[Guide] Anniversary 2.0 "SNAFU" - Server Needs a Friggin' Upgrade

JDM_WAAAT · October 24, 2019, 1:27am

Huge update today, let me know if I need to fix anything!

JDM_WAAAT · November 1, 2019, 1:09am

CPU sheet prices have been updated in preparation for this guide’s release.

From tech-deals on discord:

Some drastically lower CPU prices… https://svrblds.net/CPU

E5-2650L - $24.99 OBO FS (normally $35)
https://ebay.to/2WsuFZM
E5-2690 - $79.34 FS (normally $105)
https://ebay.to/2NvbJoV
E5-2620 v2 - $8.00 FS (normally $12)
https://ebay.to/2JDpaC5
E5-2637 v2 - $30.00 OBO FS (normally $42)
https://ebay.to/2qUmzNE
E5-2651 v2 - $80.00 OBO FS (normally $105)
https://ebay.to/2pyFpK3
E5-2670 v2 - $125.00 OBO FS (normally $165)
https://ebay.to/32a4CI8
E5-2680 v2 - $155.00 FS (normally $225)
https://ebay.to/2ovSnaO
E5-2696 v2 - $199.00 FS (normally $330)
https://svrblds.net/2qUnnCa

Bren · November 1, 2019, 5:03pm

Note: YMMV - This seller accepted $20/ea for 2.

JDM_WAAAT · November 2, 2019, 12:32am

Well that’s even better. Great deal!

foR · November 7, 2019, 10:57am

Thanks! Was looking for a tower case and this just fit EVERY bill

RevitXman-PT · November 8, 2019, 7:00pm

offered the same, and they took it as well. decent price for my esxi rebuild

Chopsting · November 13, 2019, 8:35pm

Could use some guidance on what ram I should be using together with X9DRH-iTF I’m second guessing myself after not finding all the info on some of the ebay listings Any advice? Looking to get around 64gb

JDM_WAAAT · November 13, 2019, 8:42pm

If I were you I’d go for the cheapest 2 x 32GB sticks I can get.

M386B4G70BM0-YH90Q

M386B4G70DM0-CMA4

Either one of these will work just fine!

Jbenj00 · November 27, 2019, 7:28am

Dove headfirst into my first server build. I ended up grabbing a x9DRE-TF+ for a really good price, matched pair of e5-2640, 64gb 1333 ecc ram, going to shoe horn it into a rosewill rise. Let’s see how this goes!

kshan · November 27, 2019, 9:55pm

Hi,

I’m new to build a server…but today i purchased a SuperMicro X10SRH-CF/CLN4F server…

I would appreciate all the help to build this server …do i need to follow all the steps from 2nd Step.

Thanks JDM_WAAAT for this wonderful site…

Thanks,
Shan

JDM_WAAAT · November 27, 2019, 10:05pm

@kshan That motherboard doesn’t apply to this build guide. If you’d like general advice I’d ask #technology:buy-curious

Kaibsora · December 9, 2019, 11:23am

@JDM_WAAAT he sata cards you listed, specifically the 2 and 4 port cards. Aren’t they only pcie 1x? If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be saturated by 2 hdds or ssds out of the gate? I’ve seen alot of people say that you have to have at least a pcie2x card for ssds to reach full potential. Any way for you to to test? Thanks for the awesome guides!

JDM_WAAAT · December 9, 2019, 5:19pm

PCIe 3.0 x1 is in fact only capable of about 8Gbps or 990MB/s. Which is plenty for 4 HDD or 2 SSD.

If you were going to 4 SSD, I’d probably recommend other options, but keep in mind it’s probably unlikely that you’ll be using all 4 of them at 100% at the same time, so I doubt you’d notice in that case.

Kaibsora · December 10, 2019, 11:28am

I didn’t look at it at that factor. You use these in your production at all? Just want some credibility after looking at the data sheets for these chips

JDM_WAAAT · December 10, 2019, 2:47pm

Yup, I use them.

JDM_WAAAT · December 12, 2019, 10:42pm

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XXX · December 17, 2019, 2:59pm

Does the Lenovo D30 have 6 3.5" bays like the chart says? I only see 5 when I Google it, and 5 ports on the motherboard.