Recent content by Biznatch

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    Seagate 5TB 2.5" external drive - 95$ [costco]

    Of course these aren't high performance drives..... 95$ for a 5tb 2.5" what do you expect? What other drive options are even close to that price? They work great for low powered media storage, especially when placed behind an intel s3700 ssd cache drive. I have been running 6x4tb shucked...
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    Seagate 5TB 2.5" external drive - 95$ [costco]

    Yes I will be shucking the drives.
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    Seagate 5TB 2.5" external drive - 95$ [costco]

    Didn't realize this deal wasn't posted here. Costco has the Seagate 5TB 2.5" portable drive (STDR5000404) on sale this month. Limit 3, but you can make multiple trips. I picked up 6 for a second Z2 array in my SC816. Been running the 4TB versions for almost 2 years now with no issues. Costco...
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    HGST 4TB NAS 109.99 After Code [Newegg]

    It's the STDR5000404. They are the external 5tb 2.5" drives that I've been waiting for almost a year for a sale like this. Now I get the costco warranty as well. Will probably pick up 1 or 2 more as a hot spare at this price.
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    HGST 4TB NAS 109.99 After Code [Newegg]

    Costco has the 5TB portables for 95$ right now.... I just picked up 6 to add to my existing 6x4TB z2 array. Limit 3 so it requires 2 trips.
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    pfSense RAM and CPU

    Enable pfblockerng and ntopng and that will no longer be the case. My VM has 4GB and is using like 90% at all times. Well worth it, for pfblocker at least. Gets rid of almost all ads/malware through community DNS block lists at the firewall. Hell even the video ads on the Roku app don't queue up...
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    EU Seagate Backup Plus 5TB 2.5" external HDD - EUR 135

    I have 6- 4TB drives in a Z2 array, and they will chug away at 30-35MB/s each during transfers. With an intel 3500 sitting in front as a cache drive, I can almost saturate my 10g lan with large transfers. Would love to get 6 of the 5TB to add another Z2 array, since my current is ~60% full...
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    Intel / Corvil 7300 / R2224GZ4GCSAS Server 2x 8-Core Xeon E5-2650 2GHz 64GB - 450$ *SOLD*

    Still up for sale. Thanks for adding additional info on the motherboad. If anyone wants to check shipping, the box is 34x26x12 ~42lbs coming from 91040.
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    Intel / Corvil 7300 / R2224GZ4GCSAS Server 2x 8-Core Xeon E5-2650 2GHz 64GB - 450$ *SOLD*

    Cleaning out my rack. Selling my Intel/Corvil 7300 with 2- E-2650 CPU, 64GB Ram, 2- 10GB LAN 4- 1GB LAN, 24 - 2.5" hot swap bays w/ controller, Dual 750w PSUs, and add-on card for remote RDP. 450$ + shipping. **SOLD** Server works perfectly .Was running as part of a Server 2016 VM cluster...
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    TP-Link Switches on Amazon (1Gbps + 10Gbps models)

    So after using the TPlink for a couple weeks, it's useless as anything other than a dumb switch. The GUI is garbage and changing settings like VLANs cause it to become completely unreachable, requiring a full reset. Even then, there is a chance the GUI doesn't come back up.... No firmware...
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    Home 10Gb: Trendnet, TP-Link, Mikrotik

    I have the same tp-link from the amazon deal, and it's working with the natex intel x520-da2 and their DAC cables (6 pack). Can completely max the 10G with 4-400G s3700s in R10.
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    Intel / Corvil 7300 / R2224GZ4GCSAS Server, 2x E5-2650, 64GB $500 OBO + $50 shipping

    yup, this deal saved me a few hundred at least and gave me a ton of extra expand-ability for the future. Part # for rails for others (~110$): AXXPRAIL755
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    Intel / Corvil 7300 / R2224GZ4GCSAS Server, 2x E5-2650, 64GB $500 OBO + $50 shipping

    Buyer relisted. Accepted* 350$ for 1, which is really good considering a supermicro 816 case is almost 300$ by itself..... I actually needed a server like this, and it should be quieter than a 1U model. Also, the 750w PSUs are rated platinum+ *Edit to use the correct accepted....*