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I have considered buying a Supermicro barebone mini-tower, but I'm now considering a mATX Supermicro system instead because it seems like a better value. This NAS will be a file server, but, at some point, my son will want to play around with plex. So is the spec below reasonable? Are there any improvements that more experienced builders might recommend? This will be my first full build, though I've added RAM, upgraded CPU coolers, and such in the past.
SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SCH-LN4F-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1151 Intel C246
Supermicro MBD-X11SCH-F-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard
Xeon E-2244G 3.8GHz
Xeon E-2246G
Noctua NH-L9x65 92 x 92 x 14mm, 92 x 92 x 25mm SSO2 Low-profile Quiet CPU Cooler
2 X Supermicro (MTA18ADF2G72AZ-2G6E1) 16GB SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR4 2666
Western Digital WD Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 2280 250GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Fractal Design Node 804
Seasonic PRIME TX-750 80+ Titanium Full Modular Power Supply
My choice of motherboard is just a guess - happy to hear of other Supermicro alternatives.
Total cost $1,250 from NewEgg, though I may be able to save a few $$$'s on the CPU by dropping from 3.8 GHz to a 3.6 GHz quad core.
Supermicro MBD-X11SCH-F-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard
Xeon E-2246G
Noctua NH-L9x65 92 x 92 x 14mm, 92 x 92 x 25mm SSO2 Low-profile Quiet CPU Cooler
2 X Supermicro (MTA18ADF2G72AZ-2G6E1) 16GB SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR4 2666
Western Digital WD Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 2280 250GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Fractal Design Node 804
Seasonic PRIME TX-750 80+ Titanium Full Modular Power Supply
My choice of motherboard is just a guess - happy to hear of other Supermicro alternatives.
Total cost $1,250 from NewEgg, though I may be able to save a few $$$'s on the CPU by dropping from 3.8 GHz to a 3.6 GHz quad core.
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