Lore
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My server 'lore' will be my main server in my lab. You can read about its disk configuration or my other computers. This server replaces 'longing'.
Drive installation
I'm thinking I will put the PNY 1TB drives into the motherboard; the Samsung 990 Pro 2TB drives into the PCIe 4x adapters; and the Kioxia 256GB drives into the PCIe 1x adapters.
Ethernet
Looking at the back there are two built-in ports and then two installed ports. From top to bottom:
- ORANGE
- BLUE (VM)
- RED
- BLUE
Parts
Ordered
These are the parts I ordered.
| Supplier | Manufacturer | Component | Warranty | Price | Qty | Type | Total | Notes | Ordered | Arrived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Syba | Syba Dual 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-E Network Expansion Card RJ45 LAN Adapter SD-PEX24066 | 3 year | $80.87 | 2 | Dual NIC | $161.74 | 2023-05-30 | yes | |
| Amazon | GLOTRENDS M.2 PCIe NVMe 4.0/3.0 Adapter with M.2 Heatsink for M.2 PCIe SSD (NVMe and AHCI), PCI-E GEN4 Full Speed, Desktop PC Installation (PA09-HS) | $18.00 | 5 | 4x PCIe M.2 Adapter | $90 | 3x in 'lore' | 2023-05-28 | yes | ||
| Amazon | WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 5,150 MB/s - WDS100T3X0E | $109.90 | 5 | 1TB SSD | $549.50 | 2x in 'lore', 2x in 'charisma', 1x in 'verve' | 2023-12-08 | 2023-12-09 | ||
| eBay | Toshiba | TOSHIBA KIOXIA 256GB BG5 NVMe SSD M.2 2280 - NEW GEN4 | $20.50 | 3 | M.2 NVMe 256GB | $70.45 | will use two, one spare | 2023-11-20 | yes | |
| Amazon | Kingston | Kingston - NV2 M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe 2TB, Solid State Drive | $149.00 | 1 | M.2 NVMe 2TB | $149.00 | also two in tradition and one in wonder; this one unused/spare (it's in the keyboard tray under the admin station) | 2023-05-28 | yes | |
| eBay | HDMI Male to VGA Female Video 1080P Adapter Cable Converter Chipset Built-in AU | $5.94 | 2 | HDMI to VGA | $11.88 | 2023-11-20 | yes | |||
| eBay | Displayport Display Port DP Male to VGA Female Video Converter Adapter Cable PC | $5.90 | 2 | DisplayPort to VGA | $11.80 | 2023-11-20 | yes | |||
| Amazon | ASUS | AMD B550 Ryzen AM4 ATX motherboard PCIe® 4.0, dual Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C ports, dual Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, dual M.2 with heatsinks, USB 3.2 Gen 2 | $414.61 | 1 | Motherboard | $414.61 | 2023-11-20 | yes | ||
| Amazon | Glotrends | GLOTRENDS M.2 PCIe X1 Adapter with M.2 Screw for M.2 PCIe 4.0/3.0 SSD | $18.00 | 3 | M.2 Adapter | $54.00 | 2023-06-21 | yes | ||
| eBay | ASUS | ASUS BW-16D1HT PRO BLACK Internal 16x Blu-ray Writer 12x Blu-ray Reader 16x DVDR | $165.00 | 1 | Blu-ray drive | $165.00 | moved to 'charisma' | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-05 | |
| AusPCMarket | PNY | PNY CS3140 1TB NVMe Gen4 SSD M.2 7500MB/s 5650MB/s R/W 700TBW 350K/700K 2M hrs MTBF | 5 year | $0.00 | 2 | M.2 NVMe 1TB | $0.00 | two of these moved from charm; 0 - 70 ℃ Operating Temperature; 700 TBW | 2022-03-15 | 2022-03-23 |
| Amazon | IO Crest | IO CREST Quad 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express PCI-E Network Interface Card | 3 year | $168.33 | 1 | Quad NIC | $168.33 | 2023-05-24 | yes | |
| Amazon | Plugable | Plugable 2.5G USB-A and USB-C to Ethernet Adapter | 2 year | $45.95 | 2 | USB NIC | $91.90 | 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-24 | |
