This box is still plodding along, alas with degraded pool for over a year - 2/3 drives down
Also been <10% free space for quite a while
I added a 4TB (formally external USB) Seagate into one of the degraded spots for temp space - still barely 10% free on the main zpool
Then I stumbled upon chia and thought I'd very barely attempt to mine (plot on desktop, store on this box) - so that has already added 2TB of data
Looked around for an upgraded CPU for X9SCM during some boredom and found it wouldn't get me any more cores, then I saw a local S7050A2NRF setup (64GB ECC, 2x E5-2650v1) and ended up grabbing that
Naturally, I realised my PSU wouldn't do 2x EPS, and I would need to find a new HSF
Ordered AUPSRCBTP ((2) 98mmx100mm Passive Heat Sinks for Intel® Server Boards S2600CP, S2600IP, S2600CO in P4000 chassis.) which I hope will fit -- unsure if I'll have to add fans
In a first for me, I actually won some Chia! Which I managed to convert to a decent amount of actual $ ((I'm calling it $0 outlay, technically you could say $100 outlay))
Now I'm facing significant scope creep/dreams of upgrades
I require a new PSU to even test the dual setup - a Corsair RM850x feels like the best choice
This year I will buy new drives - current thoughts are 8TB - 8x8TB in a z2?;
Uncertain whether to attempt WD Easystore/Elements and shuck - much cheaper but less warranty and unknown TBW/MTTF
Next would be WD Red, WD Purple
I may grab some newer HBA if I spot a good deal