Subj : Arch btw
To   : Vorlon
From : Accession
Date : Sun Nov 30 2025 09:01:00

Hey Vorlon!

On Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:54:36 , you wrote:

 A>> Yep, my issue is I don't have that kind of space, or better yet the
 A>> slots to put the space. I have 6 2TB drives, but only 4 slots in the
 A>> server

 > First thing I'd be doing is going to higher capacity drives, even if you
 > continue to use your current server.

That's where the new server comes into play. The one I'm looking at has 4x 3.2tb 10k SAS SSD. Plenty for what I need.

Mind you, I'm not out of hard drive space.. at all. I just have too many drives, and not enough bays to put them in. I don't really need higher capacity, I'd just like to make use of what I currently have.

 > Have you thought about using a standard tower case (Mine is, with 6 3.5"
 > bays, and 3 5.14" bays). Even thought the server is a real server board
 > it works fine. It's a S1200BTL, with Xeon E31240, the same core/threads
 > as yours.

Sure, there is always that option also. However, my bottleneck at the moment is not space, it's the cores/threads and 32gb ddr3 ram. I'm using all 8 threads already, and would like to add more VMs, but I can't.

 > Have you thought about using a high end non server board/cpu? I recently
 > looked at both dedicated server type boards ($1000AUD odd just for the
 > board), and non server board (ie: Gigabyte B850 A ELITE WF7 ICE 1.0).
 > It's only $400AUD. The main thing that's needed is sata/m2 ports and
 > ram/cpu.

I'm not trying to spend 2 grand or more on a server that I use for lightweight hobbies. I'd rather put that kind of money into a gaming PC. I'm more than likely looking at a renewed server (cheaper and no need to build it myself), but just updated specs from the current one I've had for 12+ years.

Regards,
Nick

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