[tech] fileserver bits and prices

James Andrewartha trs80 at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
Wed Nov 24 11:05:41 WST 2004


The fileserver is composed of the following pieces:

>From digispan.com.au:
4 x Corsair 512MB PC-3200 400MHZ DDR RAM - ECC, Registered
(CM72SD512RLP) = AU$787.20
1 x Antec NEO 480W ATX12X Power Supply - ACMS (NEO480) = AU$198.50
2 x OPTERON 242 1.6GHZ Soc 940 1MB L2 cache Retail Box (OP242B) =
AU$732.60
Shipping $25.33

>From i-tech.com.au:
TYAN Thunder K8S Pro S2882G3NR $719
Antec 4U22ATX Rackmount Case $213
Free shipping

>From Phillip McLean:
4x200 GB Seagate 7200.7 SATA drives = $800
1x36 GB Western Digital Raptor 10krpm SATA = $170

Total spent so far: $3645.63

Still waiting on the SATA controller (Promise SATAII150 SX8) which is due
in a week or two and will cost around $300. And a adaptor for the EPS12V 8
pin connector on the motherboard, which I'm getting from censuspc.com
becuase the PSU only has the 24 pin EPS12V connector.

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