Building a file server for home

[Dan Langille]

On Thu, February 11, 2010 10:12 am, patpro wrote:
>
>> I take it you are using the above server?  If so what RAM and CPU did
>> you put into it?
>
> I don't use this particular hardware, but I use other SuperMicro (1U
> SuperServers), or Tyan (Motherboard) hardware, at home and at work for
> years. And I'm really happy with both.

Thank you.

After discussions on IRC, it seems these may be a good choice as well:

SUPERMICRO SYS-5046A-XB 4U Server Intel X58 LGA 1366 Intel Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101236
At $750 it's roughly $150 cheaper

Plus it uses a cheaper CPU:
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA
1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202 $290

Then add the RAM and the HDD.




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