Derek Renfro
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I have built many normal computers but never anything in a server chassis or with a controller card. I have read the stickies and i think i have put together a good build, but i would like any advice that you are willing to provide.
I am only putting 6 drives in it at this time 4 6TB and 2 3TB that i have laying around. Is it worth putting the smaller drives into the mix or will it reduce the available space from my 6TB's?
I chose the chassis because i figure that will last me forever. I know the backplane/fans will go out sooner or later, but i cant always replace those. I chose this super micro case over the one that is around $179 since i have seen reports that the back plane on that chassis will not support the larger 6TB drives.
I saw on the hardware guide that you should check you ram with the manufactures website, but i wasn't sure which manufacturer you meant. I am assuming the MOBO but could someone clarify this for me?
I wanted to go with the dual processor board since this is mainly going to be a plex server and i need some serious cpu power to transcode those 1080p movies to family and friends and i want the option to add the additional processor if needed.
The build is clocking in at about 2200 right now and i not really seeing anything i could reduce. If you have any recommendations on getting the same bang for less bucks i am of course open to suggestions. I am looking at getting the controller card and chassis second hand and the rest of the part new.
SYSTEM:
Mother Board--SUPERMICRO MBD-X10DRL-I ATX Server Motherboard Dual LGA 2011 R3 Intel C612
Processor-Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Haswell 2.4 GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 15MB L3 Cache LGA 2011-3 85W
Controller Card-$99.99-IBM LSI ServeRAID M1015(Crossflash)
RAM-Samsung M393A4K40BB0-CPB 32GB DDR4-2133 Memory MEM-DR432L-SL01-ER21
Chasis -SUPERMICRO 846E16-R1200B
PSU- Comes with 2 1200W PSU. I will probally sell these and get the new quiet ones.
Boot Device- 60GB Sata SSD(already have this lying around)
Disks-
4 WD Red 6TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD60EFRX “already have two”
EDIT: Updated to compatible parts....final update i hope
I am only putting 6 drives in it at this time 4 6TB and 2 3TB that i have laying around. Is it worth putting the smaller drives into the mix or will it reduce the available space from my 6TB's?
I chose the chassis because i figure that will last me forever. I know the backplane/fans will go out sooner or later, but i cant always replace those. I chose this super micro case over the one that is around $179 since i have seen reports that the back plane on that chassis will not support the larger 6TB drives.
I saw on the hardware guide that you should check you ram with the manufactures website, but i wasn't sure which manufacturer you meant. I am assuming the MOBO but could someone clarify this for me?
I wanted to go with the dual processor board since this is mainly going to be a plex server and i need some serious cpu power to transcode those 1080p movies to family and friends and i want the option to add the additional processor if needed.
The build is clocking in at about 2200 right now and i not really seeing anything i could reduce. If you have any recommendations on getting the same bang for less bucks i am of course open to suggestions. I am looking at getting the controller card and chassis second hand and the rest of the part new.
SYSTEM:
Mother Board--SUPERMICRO MBD-X10DRL-I ATX Server Motherboard Dual LGA 2011 R3 Intel C612
Processor-Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Haswell 2.4 GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 15MB L3 Cache LGA 2011-3 85W
Controller Card-$99.99-IBM LSI ServeRAID M1015(Crossflash)
RAM-Samsung M393A4K40BB0-CPB 32GB DDR4-2133 Memory MEM-DR432L-SL01-ER21
Chasis -SUPERMICRO 846E16-R1200B
PSU- Comes with 2 1200W PSU. I will probally sell these and get the new quiet ones.
Boot Device- 60GB Sata SSD(already have this lying around)
Disks-
4 WD Red 6TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD60EFRX “already have two”
EDIT: Updated to compatible parts....final update i hope
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