Today, the vast majority of memory used by desktops, notebooks, and mobile devices is unbuffered non-ECC (Error Checking and Correction) DRAM. In fact, unless one is running an Intel or AMD CPU that can support ECC memory unbuffered ECC DRAM is the only choice for most users. Intel Xeons, for example, support ECC memory, while even the new Core...
The Supermicro X8DTH-6F motherboard is a substantial dual processor (DP) motherboard loaded with on board features and expansion possibilities. Users looking for a low-end server, or a simple 20 drive system accessed over a single Gigabit Ethernet port should avert their eyes because this board is about as feature packed as they come. For those looking to build a...
As someone who worked on the Seagate-Maxtor merger a few years ago, I was a bit worried to see this morning the news that Western Digital bought Hitachi GST for $4.3 billion. See the press release here.
My basic thoughts are that if Western Digital uses Hitachi technology, this is a win for consumers. If it uses a similar strategy...
After publishing the first Sandy Bridge Xeon review of the E3-1220 a big question remained, what would the performance of hyper-threaded versions of the new Intel Xeon E3 series be like, including the Intel Xeon E3-1230? Today, we look at the next step faster Intel Xeon E3 CPU. The basic enhancements are the addition of Hyper-Threading and a 100MHz...
This week's storage news roundup includes news from Intel, SandForce/ OCZ, LSI and Amahi. The basic theme is, new generation SSDs and controllers are going to be faster in terms of sequential performance and random I/O performance. Oh, and ServeTheHome is on Twitter!
Intel Announces the New 510 SSD
Based on a Marvell controller, Intel announced their new 510 series SSD.
"The...
Building a dual processor (DP) server is not a tough task, but it does have a few considerations for anyone looking to build one from scratch. I was building a DP platform for a few reviews and decided to take the opportunity to take some pictures. This is a quick build guide to a dual Xeon system with three...
Corsair’s Performance 3 series is a newer SATA III 6.0gbps drive that offers quite a bit of performance utilizing a Marvell controller. Marvell has been making a splash lately on SSD controllers. The Micron C300 held the performance crown for almost a year as its competitors were capped by SATA II bandwidth constraints. Today we will look at the...
One important storage principle that many people forget is that RAID is not a backup solution, it is a method of achieving performance targets, redundancy, and up-time. Users backup their PCs to their local servers, but often forget to backup server data off-site. This is especially concerning for any data using the local server as primary storage. One option...
The much anticipated and already announced Sandy Bridge Xeons were supposed to follow desktop and notebook counterparts in short order, however it seems like everything Sandy Bridge is on hold while Intel rectifies Cougar Point. However, the new Sandy Bridge Xeons are here! Today attention is on the Xeon E3-1220 which is a 3.1ghz quad core without Hyper-Threading or...
This week had a few interesting storage related items worthy of the digest from ATTO, Corsair, Apple/Intel, Acer and a public service announcement about subscribing to ServeTheHome.com's RSS feeds. The next few weeks should be somewhat more exciting review wise here so updating your RSS feed may be worthwhile.
ATTO Released ExpressSAS v2.10
ATTO, the maker of both RAID cards...