G'day Folks,
I would like Advice and suggestion on my System Specs for 1 or 2 New Workstation. Alternatives and Full revisions of the structure are welcome, i.e. a better or equal alternative to mine. Some components may seem old, however these are Workstations for Technical Staff supporting custom installations, repairs, upgrades, remote connect service, etc., for customers.
Here is the current system specifications I had considered:
- For convenience I have hyper-linked the components.
The GigaByte Motherboard after careful scrutiny is not suitable for the task as it lacks Win XP Pro and Linux driver support.
Motherboard: GigaByte GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI rev. 1.0 (#) / or better - ? Other Options ?
Motherboard BIOS version: Latest Flashed.
Processor: xeon or i7 ? - Please advise Options ?
The new Motherboard is the ASRock X79 Extreme6 or the ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB
To get the extra SATA ports I will be adding a "SATA III 4-port PCI-e Version 2.0, x2 Slot Controller Card, HyperDuo, Software RAID card" or the "8 Internal SATA III Ports PCI-Express Card, PCI-e x2 Slot, Specification V2.0 Plus card" as either one can be utilized in PCI Express x2 Interface, and Compatible with PCI Express x4, x8 and x16 Slots
CPU is still not decided - XEON or i7 ?
Memory: 64GB (8x8GB) - DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz modules - Speed ?
Video Card #1: GTX 660 2GB / 3GB DDR5 / ASUS / GigaByte / Gainward
Video Card #2: GTX 660 2GB DDR5
Hard Drive #1: WD Red NAS 1TB WD10EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #2: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #3: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #4: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #5: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #6: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #7: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #8: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
I will most likely add another 2 x 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower drives at a later stage.
Optical Drive #1: BH16NS40 Blu-Ray Writer 16X
Optical Drive #2: BH16NS40 Blu-Ray Writer 16X
Case: Lian Li PC-A77 / Lian Li PC-A77F Available in Australia - ? Other Options ?
Cooler: Cooler Master V4 GTS / Hyper T4 - ? Other Options ?
Keyboard: Standard - ? Other Options ?
Mouse: Standard MS optical wheel - ? Other Options ?
Power Supply: Nexus RX-1K 1000 Watt - ? Other Options ?
Sound Card: (#) On Board - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support
Monitor: BenQ XL2420T 24inch 120Hz Gaming Monitor
Operating System: Multi Boot 64bit \ Win XP \ Win Ser 2008R2 \ Win 7U \ Win 8E \Ubuntu
Other Parts and Equipment: - ? Other Options ?
Lian Li EX-H34 SATA Hot Swap Cage Black - x3 for each System !
TR-3 Thermometer - x1 for each System. ? Suitable for PC-A77F case ?
BZ-U06 - USB x 4, Power e-SATA x 4 / USB x 4 (Combo) Panel – x1 each System
Multi Media Card Reader CR-35 - x1 each System
FDD 1.44 Internal USB and 7 in 1 Card Reader – Black Used – x1 for each System
Would appreciate alternatives with explanations as to "why" they are considered or better, more cost effective, etc.
To give you some idea of the system structuring,
The workstation will be controlled by 1. BootIt Bare Metal (GUI) from
terabyteunlimited.com and the backup, so to speak, will be handled by the 2. Image for Windows by the same Author.
1. BootIt Bare Metal will allow me to have more than 4 Primary partitions on the 1st hard drive (1TB). In fact it will have 8 primary partitions, 1 to 6 for different OS’s each about 125GB, 7 for common system documents, email accounts, etc. About 242Gb, plus the 8th for the BootIt Bare Metal about 8GB in size.
2. HD Drive 8 (3TB) will be used to store the Images created by Image for Windows for the Workstation.
3. HD Drives 2 to 4 (3 x each 3TB) will contain stored data information for, Application Software Installations, Hardware Drivers, Hardware Information for Motherboards etc., Help Desk files and Information, etc.
4. HD Drive 5 (3TB) will contain Images of customer systems before and after servicing.
5. HD Drive 6 (3TB) will contain Customer information and other undisclosed confidential files.
6. HD Drive 7 (3TB) used for Personal Data Storage.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
This system would also make a tremendous gamer Station, Don’t you agree.
Discussions and Questions "strictly relevant to this post" are welcome.
Think about your Discussions and Questions carefully, as I will not answer Novice posts, i.e. posts that are obviously below this posts comprehension by the reader. - Thanks
Budget is blown out !!
Regards
Roger H.
