2019-12-27, 23:47
This is the 'same' server from this previous thread, but between replacing nearly every component except the PSU and case, the OP was so out of date for photos I thought it best to just do a whole new original post. OS, Mobo, CPU, literally everything has been upgraded since.
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=328604
Case: Corsair 750D with extra HDD cages installed. (CAD$185, plus CAD$150 in cages, air flow panel and solid panel to replace the windowed panel. Shipping and exchange really screwed me here)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 (Free! A 'hand me down' from upgrading my desktop to a Ryzen 3900X system)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2, 12 cores. 2.8ghz (CAD$248, recycled part bought from China via eBay. This is the most powerful CPU that this mobo can support, period.)
RAM: 6x8GB Patriot G2 PGD316G1333ELK 1333mhz DDR3 RAM. (Free! Another hand me down from the old desktop.)
Graphics: PowerColor PCIE x1 AX5450 512MD2-SH Radeon HD 5450 512mb DDR2 (CAD$74.31 Paid a lot here, I wanted the PCIE x1 variation so I could leave my longer slots free for more important cards. I coulda gotten the x16 version for like 10bux)
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650w P2 ($99 CAD)
SAS Controller: LSI LSI00244 9201-16i (CAD$167.94 A lot meaner than the cluster of SYBA controllers my last incarnation used)
Networking: Aquantia AQtion 10G Pro NIC (CAD$104.99)
The Hard Drives
System drives:
1x256GB Samsung EVO 850 (Docker/VMs)
1x500GB Samsung EVO 860 (Cache)
1x2TB Samsung EVO 860 (Download Holding Tank)
Storage Drives:
1x10TB Seagate ST10000DM0004 Baracuda Pro HDD
9x8TB Seagate ST8000DM004 Baracuda Compute HDD
4x8TB Seagate ST8000AS0002 Archive HDD
1x5TB Seagate ST5000LM000 Baracuda HDD
Parity Drives:
1x10TB Seagate ST10000DM0004 Baracuda Pro HDD
This is a lot more kick than the previous incarnation.
It's also running a Plex server and that CPU can transcode like nobody's business.
Since I had to migrate everything, I took the time to neatly label all the drives so they can be maintained clearly and easily as needed
The exterior, including a 4 drive hot swap bay that fits in the 3x5.25" bays.
The full interior
Here you can see the additional internal HDD cages in action. I also labeled every drive for my own sake as I had to migrate everything from FlexRAID to UnRAID anyway.
Top to bottom: LSI 9201-16i SAS controller, a Radeon HD 5450 for basic video output, and a Aquantia AQtion 10G, there's still one long (electrically x4) PCIE slot free if I wanted to add NVME storage or something else.
I went with a NIB PCIE x1 Radeon HD 5450 made by Power Color, why waste PCIE lanes when this could fit in an x1 slot? It's just doing video so no need for the bandwidth.
This is a custom 9xSATA power cable made to fit in here. Though the SATA data cables could not be done as cleanly.
2.5" drives then cover the back of the 3.5" drives. This photo is a bit out of date as Black Friday happened since. So the 2TB mechanical is now a 2TB SSD, same for the 500GB Mechanical being a 500GB SSD cache drive. There was a free slot free so that's where the 15mm 2.5" 5TB drive is mounted too. But you'll have to use your imagination.
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=328604
Case: Corsair 750D with extra HDD cages installed. (CAD$185, plus CAD$150 in cages, air flow panel and solid panel to replace the windowed panel. Shipping and exchange really screwed me here)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 (Free! A 'hand me down' from upgrading my desktop to a Ryzen 3900X system)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2, 12 cores. 2.8ghz (CAD$248, recycled part bought from China via eBay. This is the most powerful CPU that this mobo can support, period.)
RAM: 6x8GB Patriot G2 PGD316G1333ELK 1333mhz DDR3 RAM. (Free! Another hand me down from the old desktop.)
Graphics: PowerColor PCIE x1 AX5450 512MD2-SH Radeon HD 5450 512mb DDR2 (CAD$74.31 Paid a lot here, I wanted the PCIE x1 variation so I could leave my longer slots free for more important cards. I coulda gotten the x16 version for like 10bux)
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650w P2 ($99 CAD)
SAS Controller: LSI LSI00244 9201-16i (CAD$167.94 A lot meaner than the cluster of SYBA controllers my last incarnation used)
Networking: Aquantia AQtion 10G Pro NIC (CAD$104.99)
The Hard Drives
System drives:
1x256GB Samsung EVO 850 (Docker/VMs)
1x500GB Samsung EVO 860 (Cache)
1x2TB Samsung EVO 860 (Download Holding Tank)
Storage Drives:
1x10TB Seagate ST10000DM0004 Baracuda Pro HDD
9x8TB Seagate ST8000DM004 Baracuda Compute HDD
4x8TB Seagate ST8000AS0002 Archive HDD
1x5TB Seagate ST5000LM000 Baracuda HDD
Parity Drives:
1x10TB Seagate ST10000DM0004 Baracuda Pro HDD
This is a lot more kick than the previous incarnation.
It's also running a Plex server and that CPU can transcode like nobody's business.Since I had to migrate everything, I took the time to neatly label all the drives so they can be maintained clearly and easily as needed
The exterior, including a 4 drive hot swap bay that fits in the 3x5.25" bays.
The full interior
Here you can see the additional internal HDD cages in action. I also labeled every drive for my own sake as I had to migrate everything from FlexRAID to UnRAID anyway.
Top to bottom: LSI 9201-16i SAS controller, a Radeon HD 5450 for basic video output, and a Aquantia AQtion 10G, there's still one long (electrically x4) PCIE slot free if I wanted to add NVME storage or something else.
I went with a NIB PCIE x1 Radeon HD 5450 made by Power Color, why waste PCIE lanes when this could fit in an x1 slot? It's just doing video so no need for the bandwidth.
This is a custom 9xSATA power cable made to fit in here. Though the SATA data cables could not be done as cleanly.
2.5" drives then cover the back of the 3.5" drives. This photo is a bit out of date as Black Friday happened since. So the 2TB mechanical is now a 2TB SSD, same for the 500GB Mechanical being a 500GB SSD cache drive. There was a free slot free so that's where the 15mm 2.5" 5TB drive is mounted too. But you'll have to use your imagination.
