Recent content by RAINMAN

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    Super cheap LSI SAS3 controller

    Any leads on cheap breakout cables for these?
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    List of NICs and their equivalent OEM parts

    Got a link? Looking for a network card and the prices all seem really high lately.
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    Canada Cisco 3750G $17

    Well, if you are in Calgary it has free local pickup. In that case its a good deal for 10$ but for me, I'll pass on the extreme shipping.
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    ADATA 120GB m.2 2242 SSD (SATA)

    Here is the benchmark from my desktop. Similar results to above. Write could be better but its decent for the price.
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    ADATA 120GB m.2 2242 SSD (SATA)

    Is the kingspec the same as the adata in the first post? A bit confused where the kingspec discussion came from...
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    $42 3TB HGST SATA disks are back

    Not the same drive but seller auto accepted 86 for 2 of these seagates: Seagate ST33000651NS - 3.5" 3TB, 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive | eBay
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    VLAN IPtables Question

    I created 2 separate VLANs on my router. One for my trusted devices (192.168.254.x) and one for "things" (172.16.254.x) like smart switches and that sort of thing. I also was able to configure the router so that I have access from the 192 network to the 172 network but not vice versa. All...
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    Newegg: Refurbished HGST/Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA641 2TB HD $40 end Thu

    hehe, the oldest drive in my array is a ST2000DL003. Clocking in at 8.3 years (72437 (8y, 3m, 6d, 5h)) of powerup time. Who says seagates aren't reliable? 5years. Thats a baby
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    Intel Xeon E5649 12M 2.53GHz 6-Core CPU $23.99 FS

    Any cheap motherboard suggestions for a pair of these?
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    Intel Xeon E5-2670 Deal and Price Tracking

    Thanks for the info.
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    Intel Xeon E5-2670 Deal and Price Tracking

    Anyone do a power measurement on these? Kinda curious how many watts these things pull...
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    WD RE 4TB SAS 99USD Free Ship.

    GoHarddrives is also selling this on Newegg for 95$ Western Digital RE WD4000FDYZ 4TB 64MB Cache 7200RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Enterprise Hard Drive - w/ 1 Year Warranty-Newegg.com
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    Bestbuy.com 4TB 3.5" external for $80

    Dead? I see 129.99