[geeks] System Upgrade Drive (sort of)

[RichTea]

Sorry not a huge amount but I Have sent 10 English pounds via Paypal

--
RichTea

--
<-- http://23.me.uk/2 -->
<--Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.  -->


On 19 June 2013 22:30, Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I've always tried to not do "donation drives" or beg for hardware
> contributions, but it's time for an every-few-years upgrade to the
> system that does all the heavy lifting for SunHELP, the SunHELP, Geeks,
> and Rescue mailing lists, web hosting and email for a few other projects
> and non-profit organizations, and of course all of my personal stuff.  I
> may end up taking (back) over the hosting of the Sun-Managers list in
> the future as well.
>
> I'm in the process of building the next revision of OHNO.MRBILL.NET;
> the current machine is more than three years old and I can get a lot
> more performance for the same power usage with newer hardware (it's
> hosted here at home, on a Comcast Business commercial connection with
> static IPs - so the power usage matters!).
>
> Another user of the system has has graciously paid for the new case (an
> NZXT Tempest 210) and motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3), and I've got
> a new Seasonic 450W power supply here waiting.
> In addition, I've got plenty of HD storage (a pile of 1TB WD RE3 SATA
> drives, and some WD Red 1TB SATA drives), and a pair of SSDs that might
> go in for the OS if TRIM is working for RAID-1 md volumes under Debian
> by now.
>
> That leaves the last remaining parts - the CPU itself, and RAM.
> I'm going to go for an AMD FX-6300 six-core or FX-8320 eight-core
> processor, and would like to put 32G of RAM (maxing out the board)
> if possible.
>
> Anyway - if anyone on these lists would like to donate or contribute
> towards the cost of parts to build the new server, let me know.
>
> I've got both CPUs and two 16G RAM kits on my Amazon wish list:
>
> http://wishlist.sunhelp.org
>
> If you would like to contribute, you can:
>
> - Send contributions via PayPal to mrbill at mrbill.net
> - Send Amazon gift card codes/credit/etc to the same address, which I'll
>   use to buy the parts off Amazon
> - Buy the parts outright off my Wish List and Amazon will ship to me
> - Contact me for a postal address if you want to send a check or
> something, or if you happen to have a FX-6300 or 8G DDR3 sticks   sitting
> around unused.
>
> All contributions will be used towards the new server.  If there's
> anything left over after a CPU and RAM is purchased, I'll use it to
> help pay next month's Comcast Internet bill (which runs around
> $150/month for Internet only - I don't have cable TV).
>
> As for the current server - it's going to migrate to being my rsnapshot
> "online backups" host, as the current rsnapshot box is being torn down
> and rebuilt into a desktop so I can give it to a lady I know whose
> husband passed away recently.  She's up to her neck in house repair
> bills, and can't afford a decent working computer, so it's the least I
> can do.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Bill Bradford
> Houston, Texas USA
> ______________________________**_________________
> GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/**mailman/listinfo/geeks<http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks>