca. The ones we have tested have displayed fantastic
performance. They are fairly expensive in comparison, though. If
you're using ZFS in place of the RAID on the LSI MegaRAID, I'd instead
recommend other simpler SAS cards which are known to have good driver
support.
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