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6/22/12 at 12:22pm

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GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

2x 32 GB total G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10D-16GAB

Raid 10 6x (270GB Usable) OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-90G 2.5" 90GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
This one will Hold ESXi and Linux OS's...maybe 1 Windows.

RAID 10 4x 2kGB Usable for File Storage Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX

Raid Controller IBM ServeRAID M1015 Storage controller- Serial ATA-300 / SAS 2.0- 600 MBps

Am I thinking along the correct line? I was tempted to go server board and get dual CPUs but it would double the expense if not triple.

Where can I improve?

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6/22/12 at 12:29pm

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Needs moar RAMz

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6/22/12 at 12:43pm

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esxi is limited to 32gb of ram. Unless you plan to buy a license

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 4.00ghz at 1.575vcore	GA-990FXA-UD5 nb 2.5ghz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 800mhz/1000mhz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 800mhz/1000mhz
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.skill ripjaw 1666 ddr3 16gb 9-9-9-24	vertex 4 256gb	WD 1tb	liteon iHAS424-98
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
MUGEN-2 Rev.B push/pull yateloon	windows 7 ultimate 64	dell 1080p	unknown
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
antec high current gamer HcG-750	NZXT M59	GM-M6880	cheap headphones
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
e6750	stock hp dc7800	integrated	4gb (4 x 1gb) DDR2 677
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500gb	DVD-RW	stock hp dc7800	windows server 2008 R2 standard SP1
Power	Case
stock hp dc7800	stock hp dc7800
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
Athlon 64 3500+	nvidia gt9500	ddr2 677	300gb sata
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	win sever 2008 R2 SP1	350 watt generic	generic
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 4.00ghz at 1.575vcore	GA-990FXA-UD5 nb 2.5ghz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 800mhz/1000mhz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 800mhz/1000mhz
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.skill ripjaw 1666 ddr3 16gb 9-9-9-24	vertex 4 256gb	WD 1tb	liteon iHAS424-98
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
MUGEN-2 Rev.B push/pull yateloon	windows 7 ultimate 64	dell 1080p	unknown
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
antec high current gamer HcG-750	NZXT M59	GM-M6880	cheap headphones
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
e6750	stock hp dc7800	integrated	4gb (4 x 1gb) DDR2 677
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500gb	DVD-RW	stock hp dc7800	windows server 2008 R2 standard SP1
Power	Case
stock hp dc7800	stock hp dc7800
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
Athlon 64 3500+	nvidia gt9500	ddr2 677	300gb sata
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	win sever 2008 R2 SP1	350 watt generic	generic
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6/22/12 at 12:46pm

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And you will achieve what exactly by putting esxi on it?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 950	Rampage III Formula	Evga 470	PNY 470
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ares Dual Channel C...	Crucial m4	NH-D14	Win 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
LG Scarlet 42LH70YR LCD	G15	TX950	HAF 932
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Audio
G500	Marantz SR5006	B&W 804D	Musical Fidelity M6i
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i7 950	Rampage III Formula	Evga 470	PNY 470
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ares Dual Channel C...	Crucial m4	NH-D14	Win 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
LG Scarlet 42LH70YR LCD	G15	TX950	HAF 932
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Audio
G500	Marantz SR5006	B&W 804D	Musical Fidelity M6i
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6/22/12 at 12:53pm

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I am wanted to consolidate 4 small Linux servers I have at the moment. The function not the data so much.

Then wanted to add on some more windows servers. I run a lot of TCP/IP applications and want to host a database or two and some HTTPs.

