Hi,
I'm taking the plunge and moving from a non-ECC box to an ECC-box. Main purpose is storage and plex. I'm repurposing my current box to become an ESXi host should I need it. I'm thinking I want Plex on the freeNAS box to avoid spinning up a VM on ESXi every time I want to watch a movie or a show. The box should be able to transcode at least two 1080p streams at the same time.
Motherboard: Supermicro X11SSH-LN4F-O (not purchased)
RAM: ??
CPU: ?? (should start of with 16 and then upgrade as funds allow)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 (already purchased)
Hard drive: 8x Western Digital Reds 3 TB (already purchased) Raidz2.
SSDs: 1 Samsung EVO 750 250GB, Corsair 60GB, OCZ 120GB (bought forever ago)
PSU: Corsair RM750x (already purchased)
My main questions concern motherboard, cpu and ram. I've semi-decided on a Supermicro x11SSH-LN4F-O, unless something better/smarter gets suggested. It's tricky getting your hands on second hand computer stuff here in Sweden so either eBay that ships internationally or if someone knows of an EU distributor. Money isn't really an issue but I prefer not needing to build another computer in a year. I'd rather spend that money on new hard drives so I can increase my storage capability.
The motherboard says I could use an i3 (which as I understand it would be fine for my needs), but can I use ECC with an i3 or do I need a Xeon?
Any suggestions is gladly appreciated. If I've forgotten to mention anything that I should have, please let me know.
Thanks!
Edit: Added a question.
I'm taking the plunge and moving from a non-ECC box to an ECC-box. Main purpose is storage and plex. I'm repurposing my current box to become an ESXi host should I need it. I'm thinking I want Plex on the freeNAS box to avoid spinning up a VM on ESXi every time I want to watch a movie or a show. The box should be able to transcode at least two 1080p streams at the same time.
Motherboard: Supermicro X11SSH-LN4F-O (not purchased)
RAM: ??
CPU: ?? (should start of with 16 and then upgrade as funds allow)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 (already purchased)
Hard drive: 8x Western Digital Reds 3 TB (already purchased) Raidz2.
SSDs: 1 Samsung EVO 750 250GB, Corsair 60GB, OCZ 120GB (bought forever ago)
PSU: Corsair RM750x (already purchased)
My main questions concern motherboard, cpu and ram. I've semi-decided on a Supermicro x11SSH-LN4F-O, unless something better/smarter gets suggested. It's tricky getting your hands on second hand computer stuff here in Sweden so either eBay that ships internationally or if someone knows of an EU distributor. Money isn't really an issue but I prefer not needing to build another computer in a year. I'd rather spend that money on new hard drives so I can increase my storage capability.
The motherboard says I could use an i3 (which as I understand it would be fine for my needs), but can I use ECC with an i3 or do I need a Xeon?
Any suggestions is gladly appreciated. If I've forgotten to mention anything that I should have, please let me know.
Thanks!
Edit: Added a question.