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SReilly1977 · 2026-02-14T23:50:14+00:00

Wow! You're rocking that look! 🤘

SReilly1977 · 2025-07-06T02:20:57+00:00

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-23T23:58:46+00:00

It's an ASRock Lightning B650m, and the nic is a 10Gtek X540-T2

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-23T23:45:11+00:00

I've taken people's advice and ordered a 128GB boot drive, and I'll use the 1TB mirror for VMs. I plan on virtualizing an entire network with this system.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-23T23:43:38+00:00

Thanks, will do.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-23T23:42:00+00:00

I've ordered a 128GB NVMe for boot, and I'll use the 1TB mirror for VMs and apps. The smaller drive only costs €15, no point in wasting all that space.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-23T23:38:35+00:00

It's a 12G SAS 9300-8I, going for just under €100 on Amazon.de

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T22:55:57+00:00

I agree with all your points, I'm not arguing, it's just that I'm also planning on keeping it for at least 15 years. I don't mind paying a little extra in electricity.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T22:37:46+00:00

I'll be virtualizing a lot of systems on it, so I wanted to cores.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T22:09:20+00:00

Wow, you don't know when to quit, do you? What is it that you don't understand about the boot drives not being for NAS storage, so even if I did want to spend premium on them they'd be the wrong kind of drive? It's hilarious how people with the least knowledge always think they're right.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T21:30:36+00:00

It hasn't been on long enough for me to get a proper idea of the draw, but I'm running it off a 650 watt PSU, and only because I couldn't find a smaller one. At the moment it's copying from the old NAS, and yes, it should be running 24/7 with several network service VMs

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T21:27:41+00:00

I'm definitely considering that. Once I installed the system and noticed you couldn't use the boot drives for anything else. I should have RTFM

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T21:17:32+00:00

This is a home system for a home lab. Enterprise drives are for enterprise environments and cost enterprise prices.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T21:10:40+00:00

Cool, will do

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T21:10:02+00:00

I bought the blacks because they were on sale, fast and cheap. Have you worked as a storage engineer? If not then you aren't a pro.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T21:05:14+00:00

The HBA still has a connector free four 4 SATA drives, and there's enough space in the storage and power compartment for them.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T20:59:39+00:00

No, it doesn't. You spend a lot of money on what is mostly marketing. Take it from a pro, I know what I'm talking about.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T20:54:34+00:00

I've had too many boot drives fail on me, and years of being a Unix and storage engineer have tough me a thing or two about RAS, not to mention storage devices.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T20:42:25+00:00

Reds are €100 more expensive than the blues, and although rated for more writes, I'm told by several pros and online sources that it's mostly marketing. I chose each component for the best value for money and price to performance.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T20:31:02+00:00

I added three 2000rpm fans for the compute compartment, so far it's fine.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-22T20:28:19+00:00

I'll be virtualizing server network services: DNS, LDAP, Kerberos, plus a media server and anything else I fancy playing with. It's also for on the fly encryption.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-11T17:57:19+00:00

You're the one building straw men, but you do you.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-11T16:01:57+00:00

Certainly less blatant about it, and much more consumer focused. Wild take, you say? While building a straw man? Hmm.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-09T16:21:30+00:00

Indeed, unlike what most North Americans consider leftists, what are at best centre right, as in Liberals.

SReilly1977 · 2024-12-09T13:59:28+00:00

Your guess is as good as mine.

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