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  • #1

    New fileserver.....

    So, I just sort of wanted a mini-itx powered NAS box or fileserver, instead of just having lots of disks in different machines, and placed on bookshelves...

    I ordered this today:

    Chenbro ES34069 case (4 bays and a space for the mini-itx+2.5in HDD+Slim DVD
    AMD x3 8750 95W to be underclocked and undervolted to get around 2Ghz.
    Jetway NC81-LF AMD 780G + SB700
    - ati 3200 graphics
    - full 1080p support
    - HDMI/DVI/VGA and HDCP onboard
    - Onboard 128Mb Framebuffer
    - 2xGigE (PCI and PCIe)
    -All solid capacitor design
    Slim DVDRW
    4xWD Green 1Tb 5400rpm 32Mb cache
    edit : + a 2.5in 60Gb drive for the OS.

    The only thing worrying me is the x3's power output.
    I don't think it would even get warm doing its normal duties, but i will have to test it just in case at full load for stability...finding a 1U cooler isn't easy...will wait and see if the 1U one I have coming is good enough...

    Should be powerful enough for a while, and I can always add bigger drives later.
    Last edited by Evildead666; 18 March 2009, 14:04.
    PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
    Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
    +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)
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  • #2
    Seeing as all the connections are there for it, it would work as a TV PC also...no recording tho unless from a USB source...
    PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
    Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
    +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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    • #3
      Those Chenbro itx cases are nice.
      Q9450 + TRUE, G.Skill 2x2GB DDR2, GTX 560, ASUS X48, 1TB WD Black, Windows 7 64-bit, LG M2762D-PM 27" + 17" LG 1752TX, Corsair HX620, Antec P182, Logitech G5 (Blue)
      Laptop: MSI Wind - Black

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      • #4
        It should all arrive before the weekend...i'll try and take some non-blurry pics...

        I'm hoping its as small as I think it is....just have to keep the power under control....
        PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
        Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
        +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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        • #5
          Just added a Promise FastTrack TX4310 4xSATA RAID PCI which does raid 5 since the onboard one doesn't do raid 5 apparently.
          Last edited by Evildead666; 19 March 2009, 17:48.
          PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
          Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
          +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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          • #6
            The board doesn't react to the X3. PSU comes on (external 300W) but nothing on the mobo, no fans.
            It might be too powerful for the 4 phase power delivery system, and the board will just refuse to startup.
            Have ordered a X2 2.6GHz 45W to see if I can flash to the latest BIOS and try again...
            PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
            Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
            +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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            • #7
              Have also just realized that AM3 chips will fit and work in AM2+ motherboards, so I could have gotten one of the Phenom II X3's....which have a slightly lower power envelope, and are manufactured in 45nm instead of 65nm.
              Oh well. Lets just see if the X2 works, flash the board, and try the X3 again and see what happens...
              PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
              Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
              +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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              • #8
                Got the RAID card this morning...
                Just waiting on the lower wattage CPU....

                Have also found a use for the extra fan for the VRM's on my Maximus Formula, it fits the small outlet at the top of the NAS case....i'll show it in pictures when it actually working and being put together...have also added a 60mm fan to the front of the mini-itx side of the chassis...hopefully it won't be running at 8krpm all the time, otherwise i'll have to dig out or buy a bloody fan controller....
                PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
                Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
                +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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                • #9
                  Right.
                  Got the x2 cpu, and lets hope it isn't the memory or something.
                  PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
                  Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
                  +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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                  • #10
                    Woohoo. We have POST and BIOS.
                    here goes installing it all...
                    photos to come.
                    PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
                    Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
                    +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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                    • #11
                      Installed.....had some problems with the raid card not having the holes for the PCI bracket being exactly where the one from the case....so a cable tie went there...
                      and a piece of cardboard folded to hold the other end down.
                      I also need a fan-mate, the 60mm front fan is at 8krpm all the time, nowhere in the bios to change it...only the cpu fan.

                      i'm still missing a few chipset drivers, but i'll sort that out in a jiffy.
                      Looking very quick, and i can confirm it has dual PCIe GigE LAN.
                      PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
                      Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
                      +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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                      • #12
                        initialization of the 3Tb, RAID 5, 4 Disk array at 23:11pm local time.
                        Lets see how long this sucker takes to do this....
                        PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
                        Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
                        +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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                        • #13
                          And then we'll see how long it takes to fill up with porn
                          Q9450 + TRUE, G.Skill 2x2GB DDR2, GTX 560, ASUS X48, 1TB WD Black, Windows 7 64-bit, LG M2762D-PM 27" + 17" LG 1752TX, Corsair HX620, Antec P182, Logitech G5 (Blue)
                          Laptop: MSI Wind - Black

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                          • #14
                            Well, assuming you have a nontraffic shaped line at 10mb download (1MB download odd) downloading 24 hours a day, which I assume a file server would do, I would say in the region of just over a month.

                            J1NG
                            Last edited by J1NG; 25 March 2009, 18:49. Reason: Extra info needed

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                            • #15
                              at 3:27 this morning the initialization hit 10%......just over 4 hours....hmmmm.
                              PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
                              Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
                              +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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