High core count, good bench specs, low wattage.I can’t understand the hype. What’s the big deal with Xeon-Ds? They seem inferior to others per value.
High core count, good bench specs, low wattage.I can’t understand the hype. What’s the big deal with Xeon-Ds? They seem inferior to others per value.
I was also not too impressed with storage spaces, but I did manage to crank some excellent speeds out of some configurations.
I dropped it for freenas after my ReFS somehow got corrupt and there were no recovery tools at the time.
If you look at my photos, the config is explained.I assume this was not with parity? I’d love to get decent performance out of windows parity drives (Or really any platform that you can add single drives to existing parity volumes) so I could drop freenas.
I was also not too impressed with storage spaces, but I did manage to crank some excellent speeds out of some configurations.
I dropped it for freenas after my ReFS somehow got corrupt and there were no recovery tools at the time.
I did something that should have worked but certainly wouldn't be supported by MS in any way.Nice benches @acquacow
I didnt have any pci-e storage to use for my testing, might've made a difference. But I was looking for reliability too. Any idea how ReFS got corrupted ?
Yeah, mine is also revving up and down a bit too often for my taste. Tried changing settings in BIOS but didnt seem to help. Finding the BUF-E seems difficult:/So the fan is loud enough that I will have to do something about it.
What is the current recommendation (preferably proven to work) for a replacement heatsink/fan for these boards? Cooljag BUF-E?
So... I got too impatient to wait for more answers and ordered a BUF-E from this eBay listing (German seller): 2HE Server Kühler Sockel G1 PGA989 passiv BUF-E Kupfer | eBayYeah, mine is also revving up and down a bit too often for my taste. Tried changing settings in BIOS but didnt seem to help. Finding the BUF-E seems difficult:/
How much did you pay for shipping?So... I got too impatient to wait for more answers and ordered a BUF-E from this eBay listing (German seller): 2HE Server Kühler Sockel G1 PGA989 passiv BUF-E Kupfer | eBay
Quite expensive, but hopefully will be worth it.
It was part of the reason why I said it was expensive: 17.5 EUR to DenmarkHow much did you pay for shipping?
That is a tough one, I imagine you probably don't have to pay german VAT, so perhaps you can save 19% on the cooler if you talk with the seller, but it is still hella expensive, so yea...Thats not gonna end well for me here in Norway:/
Cooler: 46 Euros
Shipping: 25 Euros
Tax: 25% of cooler and shipping
Import tax fee: 15 Euros
Ends up at 103 Euros, crazy..
Will have to keep using the stock one for now.
I had a spare Noctua NF-A8 FLX that I ziptied to blow air over the LSI Controller and NVMe drives.
I upgraded my gaming Computer with full Chromax. Moved the A15 fans from my D15 to intake fans and A14 as exhaust. Server case is the Fractal Design Define R6 TG.
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I don't believe so, no.Anyone know if this board supports bifurcation?
The A4x20 will help the X540 and LSI chipsets.I’ve ordered two Noctua NF-A4x20 PWM, that I’ll put on the LSI and X540 heatsinks. Also a NF-A6x25 PWM to replace the somewhat noisy CPU fan. (You can mount almost anything with zip ties.)
Still the better option would be to disable the LSI, until I need it.
I would be fine with the around the same job, if the noise ceiling was lowered.The A4x20 will help the X540 and LSI chipsets.
The A6x25 will likely not do as great a job as the included fan due to less cfm and static pressure. You would be better off replacing the entire cooler.
No it does not. I confirmed it earlier.Anyone know if this board supports bifurcation?