= HEATH LOVEDAY MEMORIAL GAMES SERVER (RE)BUILD =
Heathred is getting old and needs a rebuild. Focus on speed over reliability and server features.
== Thankyou to everyone for your pledges ==
[BOB]: $10 <
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[TPG]: $100 <
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[RVS]: $500 <
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[EDO]: $59.85 <
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[DAA]: $30 <
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[MRD]: $50 <
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[CJS]: $50 <
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[CTH]: $30 <
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[NVS]: $30 <
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[TRS]: $50 <
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[SZM]: $50 (./) <
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[ROW]: $200 <
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[BGR]: $50 (./) <
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== SPECS ==
* ORDERED Case:
* must be rackmount with tool-less rails
* prefer if it can take a standard ATX power supply so that it is a flexible, reusable case
* probably want 3-4U so it can fit full-height cards (and the ATX PSU)
* This one: http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/125567/Norco/RPC-450.asp $209
* ORDERED And 26" rails: http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/125973/CASINGS_SERVER_-_ACCESSORIES/Norco/RL-26_Ball_Bearing.asp $93.50
* ORDERED Mobo:
* must be able to fit in case (duh)
* http://foxcomp.com.au/ProductDetail.asp?ID=19568 $300
* Rowan suggested this one, which we will probably go with: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18772
* ORDERED RAM:
* not ecc ram, it's too expensive
* 32GB plz, kthxbye
* two sets of http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_218_1125&products_id=18372 $238 total
* ORDERED CPU(s):
* i7 is faster and supports 8 ram slots
* http://www.netplus.com.au/product/CPINPDI7-3930K/Intel_Core_i7_3930K_LGA2011_3.2_to_3.8Ghz_12Mb_CPU_6C12T_No_Fan_130W $634
* ORDERED CPU Fan:
* http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/185469/COOLING_CPU_FANS/Arctic_Cooling/UCACO-FI30001-GB.asp $47 (needs to be side fan)
* http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-18020598-Zalman_CNPS11X_Extreme_CPU_Cooler_Long_Life_Bearing_Multi_Socket_1155_1156_1366_ The above fan gets in the way of a ram slot so we can't use it. This one is $83
* ORDERED SSD(s):
* no spinning disks please. This server has to be able to move easily. Two SSD's in mirrored raid.
* two of http://www.netplus.com.au/product/HDSSDCO55F012/120Gb_Corsair_Force_3_SSD_2.5_SATA3_550510_MBs_HDD_SF-2200_CSSD-F120GB3-BK $298 total
* ORDERED PSU:
* http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=14863 $225
* ORDERED Graphics: can be shit, we will never use it except for admin...unless we decide to double heathred's use as a GPU crunching machine (hence why Bob wants full height card support)
* http://foxcomp.com.au/ProductDetail.asp?ID=19753 $31
* Above out of stock. Replace with http://www.netplus.com.au/product/VDLEGF8400GS-E2/Gigabyte_Geforce_8400GS_512Mb_16X_PCI-E_ $39
* ORDERED DVD drive:
* http://www.netplus.com.au/product/OPLGGH20NS10/LG_GH24-NS70_24X_SATA_Black_DVDRW,_Dual_Layer_Kit;_DVDRAM_DVD_Writer $18
* ORDERED Hotswap bays:
* http://www.skycomp.com.au/product.aspx?id=269554 $50
Total without postage: $2143.50
PREFERRED SUPPLIERS: netplus, msy, foxcomp, ple, pccasegear