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Saturday, January 26, 2013

NAS - Network Attached Storage

Hardware

  • 1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
  • 1 x Intel Pentium G630 Sandy Bridge 2.7GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80623G630
  • 2 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 
  • 1 x CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
  • 4 x Western Digital Red 3TB SATA3 64MB Cache 3.5in Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD (Part#: WD30EFRX)

Software

FreeNAS 8.0


I tried FreeNAS as it has been widely publicized. It is based off BSD UNIX and is lightweight. Actually it is too light weight. In order to use other advanced features such as torrent client, audio services, etc you have to install plugins. These are a super pain in the ass, nothing anyone without moderate to advanced knowledge of BSD UNIX could do.


NAS4Free


NAS4Free is lesser known and has a web server, torrent client, audio services all ready to go out of the box. It worked great but whenever I would transfer multiple files at the same time all the transfers would crap out. I also ran into tons of problems with file and folder permissions working properly.

Windows Home Server




Windows Home Server worked great. No permission problems, all the apps I want, and it handles multiple file transfers like a champ. Now don't get me wrong I am not a fan of Microsoft's ethics and business practices, but until Google or someone else makes a better product this is my choice.

I am running RAID 5 so there is 9TB of usable space on this array. On CAT6 cable with 9K MTU jumbo frames I am maxing out my gigabit network at about 110-115MB/s. (10MB/s you figure is going to overhead)

Epic New PC

Merry Christmas to Me!


I took advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday for all it was worth. Below are my specs.




  • 2 x GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
  • Intel Core i7-3770K Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 3.50GHz (3.90GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 77W, Fan, Unlocked, Retail (BX80667i73770K)
  • Kingston SH103S3/120G HyperX 120GB Solid State Drive - 120GB, SATA III, 2.5"
  • 2 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 
  • 1 x COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
  • 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
  • 1 x CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...
  • 1 x SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500BW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
  • 1 x ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS
  • 1 x Biostar CABLEUSB3.0 USB 3.0 Cable Bracket
  • 1 x ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink
  • 1 x COOLER MASTER R4-S2S-124K-GP 120mm Case Fan 4 in 1 pack
  • 1 x Corsair Vengeance K90 Black/Metal USB Wired Gaming Performance, MMO Mechanical Keyboard
  • 1 x HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
  • 3 x ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor W/Speakers








New I7 Machine and NAS box at idle. NAS sips 23W so I7 sips 50W. Yes, it sips power!

I7 and NAS power consumption playing Crysis 2 at specs shown in next photo (Basically Max load).
For you home gamer's that's 6.2 megapixels

Yes that is Surround Gaming FTW!
L4D2 5760x1080p


Got copper?

Back mount for Zalman CPU Cooler

GPU #1, Soundcard, GPU #2


Shot from top of case where CPU hot CPU air exits the case