diff --git a/content/posts/server-build.md b/content/posts/server-build.md
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ This would normally be something to consider carefully, but a good friend was ge
that came with the case.
### The PSU
-We have a spare 850W 80+ Gold PSU lying around the house from an old PC, so we'll just repurpose that here.
+We have a spare 750W Silverstone 80+ Platinum PSU lying around the house from an old PC, so we'll just repurpose that here.
### The Storage
It's probably strange to start with the storage, but we'll need to know how much storage we have to spec out
@@ -123,21 +123,25 @@ prohibitively expensive to put it lightly.
Again, balancing cost and performance, 2 ✕ 500GB Seagate FireCuda 530s does the job well. Relatively high endurance,
good random IO performance, and not too expensive. Two of these sets us back 600 AUD.
+#### Final Storage Configuration
+Our final storage array consists of 12 ✕ 16 TB Seagate Exos Drives, and 2 ✕ 500GB Seagate FireCuda 530s.
+With 8 data slices, 3 parity slices, and 1 hot spare slice, we should end up with approximately 110 TB of usable space.
+
### The CPU
We're going to make an executive decision and go with an AMD EPYC CPU, because we've always wanted to use one.
That said, we have a few options:
-| Model | Generation | RRP (USD) | Cores (threads) | Clock (GHz) | L3 Cache (MB) | TDP (W) |
-| ----- |:----------:|:---------:|:---------------:|:-----------:|:-------------:|:-------:|
-| 7272 | Rome | 625 | 12 (24) | 2.9 - 3.2 | 64 | 120 |
-| 7302 | Rome | 978 | 16 (32) | 3.0 - 3.3 | 128 | 155 |
-| 7352 | Rome | 1350 | 24 (48) | 2.3 - 3.2 | 128 | 155 |
-| 7402 | Rome | 1783 | 24 (48) | 2.8 - 3.35 | 128 | 180 |
-| 7F72 | Rome | 2450 | 24 (48) | 3.5 - 3.9 | 192 | 240 |
-| 7452 | Rome | 2025 | 32 (64) | 2.35 - 3.35 | 128 | 155 |
-| 7453 | Milan | 1570 | 28 (56) | 2.75 - 3.45 | 64 | 225 |
-| 7413 | Milan | 1825 | 24 (48) | 2.85 - 4.00 | 128 | 200 |
-| 7513 | Milan | 2840 | 32 (64) | 2.6 - 3.65 | 128 | 200 |
+| Model | Generation | RRP (USD) | Cores (threads) | Clock (GHz) | L3 Cache (MB) | TDP (W) |
+| -------- |:----------:|:---------:|:---------------:|:-------------:|:-------------:|:-------:|
+| 7272 | Rome | 625 | 12 (24) | 2.9 - 3.2 | 64 | 120 |
+| 7302 | Rome | 978 | 16 (32) | 3.0 - 3.3 | 128 | 155 |
+| **7352** | **Rome** | **1350** | **24 (48)** | **2.3 - 3.2** | **128** | **155** |
+| 7402 | Rome | 1783 | 24 (48) | 2.8 - 3.35 | 128 | 180 |
+| 7F72 | Rome | 2450 | 24 (48) | 3.5 - 3.9 | 192 | 240 |
+| 7452 | Rome | 2025 | 32 (64) | 2.35 - 3.35 | 128 | 155 |
+| 7453 | Milan | 1570 | 28 (56) | 2.75 - 3.45 | 64 | 225 |
+| 7413 | Milan | 1825 | 24 (48) | 2.85 - 4.00 | 128 | 200 |
+| 7513 | Milan | 2840 | 32 (64) | 2.6 - 3.65 | 128 | 200 |
The odd one out here is the `7F72`, which is a frequency-optimised model, designed for maximum performance per core,
to get around per-core licensing issues in enterprise applications. While cool, it being nearly double the price
@@ -202,24 +206,23 @@ Since we're expecting mixed workloads (from friends), we'll follow the same guid
so we'll need at least 4 ✕ 48 = 192GB. With 8 slots on the mobo,
that means we'll have to use 32GB modules (or 64GB modules if we feel like going overboard).
-Our motherboard comes with 8 RAM slots and the Rome Epyc CPUs support octo-channel RAM, so we'd get
+Our motherboard comes with 8 RAM slots and the Rome EPYC CPUs support octo-channel RAM, so we'd get
the best performance from fully populating the RAM slots.
This however makes upgrading painful, so we're going to go with 4 ✕ 32GB @ 2400MHz for 128GB total for now, which sets
us back ~1000 AUD.
## The Damage
-All up, we've spent:
-| Part | Cost (AUD) | Running Total (AUD) |
-|:--------------:|:---------------:|:-------------------:|
-| 3U Server Case | FREE! | 0 |
-| PSU | FREE! | 0 |
-| CPU | 1500 | 1500 |
-| RAM | 1000 | 2500 |
-| Mass Storage | 12 ✕ 400 = 4800 | 7300 |
-| ZIL/L2ARC SSDs | 2 ✕ 300 = 600 | 7900 |
-| Motherboard | 1100 | 9000 |
-| | | |
+All up, we've settled on:
+| Component | Selected Part | Cost (AUD) | Running Total (AUD) |
+|:--------------:|:----------------------------------------------------:|:---------------:|:-------------------:|
+| 3U Server Case | Who Even Knows? | FREE! | 0 |
+| PSU | SilverStone 750W Platinum
(SST-SX750-PT) | FREE! | 0 |
+| CPU | AMD EPYC 7352
(24 core / 48 thread) | 1500 | 1500 |
+| RAM | 4 ✕ 32GB@2400MHz
(M393A4K40CB1-CRC) | 4 ✕ 250 = 1000 | 2500 |
+| Mass Storage | 12 ✕ 16TB Seagate Exos
(1ST16000NM001G) | 12 ✕ 400 = 4800 | 7300 |
+| ZIL/L2ARC SSDs | 2 ✕ 500GB Seagate FireCuda 530
(ZP500GM3A013) | 2 ✕ 300 = 600 | 7900 |
+| Motherboard | AsRock Rack ROMED8U-2T | 1100 | 9000 |
So just shy of 10,000 AUD. It's a hefty price tag, but worth it in our opinion.