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[Build Log] File Server
I have decided to upgrade my file server as it's getting on a bit now, this is what I have decided to get so far...
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz
MOBO: ASUS TUF Z97 Gryphon Armor Edition Intel Z97
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1600MHZ
PSU: Corsair RM Series RMi 650 '80+ Gold' 650W Power Supply
SSD: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive
CASE: Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case
CPU COOLER: BeQuiet! Pure Rock
CASE COOLING: Noctua NF-S12B REDUX PWM 1200RPM 120mm Quiet Case Fan
M.2 ADAPTER: Aquacomputer kryoM.2 EVO
NETWORK: Intel I350-T2 V2 2x Port Server Adapter
HD0: 1x Samsung SSD (OS: Windows Server 2012 R2)
HD1: 1x Western Digital 1TB Blue SATA3
HD2: 1x Western Digital 2TB Green SATA2
HD3: 1x Western Digital 4TB Blue SATA3
HD4: 1x Western Digital 4TB Blue SATA3
HD5: 1x Western Digital 4TB Blue SATA3
HD6: 1x Western Digital 1TB Black SATA2
That will give me plenty of power for serving files, media and test VMs.
I'll get some pictures posted as soon as I start getting the parts in.
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I've just about finished, just waiting on the SSD as I wanted to do the hardware migration before I cloned the OS Drive to an SSD.
My other server is in an Antec case, so I went with them again. This Antec P100 is a very nice little case and a bargain at £54, I may have to get another so the servers match lol :)
I used one of these BeQuiet CPU coolers in a clients build, and was pleased with it both in performance and looks so I thought it would be perfect for this.
Here's a couple of pictures...
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Since the case only came with one front case fan, and I have loads of drives I need to add a second, I obviously want them to match so I ordered a couple of these..
Noctua NF-S12B REDUX PWM 1200RPM 120mm Quiet Case Fan
Depending on what they are like, I may have to put some in my main PC (in sig), and some of the Industrial ones on my Corsair H100i :)
At 18db the REDUX ones shift nearly 60CFM, so that should be plenty.
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Just installed the Noctua REDUX 1200rpm fans, firstly, they look great. Secondly they are whisper quiet!
I will most definitely be getting more of these for my main PC, they are a bit spendy, but the specs are great.
Anyway, here's a quick picture...
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Here are the hard drive temps now, a couple were in the 40's!
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I got round to trying to install AISuite, I say try because the OS is Server 2012 R2 so some things just will not install, but it works fine.
Here's a couple more pictures now I have a Noctua REDUX in the back too, and you can see the lovely Akasa PROSlim SATA cables in the first pic.
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I'm just waiting on a delivery (see below), to build a second one of these, this one has a slightly different CPU, but everything else is the same.
I haven't decided on subsystem yet, probably a couple of 1TB Western Digital Black in RAID1.
I'll post some pictures once I have everything...
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.2GHz
MOBO: ASUS TUF Z97 Gryphon Armor Edition Intel Z97
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHZ
PSU: Corsair RM Series RMi 650 '80+ Gold' 650W Power Supply
CASE: Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case
CPU COOLER: BeQuiet! Pure Rock
CASE COOLING: Noctua NF-S12B REDUX PWM 1200RPM 120mm Quiet Case Fan
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Back to the first build, I decided to use a M.2 SSD as I have already used the 6 SATA Ports, and didn't want to wait untill I had freed up a port to add an SSD.
I'm going for one of the Samsung 950's, 512GB will be plenty for Server 12 and a couple of VMs...
Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive
I have already got a M.2 PCI-E Adapter...
Asus Hyper M.2 X4 PCI-E Mini Adapter Card - Black PCB
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I got round to installing the Samsung 512GB M.2, I haven't done any benchmarks on it yet, but here's a pic...
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Here's a couple of pictures of the first build with the Samsung M.2 installed...
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I have just added another Western Digital Blue 4TB drive to this server...
HD0: 1x Samsung SSD 850 Pro NVMe M.2 (OS: Windows Server 2012 R2)
HD1: 1x Western Digital 1TB Blue SATA3
HD2: 1x Western Digital 2TB Green SATA2
HD3: 1x Western Digital 4TB Blue SATA3
HD4: 1x Western Digital 4TB Blue SATA3
HD5: 1x Western Digital 4TB Blue SATA3
HD6: 1x Western Digital 1TB Black SATA3
And I'll have a Samsung 860 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD for the other server (see above post) next month at some point.
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Server 2 Finished
Here's a few pictures of Server #2 now I've finally finished it!
Final Spec is as follows...
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.2GHz
MOBO: ASUS TUF Z97 Gryphon Armor Edition Intel Z97
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHZ
SSD: Samsung 970 Pro 512GB M.2 NVMe
PSU: Corsair RM Series RMi 650 '80+ Gold' 650W Power Supply
CASE: Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case
CPU COOLER: BeQuiet! Pure Rock
CASE COOLING: Noctua NF-S12B REDUX PWM 1200RPM 120mm Quiet Case Fan
M.2 ADAPTER: Aquacomputer kryoM.2 EVO
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These Aqua Computer kryoM.2 adapters look good lit up...
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Just a quick picture of Server Corner...