JeremyFr79 228 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 So did some more upgrades this week.............. Upgraded the HTPC with an MSI A78M-35 mobo, 16GB of Ram, and an AMD A8-7650K APU. So far very happy with it and a sizable upgrade from the previous. Also upgraded my Domain Controller/DNS box, replaced it with a Cisco UCS C200 M2 with a Xeon X5570, and 24GB of RAM which is a huge upgrade over my previous box. I am fairly certain my wife will be serving me with divorce papers soon though lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest molten360 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Jeez you guys have some nice setups. Im just a Core i3-2100 with 8GB RAM. 2 x 1TB 1 x 1.5TB 1 x 2TB Roku 2 and Roku 3 for Players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaefurr 1337 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Jeez you guys have some nice setups. Im just a Core i3-2100 with 8GB RAM. 2 x 1TB 1 x 1.5TB 1 x 2TB Roku 2 and Roku 3 for Players well I slowly upgraded to a better server over the years, I started on a core 2 duo laptop, 4gb ram and 2 1.5tb external drives. Then I built a desktop and have upgraded it twice since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiretap 30 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) New server build is commencing. My case just came today. Specs so far: Norco RPC-4220 Intel Xeon E3-1220v2 Supermicro X9SCM 16GB Supertalent DDR3-1333 ECC Zalman 500W Heatpipe Cooled PSU (just one I had laying around for testing - I'll upgrade before the final build) CPU + Mobo + RAM = $200 on Ebay (wholesaler server pull -- with warranty, and I did a 24hr stress test and verified everything works great) Case = $275 on Ebay (brand new in sealed box, with 120mm fan wall and dual OS drive mounting option) I just ordered all new cooling fans: ARCTIC Alpine 11 Plus CPU Cooler 3x ARCTIC F12 PWM PST 2x ARCTIC F8 PWM PST 6x Silverstone CPF03 PWM Fan Power Extension Cable Swiftech 8-way PWM Fan Splitter Cooling equipment = $120 on Amazon Edited July 4, 2015 by wiretap 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8radio 1292 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Any New setups out there? Post some pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmore 2 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Main Servers and Infrastructure ESX01 - Media Systems, Home Automation and Security Systems http://www.crackedconsole.com/hardware/10-vsphere Emby sits on this host and is assigned 2 vCores and 6GB of RAM, as well as USB passthru for the Ceton USB4 Tuner Running Windows 7x64 Mobo ------------------ Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Socket AM3+ 990FX ATX AMD Motherboard CPU ------------------ AMD FX 9590 Black Edition 4.7GHz 5.0Ghz Turbo Eight-Core Socket AM3+ Video ------------------ Sapphire ATI Radeon 6450 - 1GB DDR3 PCIe (Console Access) RAM ------------------ 2x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) F3-10666CL9D-16GBXL 2x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) F3-10666CL9D-16GBXL 32GB HDD ------------------ Silicon Power Touch 830 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Model SP016GBUF2830V1S (ESXi) Intel 530 Series SSD 240GB SSDSC2BW240A4 - SATA III (VM OS) Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III MZ-7TE250BW (VM OS/ Emby Transcode) WD Blue WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB (PlexWMC Recorded TV Data) Seagate ST3500413AS Barracuda 7200.12 500GB (Plex Transcode Data) Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache ST1000DM003 (VM Data / Swap) Seagate 3TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST3000DM001) (Backups) Case ------------------ Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB MidTower Case Add-On ------------------ Corsair RM Series 1000 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply - CP-9020062-NA RM1000 Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB + CableCard (4x HD Cable Tuners tied to Win7MCE/Plex) StarTech.com 5 Port PCI High Speed USB 2.0 Adapter Card Syba USB 3.0 2port PCIe x1 (5v Molex) (DirectPath I/O for MCE + Ceton USB4) AD2USB Ademco Alarm Control - USB Insteon 2413U PowerLinc Modem INSTEON Dual-Band USB Interface, White 2xArduino Duemilanove Board ATmega328P 2xSainSmart Sensor Shield Digital Analog Module V4 for Arduino Duemilanove 1xArduino MEGA 2560 R3 1xSainSmart Mega Sensor Shield V2.0 for Arduino MEGA2560 MEGA1280 Importer520 25 Foot Premium Active USB 2.0 Extender Cisco-Linksys USBBT100 Bluetooth USB Adapter (Blutonium BCM2035 2.4Ghz Single Chip) 4x Bgears b-Blaster 80mm 2 Ball Bearing High Speed Extreme Airflow Fan - 62 CFM - 3500RPM Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler with dual 120mm Fans - Push/Pull CyberPower CP1500AVRLCD Intelligent LCD UPS 1500VA 900W AVR Mini-Tower ESX02 - VDI, Client Access, Management machines