Re: [Nolug] Terabyte servers on the cheap...

On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 23:46, Michael wrote:
> A couple months ago when I actually had a job for a while I was seriously
> thinking of buying and installing a whole case (30 units) of 100gig drives
> in a server for myself. The problem I was running into was finding a case
> able to handle that many drives that didn't cost a fortune and had a good
> enough cooling system. I think I had decided that it'd be cheaper/easier
[snip]

1. I wouldn't be surprised if you blew a fuse when firing up
   all those disks. So, get a electrician (to stay in code!)
   to run you a new 40 amp line (thicker wire?) to the living
   room.
2. The noise from the 30 spinning disks would be significant.
3. The noise from the cooling units would also be significant.
4. The heat expelled from the case would raise the ambient
   room temperature and have to be eliminated by running the
   AC longer, generating more noise, and raising the electric
   bill.
5. Find some place new for the stereo, TV, CDs, DVDs, tapes,
   sofa, etc, since the noise from that 3GB server will be
   so loud.
6. An air filter sitting nearby couldn't hurt, either.

Of course, you could put in in your bedroom, and have the
perfect white noise generator...

Depressing, isn't it?

> On 22 Jun 2002, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > Now that 80GB HHDs are $85 and 512MB PC133 SDRAMs are $54
> > (both from Pricewatch and incl s/h), it's cheaper than ever...
> >
> > 13x 80GB HDDs (data) $1,105
> > 1x 20GB HDD (/boot,/usr)$ 50
> > 3x 512MB PC133 SDRAM $ 162
> > Server case + PS $ 350
> > Athlon XP2000 + MB $ 250
> > 3x EIDE PCI controllers $ 75
> > Cheap video card $ 25
> > cables $ 100
> > floppy, CD-RW $ 100
> > -----
> > 2,217
> >
> > Of course, we won't need KB or mouse because this is a server
> > and we'll just ssh into it (since we're using Linux or *BSD).
> >
> > By comparison:
> > In the 06 Feb 1996 PC Magazine, on the back page is a comparably
> > priced Dell PC (price-adjusted, since it has a 15" monitor).
> > Dell Dimension XPS P133c for $2,499:
> > - 133MHz Pentium (not even MMX...)
> > - 16MB EDO RAM
> > - 256KB cache
> > - 1GB HDD
> > - 15" monitor
> > - Video card: PCI, 64 bit, 1MB video RAM
> > - 6x CD-ROM drive
> > - Win 95 and Office Pro 95
> >
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