2012-03-06, 07:10
Research is what I'm doing, hence the question...
2012-05-14, 15:50
Probably a silly question, and not to resurrect an old thread, but if "money's no object", is there a disadvantage that i'm not seeing to, instead of buying three 2-port sata cards and an 8-port sata card, to just buying two of the 8-port sata card?
2012-05-14, 17:12
(2012-05-14, 15:50)Ryoga79 Wrote: Probably a silly question, and not to resurrect an old thread, but if "money's no object", is there a disadvantage that i'm not seeing to, instead of buying three 2-port sata cards and an 8-port sata card, to just buying two of the 8-port sata card?
Check this build out....
http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.p...ic=19695.0
2012-07-18, 05:17
eskro
thank you for the guide, its exactly what I was looking for.
Can you give me some advise on Norco 4224？
I have 43Tb BD-ISOs and growing and I want to build a raid 6 or raid 5+ spare.So I think the 4224 fits me better.I want to use a bit better CPU like g630,can you give me some advise on the motherboard and PSU and ect.
Also I dont know what sata card do I need, and how to connect the 6 sas port.
I originaly wanted to buy the Synology 2411+1211 but that a bit too much for me, plus I am not sure the performance of the atom with 2 unit total 24 drives can keep up my two htpc streaming at the same time.
English is my second language, so forgive me for the confusing gramma.
Thank you
thank you for the guide, its exactly what I was looking for.
Can you give me some advise on Norco 4224？
I have 43Tb BD-ISOs and growing and I want to build a raid 6 or raid 5+ spare.So I think the 4224 fits me better.I want to use a bit better CPU like g630,can you give me some advise on the motherboard and PSU and ect.
Also I dont know what sata card do I need, and how to connect the 6 sas port.
I originaly wanted to buy the Synology 2411+1211 but that a bit too much for me, plus I am not sure the performance of the atom with 2 unit total 24 drives can keep up my two htpc streaming at the same time.
English is my second language, so forgive me for the confusing gramma.
Thank you
2012-07-18, 05:58
@marioLee13
Not to butt into the conversation .... <as he butts into the conversation> ... but, I have a Norco 4224 sitting at my feet and here's what I'm going with:
- Norco 4224
- suitable 750 W efficient PSU
- SSD
- Supermicro X8SIA http://www.supermicro.com/products/mothe...cfm?IPMI=N
- 3 x IBM M1015 SAS HBA cards {8xSATA drives each: 3 x 8 = 24!} http://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/
- 16 GB ECC UDIMM
- likely an i3-5x0 CPU
- 10 x 2TB greens in raidz2
- 6 x 1.5TB greens in raidz2 {will be replaced down the road with 4+TB drives}
I'm going with this, since I can't seem to find an equivalent Xeon E3-12x0 v2 mobo with 3x PCIe 8x slots...if anyone knows of such a beast please let me know. It's technically older hardware which can be viewed as a downside, but then again bleeding edge also leads to its own set of hardships too.
PS: this isn't for an unRAID build - it'll be FreeBSD + ZFS - but this config is rather OS-agnostic.
Not to butt into the conversation .... <as he butts into the conversation> ... but, I have a Norco 4224 sitting at my feet and here's what I'm going with:
- Norco 4224
- suitable 750 W efficient PSU
- SSD
- Supermicro X8SIA http://www.supermicro.com/products/mothe...cfm?IPMI=N
- 3 x IBM M1015 SAS HBA cards {8xSATA drives each: 3 x 8 = 24!} http://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/
- 16 GB ECC UDIMM
- likely an i3-5x0 CPU
- 10 x 2TB greens in raidz2
- 6 x 1.5TB greens in raidz2 {will be replaced down the road with 4+TB drives}
I'm going with this, since I can't seem to find an equivalent Xeon E3-12x0 v2 mobo with 3x PCIe 8x slots...if anyone knows of such a beast please let me know. It's technically older hardware which can be viewed as a downside, but then again bleeding edge also leads to its own set of hardships too.
PS: this isn't for an unRAID build - it'll be FreeBSD + ZFS - but this config is rather OS-agnostic.
2012-07-18, 16:27
I know of a motherboard with 2x PCIe 8x slots, and 2xPCIe 4x (in 8x form), but none with 3x PCIe 8x.
If you're running ZFS, I think your setup may be a bit of overkill, but it's ultimately your money to play with
Best of luck.
~Spritz
If you're running ZFS, I think your setup may be a bit of overkill, but it's ultimately your money to play with
Best of luck.
~Spritz
2012-07-18, 16:55
@Spritzup
I'm mainly interested in the Xeon E3-1200 V2 line since it has very good, low-power performance and the lower-end E3-1220 V2 are also quite cheap.
[EDIT] This is now looking like where my build heading:
Xeon E3-1220V2
Supermicro X9SCM
*this mobo does not have 24x PCIe lanes, however, having one of the IBM M1015's running at 4x electrical in an 8x slot is an acceptable solution according to other citizens of the internet.
I'm mainly interested in the Xeon E3-1200 V2 line since it has very good, low-power performance and the lower-end E3-1220 V2 are also quite cheap.
[EDIT] This is now looking like where my build heading:
Xeon E3-1220V2
Supermicro X9SCM
*this mobo does not have 24x PCIe lanes, however, having one of the IBM M1015's running at 4x electrical in an 8x slot is an acceptable solution according to other citizens of the internet.
2012-11-19, 05:26
The ASUS MB in the original post doesn't seem to exist anymore. Finding another board (cheap) with the correct number of slots seems hard.
Is there any reason not use http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813128572 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819113283 This does drive the price up, which sucks because the extra power is over kill, but I can't find anything cheaper without adding a whole pile of PCI slots which from what I've read is a bad idea.
Is there any reason not use http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813128572 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819113283 This does drive the price up, which sucks because the extra power is over kill, but I can't find anything cheaper without adding a whole pile of PCI slots which from what I've read is a bad idea.