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6/22/12 at 12:55pm

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No need for 6 SSDs or a 990FX motherboard. As stated earlier, you can only use 32GB ram without a license.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2620	SuperMicro X9DR7-LN4F	Onboard Graphics	64GB (16 x 4GB) Samsung 1333MHz ECC Registered ...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
4 x 146GB 15K SAS	6 x 500GB Hitachi 7200rpm	Dynatron R22	6 x SuperMicro 5K RPM Fans
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows Server 2012	IPMI	SuperMicro 650W PSU	SuperMicro CSE-833T-650B Black 3U Rackmount Ser...
Other	Other	Other
Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand Adapter (MHGH28-XTC)	3ware 9650SE-8LPML	3ware 9690SA-4i
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Xeon E3-1240	Asus P8P67 EVO	Galaxy GeForce GT 610	G.SKILL 32GB (4 x 8GB) Sniper Series DDR3 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
2 x Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 3.5" SAT...	16TB - 8 x HITACHI Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" SAT...	Arctic COOLING Freezer 13	Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other	Other
Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W	Norco RPC-450TH	3ware 9650SE-8LPML	Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
Other
Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand Adapter (MHGH28-XTC)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-950	ASUS P6X58-E WS	XFX Radeon HD 5670 1GB	24GB (6 x 4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaws X DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
2 x 74GB Western Digital Velociraptor (WD740HLFS)	16 x 1TB Hitachi Deskstar (0F10383)	ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 13 92mm	Windows Server 2012 Standard
Power	Case	Other	Other
Corsair HX1000W	Norco RPC-4216	3ware 9650SE-24M8 Raid Controller	2 x Mellanox ConnectX Infiniband Adapter (MHGH2...
Other
Starwind iSCSI SAN Free Edition
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2620	SuperMicro X9DR7-LN4F	Onboard Graphics	64GB (16 x 4GB) Samsung 1333MHz ECC Registered ...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
4 x 146GB 15K SAS	6 x 500GB Hitachi 7200rpm	Dynatron R22	6 x SuperMicro 5K RPM Fans
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows Server 2012	IPMI	SuperMicro 650W PSU	SuperMicro CSE-833T-650B Black 3U Rackmount Ser...
Other	Other	Other
Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand Adapter (MHGH28-XTC)	3ware 9650SE-8LPML	3ware 9690SA-4i
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Xeon E3-1240	Asus P8P67 EVO	Galaxy GeForce GT 610	G.SKILL 32GB (4 x 8GB) Sniper Series DDR3 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
2 x Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 3.5" SAT...	16TB - 8 x HITACHI Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" SAT...	Arctic COOLING Freezer 13	Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other	Other
Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W	Norco RPC-450TH	3ware 9650SE-8LPML	Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
Other
Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand Adapter (MHGH28-XTC)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-950	ASUS P6X58-E WS	XFX Radeon HD 5670 1GB	24GB (6 x 4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaws X DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
2 x 74GB Western Digital Velociraptor (WD740HLFS)	16 x 1TB Hitachi Deskstar (0F10383)	ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 13 92mm	Windows Server 2012 Standard
Power	Case	Other	Other
Corsair HX1000W	Norco RPC-4216	3ware 9650SE-24M8 Raid Controller	2 x Mellanox ConnectX Infiniband Adapter (MHGH2...
Other
Starwind iSCSI SAN Free Edition
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6/22/12 at 1:01pm

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What do you mean? Too much power? I figured RAID 10 with a couple of SSDs would give great performance and modo I dunno.

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6/27/12 at 12:19pm

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I'd switch to an Intel build, as the RAID and chipset support is generally better for ESXi.

You are better off with a large number of 1TB or 1TB 7.2kRPM drives in RAID 5 for your datastore (where VM's/VDMK's are stored), and then just install ESXi on a USB thumb drive of 2GB capacity or more.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
C2D T7100 1.8 ghz (undervolted)	ummm... Dell	Intel X3100	2 x 1gb 667mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Fujitsu 7200 RPM 120gb	CD-RW/DVD	dual boot Vista business	1440x900
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
C2D T7100 1.8 ghz (undervolted)	ummm... Dell	Intel X3100	2 x 1gb 667mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Fujitsu 7200 RPM 120gb	CD-RW/DVD	dual boot Vista business	1440x900
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6/29/12 at 4:35pm

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The ESXi ID install to a usb drive. The network card on that motherboard may not be supported make sure you check its comp-ability with VMware ESXi

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