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I currently run pfSense on a SuperMicro microATX board with intel i3-6100, 16GB ECC RAM, and a quad Intel 1GB NIC in a small Fractal Design Core 1100 mini tower case. It is rock solid and zero complaints other than the space it takes up. Given the plethora of mini PCs out there that could...

So I'm working on a NAS/Game/Plex server build with some used server hardware that I recently acquired. It will be a Xeon Gold 6142, Supermicro mATX mobo, 4x32 gb ddr4 RDIMM, some small SATA DOMs for storage, and up to 8x 2.5 in SAS SSDS. I looked at the STH review for the 6136 (same TDP) and...

Hi, I hope you guys can help me out. I'm just starting my homelab journey and am looking to build a "small" storage solution. I have come across some cheap IBM EXP3512s and EMC KTN-STL3s. I would like to use them as a DAS directly connected to my R520. Can anyone tell me if these support 8TB...

I just snagged one of these motherboards from eBay: https://www.supermicro.com/wdl/ISO_Extracted/CDR-X10-UP_1.13_for_Intel_X10_UP_platform/MANUALS/X10SLH-LN6TF.pdf Ideally I'd like to keep the X10SLH-LN6TF in a 1U case but still have access to the PCIe slot. The PCIe card I want to run in it...

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I want to build out a growable NAS using ZFS. I'm a bit confused about the chassis options when looking for chassis with a large number of drive bays. I have seen, on this forum and others, discussion about the supermicro chassis. However, when looking on ebay, I see that these often, but not...

Hi Guys, I have 2x SC836TQs that I'm using and want to add an SC846 to the mix. On the 836 backplanes there are 4 pin power connectors to use for CD/2.5" drive power and I have the appropriate little adapters to make this work. The 846 that I have has the 846A backplane and the PDU doesn't have...

i bought some of these for my hp h220 when i realized my SFF 8087 cable had 4 sata connectors. just need confirmation i need a Mini SAS 36 SFF-8087 to (4) SFF-8482 for these drives, right?

What motherboard is compatible with this cpu? Xeon Platinum 8160 socket supported: FCLGA3647

i was wondering if we got some users who own or owned a Silverstone CS380. was reading the manual for the case when i noticed it didn't have any filters on it. was wondering how dusty these things get.

so i ran into some ibm hardware that had netlist hypercloud ram. haven't heard of the oem, figured might as well ask folks who may have worked with it before. so, are they just your average ddr3 and will they work with the rest of the oem ddr3s as long as they have the same speed?

wanted to ask what you folks think is a decent price for some 16gb ddr3 ecc ram on ebay. outside of buying new stuff for the office, i've never really bought some for myself, so guidance from veterans is appreciated.

My current build: SuperMicro X9DRL-IF (ATX Form Factor) 2x Xeon 2660 Ubuntu Server 16.04.2 3x8TB 6x6TB (I also have a spare 6x3TB I want to use again) This is stuffed into a full ATX tower with no more room to grow. Every 3-4 months I'm hoping to add 3x8TB to the build. This build has...

I see quite a few used "enterprise" SSDs (on Ebay, NewEgg, etc) that the seller describes as "refurbished," "factory refurbished," or "manufacturer refurbished." I can imagine all sorts of cleaning, lubrication, tuning up and checking that could be performed for a mechanical drive, but what...

I have a new Supermicro Xeon D motherboard, with two new Samsung 32GB DDR4 sticks of RAM. I've been running Memtest86+ for the last 13 hours and have found 80 errors. I'm wondering if the errors could be caused by something other than the RAM. The RAM and motherboard both came new from eBay...

i bought 4x Xeon 2670 after seeing the great deal about them here (it's a crazy forum) . Now i want to buy the rest of the server. Do you think that a **NEW** ( X9DRW-iF + SC113TQ-R650CB ) for 550 USD or 600 USD is a fair deal ? I don't really need a chassis with a lot of HDD Trays since i...