Windows 10 Pro for $15 - www.scdkey.com... Logisys CS4801BK, Xeon E3-1220v5, Gigabyte X150M-PRO ECC Motherboard, 16 GB Kingston Fury DDR4 2133. Two 1TB Hard Drives in RAID 1 (for now ;-)
Thanks! This was a really good video imo.. Helped me a lot with my personal server build, I am currently working on. Would have loved it, if you had put the parts in the Video description. But it worked for me anyways.
Does this run 24x7? If so, do you have any issues with cooling, especially from the power supply, as it looks like the fan vents right across the motherboard. I realize the case has two aux fans, just curious if you think you need any sort of ducting from the PS to direct it out the back. I'm considering a similar build with this case.
I did have it on 24/7, now its running freenas and I don't have it on all the time... As for cooling, it wasn't a problem, it had one 120mm fan in the front sucking cold air in, and two fans (80mm i think) sucking hot air out the top. you could add two more 80mm fans on the back to suck more hot air out also.... If I could do it all over, i'd look at the rosewill 4u case or something a little more expensive... The logisys case gets the job done for me, but I had to upgrade to noctua fans due to the noise of the stock fans.
This isn't really a server... It's a desktop computer in a server case... If you want the reliability of a server, you should buy server components as well. Not just a server case...
I wasn't trying to tell you how to spend your money. I was just stating that it's a desktop computer with a server case. I didn't mean to offend. I was just trying to offer some insightful criticism.
i probably guesstimated high. but its also brand new, as opposed to used stuff pulled from a datacenter... (Nothing wrong with your point as I got another Dell T7500 dual xeon with 24gb of ram for $105 plus shipping on ebay this week) I really like used server gear too.
It's just a better deal and more versatile. The power you gain isn't a huge deal. It does sound loud but you can always fix that. Though you should be putting this stuff in a garage or back room / under stairs closet. You don't need to be near it. The features offered on server hardware is much better than consumer grade and it's meant to be online 24x7 which consumer grade is set to 8x5. So you're going to get less time out of it. For $400 you're looking at 3 servers shipped or one large SAN. Especially since Xeon's from 8 years ago are still relevant today and an I7 from 5 years ago is still the exact same, the only thing you give up by getting used is the video card which you can purchase and put inside if you really need. Just don't see the upside to new stuff unless it's specifically for a silent gaming rig.
Great video!!!! Str8 to the point wish it was longer video
Thanks! This was a really good video imo.. Helped me a lot with my personal server build, I am currently working on.
Would have loved it, if you had put the parts in the Video description. But it worked for me anyways.
Thank you, I added the specs in the description...
You better change that RAM to ECC soon since you already have MoBo that supports it!
screw the parts what about that gun
What kind of stand are you using? Looks neat!
Also, how many hard drives can this fit?
Its actually a old VCR stand that was in a school, they were throwing it away so I grabbed it up... As for hard drives, I think it can fit 6.
Fucking epic, Cinebench score please?
could I add ICY DOCK ToughArmor MB998SP-B 8 x 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 7mm HDD / SSD Mobile Rack / Cage in 1 x 5.25" bay to it?
Does this run 24x7? If so, do you have any issues with cooling, especially from the power supply, as it looks like the fan vents right across the motherboard. I realize the case has two aux fans, just curious if you think you need any sort of ducting from the PS to direct it out the back. I'm considering a similar build with this case.
I did have it on 24/7, now its running freenas and I don't have it on all the time... As for cooling, it wasn't a problem, it had one 120mm fan in the front sucking cold air in, and two fans (80mm i think) sucking hot air out the top. you could add two more 80mm fans on the back to suck more hot air out also.... If I could do it all over, i'd look at the rosewill 4u case or something a little more expensive... The logisys case gets the job done for me, but I had to upgrade to noctua fans due to the noise of the stock fans.
Intel raid is not supported by esxi.
you are correct, I figured that out the hard way lol
Hi, the motherboard is mATX or ATX? thanks you
matx
i have that case
This isn't really a server... It's a desktop computer in a server case... If you want the reliability of a server, you should buy server components as well. Not just a server case...
Thanks for the comment and telling me how I should spend my money, but its still running....reliably.
I wasn't trying to tell you how to spend your money. I was just stating that it's a desktop computer with a server case. I didn't mean to offend. I was just trying to offer some insightful criticism.
How much did this cost?
Cant remember the exact pricing... but I would guesstimate for CPU, Motherboard, PSU, Case, and RAM.... Approx $400
Seems steep, you can get a used supermicro 24 bay 4u server (dual xeons) and 64+ Gb of ram for that price. might even come with some drives.
i probably guesstimated high. but its also brand new, as opposed to used stuff pulled from a datacenter... (Nothing wrong with your point as I got another Dell T7500 dual xeon with 24gb of ram for $105 plus shipping on ebay this week) I really like used server gear too.
BIZKIT also a supermicro server will sound like a 747 taking off lol
It's just a better deal and more versatile. The power you gain isn't a huge deal. It does sound loud but you can always fix that. Though you should be putting this stuff in a garage or back room / under stairs closet. You don't need to be near it.
The features offered on server hardware is much better than consumer grade and it's meant to be online 24x7 which consumer grade is set to 8x5. So you're going to get less time out of it. For $400 you're looking at 3 servers shipped or one large SAN.
Especially since Xeon's from 8 years ago are still relevant today and an I7 from 5 years ago is still the exact same, the only thing you give up by getting used is the video card which you can purchase and put inside if you really need.
Just don't see the upside to new stuff unless it's specifically for a silent gaming rig.
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yea, thats my gaming channel.. I moved all my tech videos over to Roll Call Tech
just to prove, both are my channels
Alright. Then I can take it back.