http://www.crackedconsole.com/hardware/30-esxi-server-2 Mobo ------------------ ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 ATX AMD Motherboard CPU ------------------ AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX (19.8GHz) Video ------------------ ATI Mach64 GTB 3D RageII + (Console Access) XFX AMD Radeon HD 5450 1GB GDDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI Low-Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card HD545XZQH2;HD-545X-ZQH2 - IOMMU PNY NVIDIA Quadro 4000 GDDR5 2GB PCIe x16 Video Graphics Card (VCQ4000-T) - IOMMU PNY NVIDIA Quadro 4000 GDDR5 2GB PCIe x16 Video Graphics Card (VCQ4000-T) - IOMMU RAM ------------------ 2x4GB G.Skill Value Series 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) 2x4GB G.SKILL F3-1600C9D-16GXM Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 24GB HDD ------------------ Silicon Power Touch 830 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Model SP016GBUF2830V1S (ESXi) Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III SSD MZ-7TE120BW Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM) Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache ST1000DM003 Case ------------------ Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB MidTower Case Add-On ------------------ Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX500) Syba Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Network PCI-express x1 Controller Card SY-PEX24028 - (LAN Port Group) 5x Bgears b-Blaster 80mm 2 Ball Bearing High Speed Extreme Airflow Fan - 62 CFM - 3500RPM CyberPower CP1500AVRLCD Intelligent LCD UPS 1500VA 900W AVR Mini-Tower Primary Media Center - Living Room (Ambilight, Kinect for HomeSeer) http://www.crackedconsole.com/hardware/9-mediacenter This runs Windows 8.1 MCE with MyMovies, and plugins for Plex, Emby and Kodi, as well as its own Ceton InfiniTV PCIe 4 Tuner Its primary interface is MCE Mobo ------------------ Micro-Star 790FX-GD70(MS-7577) CPU ------------------ AMD AthlonII 64 X4 620 Propus Socket AM3 2.6GHz Video ------------------ Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP Dual-X with PCI-Express Graphics Card Boost 11230-00-20G RAM ------------------ 8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL HDD ------------------ OCZ Vertex3 VTX3-25SAT3-90G 90GB SATA III SSD Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache ST1000DM003 Case ------------------ nMediaPC HTPC 2000B ATX Mediacenter Case nMediaPC Pro-LCD Media Center LCD Add-On ------------------ KingWin ABT-800MM 800W PSU LG WH14Ns40 BluRay Burner - Black - 4MB Cache - 14x BD-R 2xBD-RE 16x DVD+R 8x DVD-RW 48x CD-R 24x CD-RW 5x DVD-RAM 12x BD-ROM 12x BD-R DL 2x BD-RE DL AZiO BTD-V201 Micro Bluetooth Adapter USB 2.0 Sabrent 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe Controller Card Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 NTSC/ATSC/ClearQAM HDTV Tuner PCI (plus FM Tuner) Centon InfiniTV 4 PCIe - Quad-Tuner (CableCard HD TV Tuner) FAVI FE01-BL Mini 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard Touchpad with Laser Pointer Logitech Harmony One Advanced 2x120mm Noctua NF-F12 PWM Cooling Fans 2x80mm Noctua NF-A8 PWM Premium 80mm Fans 1x120mm/1x94mm -NH-L12 Noctua Low Profile CPU Cooler + Fans Office Mediacenter - Basically something to just have some TV on in the background, or watch my security cameras. http://www.crackedconsole.com/hardware/20-office-mediacenter This runs Windows 8.1 MCE with MyMovies and Plex, Emby and Kodi plugin. Its primary interface is Kodi Mobo ------------------ Dell Vostro 360 - All in One CPU ------------------ Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz RAM ------------------ G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory (F3-1600C9S-8GRSL) HDD ------------------ OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-60G SATA III 6GB MLC Add-On ------------------ PLDS DVD +/- RW DS-8A8SH Ortek Windows 7 Vista XP Media Center MCE PC Remote Control and Infrared Receiver Car PC http://www.crackedconsole.com/hardware/7-carpc This runs ... WIndows XP (I haven't touched it in YEARS in this aspect lol) and connects to my home Plex server (eventually changing over to Emby) via tethering to my phone. I plan on rebuilding this PC and integrating it more into my home automation system next. Mobo ------------------ Intel BOXD945GCLF2 Atom 330 - Intel 945GC Mini ITX CPU ------------------ Intel Dual Core Hyperthreaded 64bit 1.6GHz Video ------------------ Onboard RAM ------------------ 2GB Kingston 2GB 240-PIN DDR2 SDRAM 800 (PC2 6400) HDD ------------------ Super Talent MasterDrive OX 16GB SATAII MLC (FTM16GL25H) (To Be converted to 60GB) Case ------------------ Morex 5677 Mini-ITX Case Add-On ------------------ Encore ENMAB-8CM 7.1 Channel USB Audio Box TRENDnet TBW-105UB - Bluetooth GlobalSat BU-353 GPS M2-ATX-HV 140W PSU DC-DC Linksys 802.11a/b/g WiFi USB stick TV/FM - Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro 801e XCeive XC5000Q - RF Tuner Samsung S5H1411X01-Y0 - 8VSB/QAM Demodulator Conexant CX25843-24Z - A/V Decoder Cirrus Logic 5340CZZ - Audio ADC Display ------------------ Dynamix 710 Touchscreen TFT LCD w/ Auto Reverse Additional Media Devices Amazon FireTV Stick + 19 Inch LCD TV in Kitchen running Kodi + Plex and Kodi + Emby TronSmart CX-919 Android Stick + 42 inch LCD in Master Bedroom running Kodi + Plex and Kodi + Emby Ugoos UG-802 Andriod Stick + 19 inch LCD in Garage running Kodi + Plex and Kodi + EMby 2x HP Stream 7 tablets running Windows 10 and Emby Web (as part of a home control app I wrote) 1x Asus Nexus 7 Network Cisco SG200-26 - 26 port 1GBe - Primary Switch NetGear ProSafe X5712T - 12 port 10GBe - Storage Switch NetGear GS116 - 16 port 1GBe - Office Desktop Switch Linksys WRT AC1900 - Wireless Storage Patriot Javelin S4 NAS (Soon to be replaced with either a QNAP 6bay, or a home brew FreeNAS/OpenFiler box) 4x SeaGate SV35 3TB 7200RPM Drives in RAID 5 (with one spare on standby) 2x PogoPlug Series 4 devices (running Arch Linux) Each with 2x 5TB drives in a stripe running backups and secondary backups. And heck, why not. My Office Work / Game computer heh. http://www.crackedconsole.com/hardware/8-gamemachine Mobo ------------------ ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 CPU ------------------ AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition 4.0GHz (4.2 Turbo) Video ------------------ ASUS R9290X-DC2OC-4GD5 Radeon R9 290X 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 RAM ------------------ 16GB - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GZH HDD ------------------ Samsung 850 EVO 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E120B/AM) Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB SATA 6Gb 64MB Cache ST1000DM003 Seagate SV35 Series ST3000VX000 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Case ------------------ Rosewill Gaming Mid Tower BlackHawk Add-On ------------------ Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W Power Supply Lite-On 24x DVD+R, 8x DVD+RW, 12x DVD+R DL, 24x DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM, 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW, 48x CD-ROM SATA Corsair K70 RBG with Cherry MX Brown Switches Naga Razr MMOG RZ01-0028 Razer Nostromo Speed Pad N52 Gamepad docooler 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Pen Mouse Adjustable 500/1000DPI for PC Gray Microsoft Lifecam Studio 1425 Logitech HD Cam C920 Turtle Beach Ear Force PX22 Gaming headset Cyber Acoustics CA-3602a 2.1 Speakers Ear Force HS1 Headset Stand Rosewill RIMP-11002 Soft Gaming Mouse Pad Anker USB 3.0 4-Port Portable Aluminum Hub with 2-Foot USB 3.0 Cable (Carbon) Cooling ------------------ Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler (120MM PWM Fan Moved to bottom) 2x Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm Blue LED Fans (Push Pull to Exhuast in rear) Titan Adjustable Dual Fan PCI Slot VGA Cooler (TTC-SC07TZ) - Below GPU NZXT SENTRY 2 Accessories 5.25-Inch Touch Screen Fan Controller (Black) (5 Fan Controller) Display ------------------ Halter Freestanding Three LCD Monitor Desk Stand ASUS VG248QE 24-Inch Screen LED LCD - 0.7MS 144Hz Acer AL2216Wbd 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Acer AL2216Wbd 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD BenchMark ------------------- 3D Mark Demo - 8/1/15 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8009702? Passmark - 4/30/14 http://www.passmark.com/baselines/V8/display.php?id=23315155645 Lastly, a few pics and jazz of the setup (and an OLD pick of my OLD rack setup... saw someone else had the same Norco case, loved it) OLD Server rack setup New Rack Layout (and yes I redid all wiring in the house with CAT 6e STP) MediaCenter PC (retired cable box) Car PC Office And a link to my beta Home Automation App that shows Plex but has since been switched to Emby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf-SaQ_0MMw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyFr79 228 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Did some more major upgrades on mine. Emby is now running on a dedicated Dell R-810 with (4) Xeon L7555's for a total of 32 cores 64 threads. 128GB of Ram Storage got upgraded to with a pair of QNap TS-809u's running through iSCSI to the main server on dedicated nics/vlan. I can easily saturate 2Gbps between each of them and the server simultaneously. one has (8) 1.5TB drives in RAID 5 for now, the other (4) 1TB in RAID 5 and (4) 500GB in RAID 5 Upgraded to 8 tuners on the HTPC and added a pair of 3TB drives for recorded TV also new motherboard, an AMD A8-7550k and 16GB of RAM Domain controller/DNS is now a Cisco UCS B200 with a single Xeon X5770 and 24GB of RAM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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