tomsk
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Hello, I would like to build my own NAS, I never used FreeNAS before, but I have some experience with Linux.
I would like to ask you if this hardware is enough for my needs:
My use case (for home, max. 3 connected users):
I don't know how powerful is that CPU for my use case, and how high CPU requirements FreeNAS has. I know that CPU like Atom C2750 is much better, but it is like 2-3x more expensive and I don't know if it wouldn't overkill for my use case. It is quite sad, that ASROCK J4205-ITX has limitation to only 8 GB of RAM and it doesn't support ECC :( , which is minimum, but I read, that it is like 1 GB of RAM for every 1 TB of storage space, and I don't think, that I will ever have more than 8 TB of storage :) And if I will, then I will buy new computer :)
Thank you
I would like to ask you if this hardware is enough for my needs:
- Motherboard: ASROCK J4205-ITX or ASRock J5005-ITX (You can recommend me better motherboard with better CPU, which supports ECC)
- CPU: Intel® Pentium® Processor J4205 or J5005
- RAM: 8 GB DDR3 (CPU supports max. 8 GB of RAM)
- SSD: ADATA Ultimate SU650 SSD 120 GB (for OS - FreeNAS)
- HDD: 2x WD RED 2TB (I would like to mirror it)
- Case: Cooler Master Elite 110
- PSU: Corsair VS350 (I know it is overkill, but it has some security features)
- Connectivity: LAN 1 Gbit
My use case (for home, max. 3 connected users):
- File storage
- Torrent client
- FTP
- Streaming movies (to PC, TV or Mobile)
- Maybe some small mail server
I don't know how powerful is that CPU for my use case, and how high CPU requirements FreeNAS has. I know that CPU like Atom C2750 is much better, but it is like 2-3x more expensive and I don't know if it wouldn't overkill for my use case. It is quite sad, that ASROCK J4205-ITX has limitation to only 8 GB of RAM and it doesn't support ECC :( , which is minimum, but I read, that it is like 1 GB of RAM for every 1 TB of storage space, and I don't think, that I will ever have more than 8 TB of storage :) And if I will, then I will buy new computer :)
Thank you
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