Posted April 1, 2014 FINALLY! AN UPDATE! *cries of joy* Andres "Bluejay" Alejandro Montefusco - The Forums Favorite Bird!!! Top Clock: 7.889 Ghz Cooled by: Liquid Helium #ChocolateRAM #OatmealFans #ScratchItHarder #WorstcardBestoverclocker #CrazySexStories #SchnitzelQuest TS3 SERVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 FUCKING FINALLY! YOU MADE MY DAY BY UPDATING A BUILD OF YOURS! NEW BUILD LOG!!!: Project Comilinx http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/313532-in-progress-project-comilinx-side-panel-modpainting-update-1932015/ Other build: Project Impracticality http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/131898-wip-project-impracticality-new-name-partsdesign-update/ Wallpaper dump: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/227721-cool-backgrounds-i-found-on-imgur-now-with-phone-backgrounds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Looks very ghetto Well that's the understatement of the week The year is 20XX. Everyone plays Fox at TAS levels of perfection. Because of this, the winner of a match depends solely on port priority. The RPS metagame has evolved to ridiculous levels due to it being the only remaining factor to decide matches. Only Abate, Axe, and Wobbles can save us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 LOOKS SWEET PROFILEYEAH What do people even put in these things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Author FINALLY! AN UPDATE! *cries of joy* IKR?! FUCKING FINALLY! YOU MADE MY DAY BY UPDATING A BUILD OF YOURS! Happy to be of service. Well that's the understatement of the week Maybe? LOOKS SWEET Thanks! BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Why the fuck haven't I seen this yet . Fucking awesome mate. Gotta love the dedicated custom builds like this that also look alright. All we need now is a good looking mining rig with that new asrock motherboard. Nice job Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. As I get older I get angrier more cynical, meaner. I feel some warning posts coming. I feel a ban coming. I was warned. CPU-i5 2400 GPU-Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC Mobo-H67MA-D2H-B3 Ram-G.Skill Ripjaws 8gb 1333mhz Case-Fractal Define R4 PSU-Corsair CX750 Storage-Samsung EVO 250gb, 1tb WD Black,Hitachi 1tb Other stuff-Corsair K90, M90 Cooling-3x 140mm Fractal fans Sound-Sennheiser HD438 headphones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Author Why the fuck haven't I seen this yet . Fucking awesome mate. Gotta love the dedicated custom builds like this that also look alright. All we need now is a good looking mining rig with that new asrock motherboard. Nice job Haha, np mate, build log section is plenty busy these days, I certainly can't keep up with it anymore, surely there's plenty of stuff I've missed that would have been worthy of my attention. And that Asrock board: Blessed strong language, do want! BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 I like the Ghetto drive cage Rig CPU Intel i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz - MB MSI Z77A-GD55 - RAM Kingston 8GB 1600 mhz - GPU XFX 7870 Double D - Keyboard Logitech G710+ Case Corsair 600T - Storage Intel 330 120GB, WD Blue 1TB - CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 - Displays Dell U2312HM, Asus VS228, Acer AL1715 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Author The Disk RacksA.k.a. the main part of this undertaking. As mentioned elsewhere, one of the two main problem of ourcurrent server is that it only has seven HDD slots, andthey're already all filled up. The only way to get morestorage is to install larger disks, which isn't really allthat optimal.One of the main points of this build was to have more diskslots. The PP689 only offers four in its stock form, whichyou can upgrade to a maximum of thirteen drives. You wouldneed to buy another four-disk enclosure (which btw. I couldnot find anywhere to buy), and a five-disk enclosure for the5.25" bays. Since 13 drives aren't really that many, andsince these enclosures aren't exactly cheap, I decided to goanother route.It took me a while to figure out how to do it, but in theend this is what I came up with. I had very generous helpfrom one of my neighbours, who has a mill and a lathe at hisdisposal, as well as plenty of time (he's a pensioneer ).So off we went:The Mill(click image for full res)First Steps(click image for full res)(click image for full res)The Mill can also serve as a drill press. The drill chuck helooks ridiculously huge when you put a small drill bit intoit (he said they didn't have the smaller model in stock whenhe needed to buy his, so he went with the large one). (click image for full res)Stumbled upon this when going through my pics. My dog'sgirlfriend, basically (she's a labrador and belongs toanother one of our neighbours). I was dogsitting here for anevening a few weeks back. She can be a bit hyperactive attimes, but is a very lovely dog. (click image for full res)Drilling and MillingLots of holes needed to be drilled for the pop rivets thatwere going to hold it all together.