Hugo Caron
😱😳 this old beast has arrived! Supermicro CSE-836 waiting on the bi Xeon L5640 now. I plan to replace everything inside except the backplane if I keep it #homelab
Nov 15, 2022 at 1:12pmWeb
Show threadWill Nov 15, 2022

@y0ug I did a backplane replacement on my 847e16. The rear backplane was super easy.

The front backplane was a nightmare....

Show threadJesse HarrisNov 15, 2022
@y0ug I've always liked Supermicro cases. My favorite was a bit of a unicorn, a 3U with 16x 3.5" drive bays that took full height PCIe cards.
Show threadbacon avengerNov 15, 2022
@elforesto @y0ug 100% with Jesse. Supermicro has been a favourite of mine for kit, good stuff at reasonable prices and virtually no attempts at vendor lock-in or nickel and diming their customers (cough cough HPE iLo licences cough)
Show threadHugo CaronNov 15, 2022
@bacon_avenger @elforesto yeah it's real/y nice compare to tiger brand, especially for the price. The only issues is a little bit more rare and expensive in EU compare to you can get in the US.
Show threadHugo CaronNov 15, 2022
@elforesto that this one I think 3U 16x 3.5" drives and full size PCIe card. 😁
Show threadJesse HarrisNov 15, 2022
@y0ug Ah, I see it now. The one I had was a little different. It was built around the E5-2600v1/v2 platform and had the drives mounted vertically, no room for an optical drive or front ports. I think I like yours better!