Ninja

[fagiano]

Build’s Name: NINJA
Operating System/ Storage Platform: NexentaCore (Solaris)
CPU: Intel Core i3 530
Motherboard: SuperMicro X8SIL-F
Chassis: Lian-Li A17
Drives: 2x Corsair F40 40GB SSD, 3x Samsung LP 2TB, 1x Seagate LP 2TB, 1x WD Caviar Green 1TB (EADS)
RAM: 4x 2GB Kingston ECC UDIMM
Add-in Cards: Addonics Sil3124 PCI(4x internal SATA) JBOD firmware
Power Supply: Silverstone 700W
Other Bits: 2x ICY DOCK MB455SPF-B SATA Enclosure

Usage Profile: File Server home LAN, Bittorrent, Version Control Server(mercurial)

Used to server media to a XBMC Live box attached to my TV. I run a bittorrent server (transmission-daemon).
I'm a developer so I also use it to store my source repository.

Disk Configuration
I have the 2 SSD in mirror for the operating system(overkill).
I have 4x 2TB disks in a raidz1 configuration. its saturates my Gigabit LAN both in read and write.
The remaining 1TB drive is used as landing disk for torrents.

All disks, other than the bittorrent one, are attached directly to the motherboard controller.
The motherboard has 2 NICs but I only use one.

I havent mesured power consumption yet.

ciao
Alberto

 

[Patrick]

We need pictures!!!!

 

[fagiano]

Let there be pictures!

Big Version
the smaller chepo looking box, is "solarium" a Atom based nexenta that I use for experiments before I mess with NINJA

Big Version

Big Version
I have 2 case fans (the stock ones). The case had originally 3 fans. I removed the HD trays and related fan. You can see the Huge and very silent Noctua CPU heatsink+Fans.
I replaced the HD enclosure fans with noctuas, the stock fans were resonably quiet but the noctua's move much more air with the same noise.
Overall it's a very windy setup, but I'm living in singapore so it gets really hot when I turn off the aircon.

Big Version
All the cabling is a bit messy but I plan to buy a LSI based card soon; I'm too lazy to do the work twice . I'm trying to get an Intel SASUC8I or LSI SAS3081E-R but for some reason all websites I checked refuse to ship to Singapore. All current components were bought off the shelf in a single raid to the stores.

Big Version

Big Version

another detail I forgotten. Both SSDs are in a ICY DOCK 2.5" to 3.5" adapter case and are placed in the HD enclosures.

if anybody knows a website that sells Intel SASUC8I or LSI SAS3081E-R and delivers to Singapore I'd be very happy(Amazon doesn't ship eletronics to SG)

ciao
Alberto

 

[Patrick]

Wow!!! That is a huge cooler for an i3-530 esp since the integrated GPU won't get used in the X8SIL-F (w/ onboard GPU).

Ever think about doing push/ pull to the front-> rear of the chassis? Seems like the exhaust from the 5-in-3's would flow nicely through the CPU heatsink to the rear exhaust fan. Probably a minor detail but heck, you may be able to be close to passive cooling w/ that huge heatsink and the chassis fan.

 

[nitrobass24]

Wow!!! That is a huge cooler for an i3-530 esp since the integrated GPU won't get used in the X8SIL-F (w/ onboard GPU).

Ever think about doing push/ pull to the front-> rear of the chassis? Seems like the exhaust from the 5-in-3's would flow nicely through the CPU heatsink to the rear exhaust fan. Probably a minor detail but heck, you may be able to be close to passive cooling w/ that huge heatsink and the chassis fan.

With the LianLi PC-P50 i found that my cooling works best when i have my front three fans from my HDD cages and the rear fan bringing air in, and then use the top 2x140s to exhaust air out the top of the case.

 

[fagiano]

Wow!!! That is a huge cooler for an i3-530 esp since the integrated GPU won't get used in the X8SIL-F (w/ onboard GPU).

Well I know, but here in SG I get something like 86F (30C) of average room temperature when I'm out (and the aircon is off). Plus my massive noctua heat sink is 10 times quieter than the stock Intel one(practically silent).
For instance I used to have one of those ICY DOCK enclosures in a compact steel case(with stock fans) and my disks were running as hot as 149F(65C) so I realized that Singapore weather had to be taken in consideration(I'm Italian I was used to relatively cold climate).

Ever think about doing push/ pull to the front-> rear of the chassis? Seems like the exhaust from the 5-in-3's would flow nicely through the CPU heat sink to the rear exhaust fan. Probably a minor detail but heck, you may be able to be close to passive cooling w/ that huge heat sink and the chassis fan.

I'm not sure how to do that, you mean with some form of piping? if there is some tutorial online, I wouldn't mind giving it a try. I could slowdown some fan.
Right now the CPU fans push directly into the top fan and seem to push a lot of air out of the box. Disks run pretty cool and the CPU heat sink is basically at room temperature. The box is very quiet, I can only hear the air flow through the case(In comparison my desktop with the stock intel fan sounds like a blender), but I could make it completely silent .