I would like Advice and suggestion on my System Specs for 1 or 2 New Workstation. Alternatives and Full revisions of the structure are welcome, i.e. a better or equal alternative to mine. Some components may seem old, however these are Workstations for Technical Staff supporting custom installations, repairs, upgrades, remote connect service, etc., for customers.
Here is the current system specifications I had considered:
- For convenience I have hyper-linked the components.
The GigaByte Motherboard after careful scrutiny is not suitable for the task as it lacks Win XP Pro and Linux driver support.
Motherboard: GigaByte GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI rev. 1.0 (#) / or better - ? Other Options ?
Motherboard BIOS version: Latest Flashed.
Processor: xeon or i7 ? - Please advise Options ?
The new Motherboard is the ASRock X79 Extreme6 or the ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB
To get the extra SATA ports I will be adding a "SATA III 4-port PCI-e Version 2.0, x2 Slot Controller Card, HyperDuo, Software RAID card" or the "8 Internal SATA III Ports PCI-Express Card, PCI-e x2 Slot, Specification V2.0 Plus card" as either one can be utilized in PCI Express x2 Interface, and Compatible with PCI Express x4, x8 and x16 Slots
CPU is still not decided - XEON or i7 ?
Memory: 64GB (8x8GB) - DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz modules - Speed ?
Video Card #1: GTX 660 2GB / 3GB DDR5 / ASUS / GigaByte / Gainward
Video Card #2: GTX 660 2GB DDR5
Hard Drive #1: WD Red NAS 1TB WD10EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #2: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #3: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #4: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #5: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #6: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #7: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
Hard Drive #8: NAS 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower
I will most likely add another 2 x 3TB WD30EFRX 64M SATA3 HDD IntelliPower drives at a later stage.
Optical Drive #1: BH16NS40 Blu-Ray Writer 16X
Optical Drive #2: BH16NS40 Blu-Ray Writer 16X
Case: Lian Li PC-A77 / Lian Li PC-A77F Available in Australia - ? Other Options ?
Cooler: Cooler Master V4 GTS / Hyper T4 - ? Other Options ?
Keyboard: Standard - ? Other Options ?
Mouse: Standard MS optical wheel - ? Other Options ?
Power Supply: Nexus RX-1K 1000 Watt - ? Other Options ?
Sound Card: (#) On Board - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support
Monitor: BenQ XL2420T 24inch 120Hz Gaming Monitor
Operating System: Multi Boot 64bit \ Win XP \ Win Ser 2008R2 \ Win 7U \ Win 8E \Ubuntu
Other Parts and Equipment: - ? Other Options ?
Lian Li EX-H34 SATA Hot Swap Cage Black - x3 for each System !
TR-3 Thermometer - x1 for each System. ? Suitable for PC-A77F case ?
BZ-U06 - USB x 4, Power e-SATA x 4 / USB x 4 (Combo) Panel – x1 each System
Multi Media Card Reader CR-35 - x1 each System
FDD 1.44 Internal USB and 7 in 1 Card Reader – Black Used – x1 for each System
Would appreciate alternatives with explanations as to "why" they are considered or better, more cost effective, etc.
To give you some idea of the system structuring,
The workstation will be controlled by 1. BootIt Bare Metal (GUI) from
terabyteunlimited.com and the backup, so to speak, will be handled by the 2. Image for Windows by the same Author.
1. BootIt Bare Metal will allow me to have more than 4 Primary partitions on the 1st hard drive (1TB). In fact it will have 8 primary partitions, 1 to 6 for different OS’s each about 125GB, 7 for common system documents, email accounts, etc. About 242Gb, plus the 8th for the BootIt Bare Metal about 8GB in size.
2. HD Drive 8 (3TB) will be used to store the Images created by Image for Windows for the Workstation.
3. HD Drives 2 to 4 (3 x each 3TB) will contain stored data information for, Application Software Installations, Hardware Drivers, Hardware Information for Motherboards etc., Help Desk files and Information, etc.
4. HD Drive 5 (3TB) will contain Images of customer systems before and after servicing.
5. HD Drive 6 (3TB) will contain Customer information and other undisclosed confidential files.
6. HD Drive 7 (3TB) used for Personal Data Storage.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
This system would also make a tremendous gamer Station, Don’t you agree.
Discussions and Questions "strictly relevant to this post" are welcome.
Think about your Discussions and Questions carefully, as I will not answer Novice posts, i.e. posts that are obviously below this posts comprehension by the reader. - Thanks
Budget is blown out !!
Regards
Roger H.
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