Thoughts on using an HP XW8600 workstation with freenas

kaspernordmark

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Hello, I want to hear if you guys have any thoughts about using an old HP XW8600 workstation with freenas?
i got this and a xw6600 for about 30 usd

specs of the machine are as follows:
CPUs - Dual Intel Xenon E5410 @2.33GHz
RAM - 8 modules of "SAMSUNG M395T5750EZ4-CE65 2GB 667MHZ PC2-5300 CL5 ECC FULLY BUFFERED 2RX4 DDR2 SDRAM" for a total of 16gb. i will probably upgrade this to 32gb or 64gb at a later time.
MB - HP OEM with 6 SATA and 8 SAS ports and one ide port
GPU - ATI Firepro something.
PSU - Delta dps-800LB. 80plus, 800W

i will put in 2 8tb drives and 4 3tb drives and 2 other drives for plugins. i will move them from an existing freenas build that has been up and running for a few years now.
 

kaspernordmark

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i currently run a setup based on the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Processor with 16gb unbuffered ecc ram and i can't remember the MB or the psu model. all i know is that the system isn't rated for 24/7 operation but have somehow managed to survive about 5 years of continious operation with only 2 disk failiurs. and have survived many hot summers and frequent power outages.
 
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