| AusPCMarket | AMD | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8 Core Socket AM4 4.6GHz CPU Processor | 3 year | $359.00 | 1 | CPU | $359.00 | supports PCIe 3.0; w/ integrated graphics | 2022-12-20 | yes |
| AusPCMarket | AMD | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8 Core AM4 3.4GHz Unlocked CPU Processor | 3 year | $329.00 | 1 | CPU | $329.00 | supports PCIe 4.0; w/o integrated graphics | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 |
| AusPCMarket | Thermaltake | Thermaltake Water 3.0 120 ARGB Sync Edition Liquid CPU Cooler | 3 year | $129.00 | 1 | CPU Cooler | $129.00 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |
| AusPCMarket | ASUS | Asus PRIME B550M-A AM4 Micro-ATX Motherboard | 3 year | $159.00 | 1 | Motherboard | $159.00 | See B550M-A vs B550M-K (A is better) | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 |
| AusPCMarket | Corsair | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x 32GB) DDR4 3200MHz Memory - Black | lifetime | $309.00 | 2 | 64GB RAM | $618.00 | 128GB RAM | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 |
| AusPCMarket | Samsung | Samsung 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB | 5 year | $419.00 | 2 | M.2 NVMe 2TB | $838.00 | 1.8TB zfs mirror 'fast' | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 |
| AusPCMarket | Western Digital | Western Digital WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 3.5in 512e/4Kn SATA 7200RPM Hard Drive 0F38462 | 5 year | $679.00 | 3 | 16TB HDD | $2,037.00 | 16TB zfs mirror 'data' | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 |
| AusPCMarket | Corsair | Corsair Carbide 100R Silent Edition Mid-Tower ATX Case | 2 year | $119.00 | 1 | Case | $119.00 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |
| AusPCMarket | ASUS | Asus ROG Strix 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply Unit | 10 year | $239.00 | 1 | Power Supply | $239.00 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |
| AusPCMarket | ASUS | Asus DRW-24D5MT 24x DVD Writer | 1 year | $33.00 | 1 | DVD drive | $33.00 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |
| AusPCMarket | Edimax | Edimax EN-9225TX-E 2.5GbE Ethernet PCIe Server Adapter | 1 year | $39.00 | 2 | NIC | $78.00 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |
| AusPCMarket | AusPCMarket | Standard System Build - free - add this when you want us to build a PC | System Build | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |||||
| AusPCMarket | Shipping | $35.00 | Shipping | $35.00 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | ||||
| eBay | Cat 6 5m RJ45 UTP Ethernet Network LAN Cable Patch Lead | 3 year | $9.50 | 3 | Ethernet Cable | $37.02 | Get RED, ORANGE, and GREEN | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |
| eBay | ASUS | ASUS BW-16D1HT PRO BLACK Internal 16x Blu-ray Writer 12x Blu-ray Reader 16x DVDR | 7 day | $169.00 | 1 | Blu-ray Writer | $169.00 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | |
| eBay | Verbatim | Verbatim Blank Blu-ray BD-R DL VBR260RP50SV1 50GB 1-6x 50 discs New JAPAN | $168.36 | 1 | 50x Blu-ray discs | $168.36 | 2022-11-29 | 2022-12-09 | ||
| Total: | $ | |||||||||
Photos
Inside of 'lore'
Motherboard of 'lore'
BIOS screen of 'lore'
Research
IronWolf Pro prices
So it turned out that 16TB was the best value per TB.
| Size | Price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | $769 | $48.06 |
| 12 | $599 | $49.92 |
| 18 | $909 | $50.50 |
| 10 | $519 | $51.90 |
| 14 | $729 | $52.07 |
| 20 | $1,059 | $52.95 |