I've got a bunch of old parts lying around that I can use for a small home lab. I've previously had a 2-node cluster setup using all this stuff and a couple other parts. I recently disassembled it to build a gaming computer for my son (pulled a 4th gen i7 out of it). I'm wanting to rebuild the lab because there are things I want to play with but I am wondering if anybody out there with more experience than I, could give me a better config that what I cobbled together.
Here are all the parts I currently have at my disposal. I'm pretty well versed in networking and infrastructure so the technical configuration is something I, and my Google-Fu, are capable of. I'm just unsure of the best configuration as far as storage goes. I'm also trying to make due with what I got but if there's a part or two that would make an immense difference, I'm up for considering it.
Compute
Gigabyte Z68 with Intel i5-2500k
MSI P67A with Intel i5-2500k
MSI 890FA with AMD Phenom 965
x2 Corsair 16GB RAM kits (4x4GB)
x1 Corsair 8GB RAM kit (4x2GB)
Networking
x4 Intel i350 T4 4-port NICs
NetGear GS108 8-port Gbe switch
Storage
Adaptec 3805 w/128MB cache x2 8087 to 4-port SATA (SATA2 interface)
HDD
x8 1TB
x4 500GB
x5 150GB VelociRaptor
SSD
750GB Crucial MX300
60GB OCZ Vertex 3
(Yes I realize this is a bunch of old shit but it's still capable of doing small workloads)
Here are all the parts I currently have at my disposal. I'm pretty well versed in networking and infrastructure so the technical configuration is something I, and my Google-Fu, are capable of. I'm just unsure of the best configuration as far as storage goes. I'm also trying to make due with what I got but if there's a part or two that would make an immense difference, I'm up for considering it.
Compute
Gigabyte Z68 with Intel i5-2500k
MSI P67A with Intel i5-2500k
MSI 890FA with AMD Phenom 965
x2 Corsair 16GB RAM kits (4x4GB)
x1 Corsair 8GB RAM kit (4x2GB)
Networking
x4 Intel i350 T4 4-port NICs
NetGear GS108 8-port Gbe switch
Storage
Adaptec 3805 w/128MB cache x2 8087 to 4-port SATA (SATA2 interface)
HDD
x8 1TB
x4 500GB
x5 150GB VelociRaptor
SSD
750GB Crucial MX300
60GB OCZ Vertex 3
(Yes I realize this is a bunch of old shit but it's still capable of doing small workloads)