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Current build (PCPartPicker list)
CPU - Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM
Motherboard - MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM - G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
HDs - 2x Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case - Silverstone GD07B (Black) HTPC Case
PSU - SeaSonic X Series 400W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply
Disk drive - Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (not really needed but I have it left in for now)
FreeNAS boot drive - SanDisk Ultra Fit™ CZ43 32GB USB 3.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive (not included in the PCPP list)
Having made the foolish mistake to not include ECC in my original build (and learned the error of my ways...why couldn't it have been something less silly?) i'd like to take this opportunity to make some upgrades. 2 more HDs, a UPS and possibly some better cooling (for the hard drives?). The UPS needs to either be tall and slim or wide and flat due to space constraints. If it's tall and slim, I have ~4.2" of space. If it's wide and flat, I have ~5" of space for the UPS + cords (to stick upward). I haven't looked around too much and truth be told, I don't quite know what I need in this regard. I'll cover main component replacement lower.
My NAS is situated in a fairly enclosed space (I try and take some time to regularly enough clean the dust out) and I don't have room to stuff it elsewhere (while maintaining an ethernet connection to my network) which keehauls some of my other options with dedicating my NAS to pure storage and having a more dedicated box to handle computational needs.
Upgrades (PCPartPicker list)
HDs - 2x Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
UPS - CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD UPS
For the 4 drives i'm thinking of doing 2 mirrored pools. Presently, my NAS is being used for backups.
As for ECC and the main internal components...
I am currently setting up (at least one) game server in a jail (for now) and i'll later see about virtualizing it, along with at least one linux distro as a testbed for code. I have yet to get around to putting OwnCloud together but having decided on that, i'm adamant about using that to make life easier with transferring files to friends. I'm not 100% on what i'll do from there, i'm nowhere near fully tapping into what I can do with my NAS.
Since I need to replace the motherboard and RAM and my needs seem to be going beyond an i3, i'm thinking that I should replace the CPU with an E3 as well.
Main component upgrades (PCPartPicker list)
CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard - Supermicro X10SLL-F Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM - 2x Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
If it comes to the point that moving up from an E3 is needed either for performance or going beyond 32GBs, I think i'll be better served upgrading then, as DDR4 ECC still carries an atrocious premium to it as best I can find and I want to avoid feature creep. Would 32GBs be enough for my present needs with a bit of room for later growth?
The fully upgraded system would look like this.
Thoughts? Thank you.
CPU - Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM
Motherboard - MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM - G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
HDs - 2x Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case - Silverstone GD07B (Black) HTPC Case
PSU - SeaSonic X Series 400W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply
Disk drive - Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (not really needed but I have it left in for now)
FreeNAS boot drive - SanDisk Ultra Fit™ CZ43 32GB USB 3.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive (not included in the PCPP list)
Having made the foolish mistake to not include ECC in my original build (and learned the error of my ways...why couldn't it have been something less silly?) i'd like to take this opportunity to make some upgrades. 2 more HDs, a UPS and possibly some better cooling (for the hard drives?). The UPS needs to either be tall and slim or wide and flat due to space constraints. If it's tall and slim, I have ~4.2" of space. If it's wide and flat, I have ~5" of space for the UPS + cords (to stick upward). I haven't looked around too much and truth be told, I don't quite know what I need in this regard. I'll cover main component replacement lower.
My NAS is situated in a fairly enclosed space (I try and take some time to regularly enough clean the dust out) and I don't have room to stuff it elsewhere (while maintaining an ethernet connection to my network) which keehauls some of my other options with dedicating my NAS to pure storage and having a more dedicated box to handle computational needs.
Upgrades (PCPartPicker list)
HDs - 2x Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
UPS - CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD UPS
For the 4 drives i'm thinking of doing 2 mirrored pools. Presently, my NAS is being used for backups.
As for ECC and the main internal components...
I am currently setting up (at least one) game server in a jail (for now) and i'll later see about virtualizing it, along with at least one linux distro as a testbed for code. I have yet to get around to putting OwnCloud together but having decided on that, i'm adamant about using that to make life easier with transferring files to friends. I'm not 100% on what i'll do from there, i'm nowhere near fully tapping into what I can do with my NAS.
Since I need to replace the motherboard and RAM and my needs seem to be going beyond an i3, i'm thinking that I should replace the CPU with an E3 as well.
Main component upgrades (PCPartPicker list)
CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard - Supermicro X10SLL-F Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM - 2x Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
If it comes to the point that moving up from an E3 is needed either for performance or going beyond 32GBs, I think i'll be better served upgrading then, as DDR4 ECC still carries an atrocious premium to it as best I can find and I want to avoid feature creep. Would 32GBs be enough for my present needs with a bit of room for later growth?
The fully upgraded system would look like this.
Build (list)
CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM
Motherboard - Supermicro X10SLL-F Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM - 2x Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDs - 4x Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case - Silverstone GD07B (Black) HTPC Case
PSU - SeaSonic X Series 400W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply
Disk drive - Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (not really needed but I have it left in for now)
FreeNAS boot drive - SanDisk Ultra Fit™ CZ43 32GB USB 3.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive (not included in the PCPP list)
UPS - CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD UPS
CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM
Motherboard - Supermicro X10SLL-F Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM - 2x Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDs - 4x Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case - Silverstone GD07B (Black) HTPC Case
PSU - SeaSonic X Series 400W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply
Disk drive - Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (not really needed but I have it left in for now)
FreeNAS boot drive - SanDisk Ultra Fit™ CZ43 32GB USB 3.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive (not included in the PCPP list)
UPS - CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD UPS
Thoughts? Thank you.
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