Yesterday I upgraded the server to some nice new hardware.
My main excuse for this is to view HDTV/720p content on MythTV. The old hardware just wasn’t fast enough for this. I also took the oppurtunity to change from a software RAID1 setup with 2x200GB disks to a hardware RAID solution with 4x320GB disks.
Just a month ago I told a friend who has a similar setup I’d never buy a hardware RAID card because they’re so damn expensive.
The new stuff
- Asus P5B
- Intel Core2Duo E6420
- 2 x 1GB Kingston PC5300
- 1x WD800JB 80GB (boot)
- Areca 1210 with 4x Seagate 320GB (RAID5)
- Zalman 460Watt PSU
- Geforce FX5200
- Soundblaster Live