(click image for full res)(click image for full res)Milling out the slots for the screwheads:(click image for full res)Phase I CompleteThe side panels of the disk racks completed. Testing withsome broken old HDDs I had laying around to make sure it allfits as it should. It does. (click image for full res)(click image for full res)(click image for full res)Rail DetailThis is how the construct looks on the side where you slidein the disks. You can see the pop rives I used to assembleit, the slots which are pictured being milled above for thescrewheads and the screws on the disks. You can also see therecesses into which the screws mounted on the HDDs lock. Thesystem works very well.(click image for full res)(click image for full res)VentilationObviously, 24 HDDs are going to put out some heat, so someventilation is required. I'm using six Papst fans forthat. The fans will be bolted onto the panels with some Lprofiles. Unfortunately, 120 mm fans have 105 mm holedistance, and HDDs are ~100 mm wide, so it's not possible tomount the fan on both sides, only two screws can beused. It's not really a problem though, two screws tighteneddown nicely give sufficient stability.(click image for full res)(click image for full res)(click image for full res)(click image for full res)Mounting BracketsThe panels are mounted to the bottom and top of the casewith screws. To have some leeway in adjusting things, thereare slots instead of round holes in some places.(click image for full res)Top:(click image for full res)Bottom:(click image for full res)Fan MountingSince the fan screws need to be tightened rather heavily,the screws exert quite a bit of pressure on the fanframes. To prevent the fan frames from being crushed and/orbreaking, we made some brass bushings that take the brunt ofthe pressure.(click image for full res)And MountedAnd finally the disk racks are mounted inside the case. (click image for full res)(click image for full res)Disk MountingThe Disks just slide into the slots and lock into place inthe recesses you can see above. Since I can't tighten thescrews, I'm using Loctite to prevent them from falling outdue to vibration. I tried to get some screws similar tothose Lian Li use for their HDD mounting, but the only onesI could find were so expensive that they'd have cost me morethan 100 USD. So yeah, nope...(click image for full res)There's still lots to do, but that was by far the most workintensive part of this build, took us quite a while to getit done. And no, it won't be painted or anything, the serverwill stand in a closed room in our appartment anyway. I'dhave loved to make it all pretty and nice, but at the momentI just don't have the time.So long, and until next time. -aw BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Very nice work!! Forum Links - Community Standards, Privacy Policy, FAQ, Features Suggestions, Bug and Issues. Folding/Boinc Info - Check out the Folding and Boinc Section, read the Folding Install thread and the Folding FAQ. Info on Boinc is here. Don't forget to join team 223518. Check out other users Folding Rigs for ideas. Don't forget to follow the @LTTCompute for updates and other random posts about the various teams. Spoiler Whaler_99 Links - "Green Machine" (watercooled), "Out of the Blue" (watercooled), My 4P Folding rigs, My multi GPU Folding Rigs, The Water Cooling FAQ, My 40TB Storage Server, My Folding Stats. The CM HAF XB review, the Aqualis Pro 450 review, the PrimoChill CTR Phase II Res review, the IcyDock ToughArmor 6x1 review, the 3x2 Storage Cage review, the 5x3 Storage Cage review, my Milwaukee Jobsite Backpack review, my Thermaltake Core X2 review, my CoolerMaster Storm Stryker overview. Link to DA Blogs home. Follow me on Twitter for updates @Whaler_99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 The Disk Racks -snip- Man that is awesome! Haven't seen anyone make their own disk mounts before NICE! PROFILEYEAH What do people even put in these things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Nothing but high quality stuff from you alpenwasser! phanteks enthoo pro | intel i5 4690k | noctua nh-d14 | msi z97 gaming 5 | 16gb crucial ballistix tactical | msi gtx970 4G OC | adata sp900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Very nice!! Rig CPU Intel i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz - MB MSI Z77A-GD55 - RAM Kingston 8GB 1600 mhz - GPU XFX 7870 Double D - Keyboard Logitech G710+ Case Corsair 600T - Storage Intel 330 120GB, WD Blue 1TB - CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 - Displays Dell U2312HM, Asus VS228, Acer AL1715 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Author Very nice work!! Thanks! Man that is awesome! Haven't seen anyone make their own disk mounts before NICE! Yeah, it was a lot of work, even with the help from my neighbour. But it allows me to best ulitize the space available to mount as many disks as possible. Nothing but high quality stuff from you alpenwasser! One does what one can, thanks! Very nice!! Yes it is. (thanks ). BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Good lord that's going to be a lot of storage in a small space. I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use, and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them. - Galileo GalileiBuild Logs: Tophat (in progress), DNAF | Useful Links: How To: Choosing Your Storage Devices and Configuration, Case Study: RAID Tolerance to Failure, Reducing Single Points of Failure in Redundant Storage , Why Choose an SSD?, ZFS From A to Z (Eric1024), Advanced RAID: Survival Rates, Flashing