Hello. I am looking to put together my first FreeNAS box and just trying to get some details out of the way before I purchase all the hardware. My current NAS system is an Odroid Xu4 with an External hard drive attached that I use as a file server, torrenting, development system. This build will be primarily used as a backup system for the household (about 2 heavy users and 2-4 light users). Will also be looking to run Plex with probably 1-2 transcodes running but don't really see any more than that. Would also like to maybe run a few VMs/jails/docker in the future. Would like to keep the total build budget below or around $1000 and with my current selection I seem to be there.
CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 ($137.57) (Was debating between this or the Xeon E3-1220v6. The i3 seemed like a better price/performance. How will it handle later if I start to use VMs?)
CPU Cooler: Stock cooler for now but want to replace with a quieter one since I hear the stock cooler can be loud. In this case what is recommended for best performance/noise? Was thinking the Noctua NH-D14 but this seems a little pricey.
Motherboard: Supermicro Micro ATX DDR4 LGA 1151 Motherboards X11SSM-F-O ($235.63) (Decided on this vs. the X11SSM-F as I wanted to use the m.2 as a boot drive rather than a SATA SSD so I can keep the sata ports open for future)
Memory: 1xKingston Technology ValueRAM 16GB 2133MHz DDR4 ECC ($198.95) (Plan to add another stick in when price comes down a bit, and possibly max out to 64GB if the price drops low enough)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini ($118.98) (Was deciding between this and the U-NAS 810A. U-NAS was smaller but decided on the Define Mini for reduced noise and better airflow)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt ($74.61) (I believe I could get away with a 450W PSU, let me know your thoughts)
Total Cost: $765.74 (+~$200 if I decide to add another stick of 16GB ram)
Storage: 6x8TB WD Red (RaidZ2) (shucked from BB Easystore)
Others
Boot Drive: Going to use a extra USB drive I have laying around till I can find a good deal on a small M.2 SSD.
Case Fans: Noctua NF-P12 (Will wait to see how the fans that come with the case perform first)
UPS: Don't really know what to get here so any recommendations would be very helpful. The NAS would probably be the only device utilizing the battery backup but other devices would probably be connected to the surge protection portion.
For storage I was starting with the 6x8TB in RaidZ2 and then possibly adding a mirror of 8TB later on so that I can have multiple copies of important data. Is this a good idea or would it be better just to max out the drive space now and run 8x8TB in RaidZ2? I also have an external drive I use for important backups that gets updated once a month and then put back inside of a safe. Looking to add cloud storage so that I have an offsite backup as well.
Please let me know any thoughts or concerns as I know I am probably missing something obvious here.
CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 ($137.57) (Was debating between this or the Xeon E3-1220v6. The i3 seemed like a better price/performance. How will it handle later if I start to use VMs?)
CPU Cooler: Stock cooler for now but want to replace with a quieter one since I hear the stock cooler can be loud. In this case what is recommended for best performance/noise? Was thinking the Noctua NH-D14 but this seems a little pricey.
Motherboard: Supermicro Micro ATX DDR4 LGA 1151 Motherboards X11SSM-F-O ($235.63) (Decided on this vs. the X11SSM-F as I wanted to use the m.2 as a boot drive rather than a SATA SSD so I can keep the sata ports open for future)
Memory: 1xKingston Technology ValueRAM 16GB 2133MHz DDR4 ECC ($198.95) (Plan to add another stick in when price comes down a bit, and possibly max out to 64GB if the price drops low enough)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini ($118.98) (Was deciding between this and the U-NAS 810A. U-NAS was smaller but decided on the Define Mini for reduced noise and better airflow)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt ($74.61) (I believe I could get away with a 450W PSU, let me know your thoughts)
Total Cost: $765.74 (+~$200 if I decide to add another stick of 16GB ram)
Storage: 6x8TB WD Red (RaidZ2) (shucked from BB Easystore)
Others
Boot Drive: Going to use a extra USB drive I have laying around till I can find a good deal on a small M.2 SSD.
Case Fans: Noctua NF-P12 (Will wait to see how the fans that come with the case perform first)
UPS: Don't really know what to get here so any recommendations would be very helpful. The NAS would probably be the only device utilizing the battery backup but other devices would probably be connected to the surge protection portion.
For storage I was starting with the 6x8TB in RaidZ2 and then possibly adding a mirror of 8TB later on so that I can have multiple copies of important data. Is this a good idea or would it be better just to max out the drive space now and run 8x8TB in RaidZ2? I also have an external drive I use for important backups that gets updated once a month and then put back inside of a safe. Looking to add cloud storage so that I have an offsite backup as well.
Please let me know any thoughts or concerns as I know I am probably missing something obvious here.