Longing
My server 'longing' will be my main server in my lab. You can read about its disk configuration or my other computers. Next is 'charm'.
After this server goes live love will be reconfigured as companion to replace compassion, and compassion will be decommissioned.
Parts
Ordered
These are the parts I ordered.
| Supplier | Manufacturer | Component | Warranty | Price | Qty | Type | Total | Notes | Ordered | Arrived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AusPCMarket | AMD | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8 Core AM4 3.4GHz Unlocked CPU Processor | 3 year | $329.00 | 1 | CPU | $329.00 | supports PCIe 4.0 | 2022-11-29 | |
| AusPCMarket | Thermaltake | Thermaltake Water 3.0 120 ARGB Sync Edition Liquid CPU Cooler | 3 year | $129.00 | 1 | CPU Cooler | $129.00 | 2022-11-29 | ||
| AusPCMarket | ASUS | Asus PRIME B550M-A AM4 Micro-ATX Motherboard | 3 year | $159.00 | 1 | Motherboard | $159.00 | See B550M-A vs B550M-K (A is better) | 2022-11-29 | |
| AusPCMarket | Corsair | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x 32GB) DDR4 3200MHz Memory - Black | lifetime | $309.00 | 2 | 64GB RAM | $618.00 | 128GB RAM | 2022-11-29 | |
| AusPCMarket | Samsung | Samsung 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB | 5 year | $419.00 | 2 | 2TB M.2 SSD | $838.00 | 1.8TB zfs mirror 'fast' | 2022-11-29 | |
| AusPCMarket | Western Digital | Western Digital WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 3.5in 512e/4Kn SATA 7200RPM Hard Drive 0F38462 | 5 year | $679.00 | 3 | 16TB HDD | $2,037.00 | 16TB zfs mirror 'data' | 2022-11-29 | |
| AusPCMarket | Corsair | Corsair Carbide 100R Silent Edition Mid-Tower ATX Case | 2 year | $119.00 | 1 | Case | $119.00 | 2022-11-29 | ||
| AusPCMarket | ASUS | Asus ROG Strix 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply Unit | 10 year | $239.00 | 1 | Power Supply | $239.00 | 2022-11-29 | ||
| AusPCMarket | ASUS | Asus DRW-24D5MT 24x DVD Writer | 1 year | $33.00 | 1 | DVD drive | $33.00 | 2022-11-29 | ||
| AusPCMarket | Edimax | Edimax EN-9225TX-E 2.5GbE Ethernet PCIe Server Adapter | 1 year | $39.00 | 2 | NIC | $78.00 | 2022-11-29 | ||
| AusPCMarket | AusPCMarket | Standard System Build - free - add this when you want us to build a PC | System Build | 2022-11-29 | ||||||
| AusPCMarket | Shipping | $35.00 | Shipping | $35.00 | 2022-11-29 | |||||
| eBay | Cat 6 5m RJ45 UTP Ethernet Network LAN Cable Patch Lead | 3 year | $9.50 | 3 | Ethernet Cable | $37.02 | Get RED, ORANGE, and GREEN | 2022-11-29 | ||
| eBay | ASUS | ASUS BW-16D1HT PRO BLACK Internal 16x Blu-ray Writer 12x Blu-ray Reader 16x DVDR | 7 day | $169.00 | 1 | Blu-ray Writer | $169.00 | 2022-11-29 | ||
| eBay | Verbatim | Verbatim Blank Blu-ray BD-R DL VBR260RP50SV1 50GB 1-6x 50 discs New JAPAN | $168.36 | 1 | 50x Blu-ray discs | $168.36 | 2022-11-29 | |||
| Total: | $ | |||||||||
Research
IronWolf Pro prices
So it turned out that 16TB was the best value per TB.
| Size | Price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | $769 | $48.06 |
| 12 | $599 | $49.92 |
| 18 | $909 | $50.50 |
| 10 | $519 | $51.90 |
| 14 | $729 | $52.07 |
| 20 | $1,059 | $52.95 |