LSI RAID Cards (alpenwasser), SAN and Storage Networking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 Author Good lord that's going to be a lot of storage in a small space. That's the idea, yes. Although for now I won't have it filled (that's also part of the concept, have room for future expansion). Probably only 13 drives or so for now, not totally sure yet. I also contemplated going with a proper rack enclosure with lots of drive slots (say, a Norco, for example), but Norcos are very hard to get here, and if you do manage to find one, shipping will be very expensive since it's usually shipped from north america or asia. And a Supermicro case with 24 slots? Almost as expensive as this whole machine (although those usually include a server PSU, but still). So yeah, overall I'm very happy with how this has turned out. The only thing it's lacking is being properly hot-swappable, but meh, I can live without that, it's just a home server after all, doesn't matter if I need to have a few minutes downtime for installing/removing drives. BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 2, 2014 I also contemplated going with a proper rack enclosure with lots of drive slots (say, a Norco, for example), but Norcos are very hard to get here, and if you do manage to find one, shipping will be very expensive since it's usually shipped from north america or asia. And a Supermicro case with 24 slots? Almost as expensive as this whole machine (although those usually include a server PSU, but still). That's when E-Bay comes in handy, you can find used enclosures cheaper and if you are doing your own guts anyway all the more. I roll with sigs off so I have no idea what you're advertising. This is NOT the signature you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Author That's when E-Bay comes in handy, you can find used enclosures cheaper and if you are doing your own guts anyway all the more. Tried that, and I did find a few offers, but everything what would have been suitable fell either into the "ships to Switzerland for >200 USD" or the "doesn't ship to Switzerland" category (just talking about the case here). But that's the thing with large enclosures, they're usually expensive to ship, such is life. The M/B, CPUs, RAM and the LSI controllers I did actually get on eBay, and for pretty decent prices. The M/B turned out to be a bit on the expensive side after all was said and done (200 USD + 60 USD shipping + ~60 USD taxes here), but the CPUs I got for about 60 USD per piece IIRC (+ ~40 USD taxes, not sure anymore), and the RAM was a decent price as well. The LSI 9211-8i currently goes for ~100 USD on eBay, new in box (retail price where I live is still ~350 USD). But yes, in general eBay is a pretty good source for not-quite-current-gen hardware IME. BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Yay!!! An update! Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Are you gonna use rubber isolator on the drive cages? http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3600597951 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Yeah, it was a lot of work, even with the help from my neighbour. But it allows me to best ulitize the space available to mount as many disks as possible. Even with the help of your dogs girlfriend PROFILEYEAH What do people even put in these things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Author Are you gonna use rubber isolator on the drive cages? Tought about it, but no. Couldn't find a solution what would not have cost me tons of money. Lamptron makes some nice rubber washer mounts, but those cost like 5 USD per HDD, which makes >100 USD for all drives. Nope. Not even eBay was helpful in this unfortunately. Let's be honest though: Before a few years ago, none of our drives were ever mounted with dampening and things seemed to work fine for many decades without it, so it should be OK. Noise isn't really a big issue in this machine. The only real concern is the HDDs getting damaged from the vibrations. If I suddenly start losing disks left and right I'll know why, RMA them and make some modifications. The important data is backed up anyway, and most of the drives are new-ish, so that would still be a manageable scenario. So, for the time being I'm just going to see what happens and keep an eye on things. Even with the help of your dogs girlfriend Well, she was more of a motivational coach than an actual help. BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Pure Amazing! Check out my Rigs: Obi-Wan Shinobi & HTPC: The Dark Prodigy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Author Pure Amazing! Thanks! BUILD LOGS: HELIOS - Latest Update: 2015-SEP-06 ::: ZEUS - BOTW 2013-JUN-28 ::: APOLLO - Complete: 2014-MAY-10OTHER STUFF: Cable Lacing Tutorial ::: What Is ZFS? ::: mincss Primer ::: LSI RAID Card Flashing TutorialFORUM INFO: Community Standards ::: The Moderating Team ::: 10TB+ Storage Showoff Topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 3, 2014 Nice, the mill looks new, is it? i'm on the lookout for one but thinking of building myself a CNC... My VERY Watercooled R4 'BOTW' | [WIP] StreamMachine Build Log | ARCADE-D2 | [WIP] NCASE MiniValidus Build Log | DIY AMBILIGHT Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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