I posted this request to reddit a while ago and I am starting to question one of my points:
$1.5-2K CAD Linux Home server with (eventual) large migration of data: Plex, Torrents, game servers, VMs and 15TB of data high on ZFS : buildapcforme
Here's a persons response to my plea:
I went with a 6 cores (12 threads) i7-5820K, cooled by a Noctua NH-D14.
The motherboard comes with 10 SATA ports, supports hot plug and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. There are also an eSATA and M2 port, which could be used for an SSD if you wanted to boot on that. Full specs here. Supports up to 128GB of RAM (but 64 effectively, as there are 8 slots, and to my knowledge, 8GB/slot is the maximum you can find.)
I included a 'regular' HDD for your system as I wasn't sure if you want or need an SSD.
I also included 16GB of RAM which you didn't mention at the end of your post, but I think is necessary to get the server running (this will be DDR4, I assume you don't have a stock laying around already). 32GB upfront would put you over the $1500, but you might want to consider it ("that way you have it").
The case houses 11 3.5" bays, and some 5.25" that you can convert if you need; it comes with 2 front fans and 1 rear pre-installed, so I think the drive cooling should be okay. Full specs here As you can see it focuses on silence, with padded doors/side and integrated fan controllers. Alternatively, you could go for the Lian-li PC-A75, that kinda looks like a fridge as well, but has no front door, and 3 front fans, so it should be less quiet, but cooler for the HDDs. It houses 12 3.5" bays; full specs here
PSU is modular, gold certified and has 10 SATA ports.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor$419.89 @ DirectCanada
CPU CoolerNoctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler$84.99 @ Memory Express
MotherboardASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard$256.95 @ Vuugo
MemoryCrucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory$232.98 @ Newegg Canada
StorageSeagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$111.98 @ DirectCanada
Video CardEVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1GB Video Card$33.98 @ Newegg Canada
CaseNanoxia NXDS5B ATX Full Tower Case$160.19 @ Amazon Canada
Power SupplyXFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$104.98 @ NCIX
Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available$1405.94
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 16:28 EST-0500
Edit: added an entry level graphics card, forgot there was no integrated graphics on these CPUs.
First off, are the parts good for the purpose?
Second, if I go for these parts, as my budget is limited bar drives (except for the system drive), is it wise to overclock the CPU on something that expects reliability and consistency or am I being foolish? I'm prepared to push the system to the limit to eke out its maximum performance and I'm not afraid to spend hours doing it. I'd be running Ubuntu on it in production, but would put on Windows to do the overclocking and stability testing.
$1.5-2K CAD Linux Home server with (eventual) large migration of data: Plex, Torrents, game servers, VMs and 15TB of data high on ZFS : buildapcforme
Here's a persons response to my plea:
I went with a 6 cores (12 threads) i7-5820K, cooled by a Noctua NH-D14.
The motherboard comes with 10 SATA ports, supports hot plug and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. There are also an eSATA and M2 port, which could be used for an SSD if you wanted to boot on that. Full specs here. Supports up to 128GB of RAM (but 64 effectively, as there are 8 slots, and to my knowledge, 8GB/slot is the maximum you can find.)
I included a 'regular' HDD for your system as I wasn't sure if you want or need an SSD.
I also included 16GB of RAM which you didn't mention at the end of your post, but I think is necessary to get the server running (this will be DDR4, I assume you don't have a stock laying around already). 32GB upfront would put you over the $1500, but you might want to consider it ("that way you have it").
The case houses 11 3.5" bays, and some 5.25" that you can convert if you need; it comes with 2 front fans and 1 rear pre-installed, so I think the drive cooling should be okay. Full specs here As you can see it focuses on silence, with padded doors/side and integrated fan controllers. Alternatively, you could go for the Lian-li PC-A75, that kinda looks like a fridge as well, but has no front door, and 3 front fans, so it should be less quiet, but cooler for the HDDs. It houses 12 3.5" bays; full specs here
PSU is modular, gold certified and has 10 SATA ports.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor$419.89 @ DirectCanada
CPU CoolerNoctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler$84.99 @ Memory Express
MotherboardASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard$256.95 @ Vuugo
MemoryCrucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory$232.98 @ Newegg Canada
StorageSeagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$111.98 @ DirectCanada
Video CardEVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1GB Video Card$33.98 @ Newegg Canada
CaseNanoxia NXDS5B ATX Full Tower Case$160.19 @ Amazon Canada
Power SupplyXFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$104.98 @ NCIX
Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available$1405.94
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 16:28 EST-0500
Edit: added an entry level graphics card, forgot there was no integrated graphics on these CPUs.
First off, are the parts good for the purpose?
- 24/7 Headless server running Ubuntu 14.04. Will be handling about almost anything, including running various torrenting apps (including rtorrent/rutorrent combo and some automation tools), Plex Media Server, file serving via Netatalk and Samba, Remote access via SSH and RealVNC, some VMs via VMware Workstation and various game servers if I ever get a bigger pipe to host them on. (5/0.6 Mbps is the pipe i’m on currently, and it sucks)
Second, if I go for these parts, as my budget is limited bar drives (except for the system drive), is it wise to overclock the CPU on something that expects reliability and consistency or am I being foolish? I'm prepared to push the system to the limit to eke out its maximum performance and I'm not afraid to spend hours doing it. I'd be running Ubuntu on it in production, but would put on Windows to do the overclocking and stability testing.