squeakyneb
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard:Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear) Asus M5a78L-M for $79
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce 210 1GB Video Card ($39.00 @ PCCaseGear) no longer needed, GPU on M5A78L-M
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Other: Silverstone EC01P Internal PCIe USB3.0 Card ($29.00)
Other: Internal USB 3.0 to Dual USB 3.0 Cable ($15.00)
Other: OS flash drives ($15.00)
RAM:2x8GB ECC RAM ($270.00) It was suggested that Kingston RAM might not be so great, now looking at this RAM instead for $340. Good RAM seems worth the cost.
Update: Alternatively considering a Supermicro X10SLM-F ($310) and Celeron G1840 ($50). It'd be an extra $200 but they seem popular parts (particularly Supermicro, I've seen a lot about them on IRC).
Disclaimers/notes:
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard:
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Other: Silverstone EC01P Internal PCIe USB3.0 Card ($29.00)
Other: Internal USB 3.0 to Dual USB 3.0 Cable ($15.00)
Other: OS flash drives ($15.00)
RAM:
Update: Alternatively considering a Supermicro X10SLM-F ($310) and Celeron G1840 ($50). It'd be an extra $200 but they seem popular parts (particularly Supermicro, I've seen a lot about them on IRC).
Disclaimers/notes:
- The GPU is because that CPU family has no on-board graphics and I figure that being able to use the machine directly is worth a cheapo GPU.
- The mobo has a Realtek NIC. I've seen some people say they're fine. I've seen some people say they're terrible. I have a couple of spare Intel gigabit NIC cards lying around from older PCs if I really need them.
- I'm like 99% sure that the system is all compatible (including ECC support on both mobo and CPU) but if I've overlooked something, point it out.
- It's an AMD build because I couldn't find competitively-priced parts for an Intel-based ECC-compatible build on the Australian market and even the best priced options elsewhere lost their price advantage once shipping's factored in. The cheapest Intel ECC mobo I've found is another $100 and the CPU for it would be an extra $150. I don't see any advantage to an Intel build.
- The prices are a bit stupid, because Australia.
- The drives are the one part I've found so far that would be cheaper to buy internationally with shipping factored in (specifically, from Amazon).
- Please remember the Australia thing before suggesting specific alternate parts. If there's a fault with my build, please point it out, but replacement part suggestions should be in the form of features and specifications, not model numbers.
- Someone on IRC also pointed out that it's only a bronze PSU. I know, and I haven't looked into the cost-effectiveness of better PSUs, but it is on my to-do list before buying. You can ignore the PSU.
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