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  1. Feather
    This would survive a motherboard failing though: http://www.dell.com/ca/business/p/poweredge-vrtx/pd It's kind of like a SAN but with everything in one box, directly attached. It's essentially got two NAS' with their own independent hardware. Those units run each in RAID 1 for their own operation, and then share a large storage which could even be one array.
  2. Feather
    I'm pretty sure that would murder the SSD array lol, TRIM would have so much work. Honestly I think a SAS 3.0 RAID card and a SAS 3.0 expander is probably the most ideal scenario in this case. That way you could use RAID 50 without the increased risks of having multiple RAID controllers. The reason Linus did what he did was because he wanted a fast array with a lot of space. Personally if I was in Linus shoes and I had to use the hardware he had, I would have compromised and setup a RAID 5 + JBOD instead of RAID 5 + RAID 0. I also think that this is the risk you take when you set up computers in completely non standard ways. I have the same concerns for the rack-mounted gaming PC, but we will have to wait and see. At least it's not KVM. Aye, like they say, if one drive fails, it is statistically likely another drive will fail soon.
  3. Feather
    I was thinking and what probably would have worked better is if instead of RAID 50 (RAID 0 striped across RAID 5) but RAID 05 (RAID 5 across RAID 0). Rather unorthodox, but not sure why it wouldn't work or how it would perform, I've never seen anyone set this up before. This way if you lost an entire controller or set of drives, you could still rebuild the array. Either that or a RAID 10 would have been nice, but you would need 4 controllers. Also I think Linus is using hardware like the motherboard because it was a review item and he already had it readily available. Would look like this This is risky though too because if you lose a drive from more than one RAID 0 chunk at the same time, it will go down. At the same time with the RAID 50, relying on a RAID controller to be functioning might be too much risk, I mean sure your drives are fine and you could buy a new RAID controller and maybe set it up on that, but you still need to buy a RAID controller and install it. It is much quicker to even restore from backup than that.
  4. Feather
    Setup file server with RAID 50 but two too many RAID controllers (to the point it's closer to RAID 0 since you're relying on all of your RAID controllers to be operable) and no backups dont shoot me:)
  5. Feather
    Well like the only reason is because you do want something relatively reliable as well. If you have a host server already running you can run it on that as well if it has two NICs.
  6. Feather
    Oh I see what you mean You could always unplug the fans
  7. Feather
    Just get this http://www.ncix.com/detail/supermicro-5018a-tn4-1u-atom-c2750-03-95608.htm 8GB of SODIMM and a low capacity Intel SSD. Important thing is to get a CPU that supports Intel's Intel® AES New Instructions for efficient VPNs.
  8. Feather
    What do you mean by out of site though? Like in a data center? lol
  9. Feather
    What country do you live in tho PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2PV DDR3 (rev. 1.0) Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Total: $653.82 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-19 00:00 EST-0500
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    I would put vSphere on it and use it as a VM host. If you want to use it as a NAS you could just make that a VM. Multi-purpose is good, you could even install pfSense, make a DC, whatever you want. If you have the need for a gaming machine, like it would work, but the Xeon isn't very high frequency so it's not the best.
  11. Feather
    This is an option too PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.99 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 760T Black V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($124.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1601.81 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 23:32 EST-0500 Maybe even some modding products like so if you want it to look cool: http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Extension-Motherboard-Connector-PP07-MBR/dp/B00B46XKHY/ http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Sleeved-Extension-Connector-PP07-EPS8R/dp/B00B46XJPW http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Sleeved-Extension-Connector-PP07-PCIR/dp/B00B46XKJW http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-CB-LED20-RD-2-Metres-Sensitivity-Sleeved/dp/B0046Y1622 Look kind of like this but with a red cooler:
  12. Feather
    Yeah I see where you were going with the NZXT case, I would have to say the CM case looks like it has a better construction though. I also don't like the little side window of the NZXT H440. It's really too bad the 760T is so expensive there, in the US it's only $30 more than the 450D; it has better construction, way better aesthetics, it's just like the perfect case in my opinion.
  13. Feather
    Recommended: 6600K MSI Gaming M5 Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB Red Samsung 250GB EVO Western Digital Blue 1TB or Seagate ST1000DM003 (only this model) Gigabyte GTX 970 WindForce (if you can get a dual-fan MSI or dual-fan Gigabyte for ~20% do it) Seasonic M12II 620W Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus (good brands are CM/Corsair/NZXT) Air 540 or Corsair 450D or Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 *notes: - the Seagate is technically better but possibly a little less reliable, but only by a small fraction so personally I would get the Seagate, especially if its cheaper which it seems to be. WD Black would also be good but don't pay the premium for it. Also I like the Air 540 best. Here's a good looking build in it: Hope this helps
  14. Feather
    What do you think about the Corsair Air 540 and Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5? Honestly I think NZXT makes bad cases. and oh man i started reading those flyers and oh man they are hard to read LOL. It's like even when u zoom in
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    I can't download them because I need an account, and the two-factor authentication only works for Singapore numbers.. Could you download all of them, zip, then upload to like Google drive? Also I found videopro.com.sg and sgpcmart.com, do they have very similar pricing or all are different? Also everything is so expensive there it makes me cry. Can amazon.uk ship to Singapore? Try to buy this and let me know how much shipping is, if it even works at all: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CW-9060014-WW-Extreme-Performance-Liquid/dp/B00B4OCW7K Because this is miles cheaper
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