Hello Forum!
I am currently running an old Windows 10 workstation as "server" that I want to replace because I want to get rid of Windows. I also want to buy new and power efficient hardware to reduce heat and lower my electricity bill.
current setup:
Intel i5-3570
Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H
16GB DDR3
IBM 1015 SAS card
250GB SSD boot drive
2x 3TB WD Red (mirror for important data)
2x 8TB Seagate Archive (no raid etc.)
1x 8TB WD Red
Fractal Design R5 case
Windows 10 Pro
I mainly use the server as media storage for my CD/DVD/Blu Ray rips. I don't plan on building a Raid for the media files as the content is static and I have 3x 8TB for backup and the original discs in the basement.
The "server" also hosts a small MySQL database for KODI that is accessed by my RPI3 with libreelec and I have the Ubiquiti controller installed for my 2 APs.
At first I thought about getting a X11SCH-F + i3-8300 combo and give Plex a try but now that the RPI4 has been announced I don't think that i will be needing that much compute power.
So now I'm looking at a Denverton setup. The Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F seems to be a good candidate with 8 SATA ports and if I ever need more i could probably disable them and give the IO to the PCIE slot for a 16 port SAS card. 10GbE is not on my roadmap for the next ~5 years so no need for that in this build.
Am I on the right track here for my use case or is there a better solution out there?
thx in advance!
I am currently running an old Windows 10 workstation as "server" that I want to replace because I want to get rid of Windows. I also want to buy new and power efficient hardware to reduce heat and lower my electricity bill.
current setup:
Intel i5-3570
Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H
16GB DDR3
IBM 1015 SAS card
250GB SSD boot drive
2x 3TB WD Red (mirror for important data)
2x 8TB Seagate Archive (no raid etc.)
1x 8TB WD Red
Fractal Design R5 case
Windows 10 Pro
I mainly use the server as media storage for my CD/DVD/Blu Ray rips. I don't plan on building a Raid for the media files as the content is static and I have 3x 8TB for backup and the original discs in the basement.
The "server" also hosts a small MySQL database for KODI that is accessed by my RPI3 with libreelec and I have the Ubiquiti controller installed for my 2 APs.
At first I thought about getting a X11SCH-F + i3-8300 combo and give Plex a try but now that the RPI4 has been announced I don't think that i will be needing that much compute power.
So now I'm looking at a Denverton setup. The Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F seems to be a good candidate with 8 SATA ports and if I ever need more i could probably disable them and give the IO to the PCIE slot for a 16 port SAS card. 10GbE is not on my roadmap for the next ~5 years so no need for that in this build.
Am I on the right track here for my use case or is there a better solution out there?
thx in advance!