Hello All-
I am getting ready to order components for my first FreeNAS box build. I have been reading for the last couple weeks through as many posts on here as I could. I have compiled a list below of what I am thinking of using for my first build. I intend to use the box for the follwing:
PSU: SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply SSR-550RM
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230V3 Haswell, 3.3GHz, 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1150, 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80646E31230V3
Case: Fractal Design Node 804
MB: Supermicro Motherboard Micro ATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboards X10SLL-F-O
Memory: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3L 1600MT/s (PC3-12800) DR x8 ECC UDIMM 240-Pin Server Memory CT2KIT102472BD160B
HDD: QTY 6 - WD Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD30EFRX
USB Drive: SanDisk Cruzer Fit 8GB USB 2.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive- SDCZ33-008G-B35
I am thinking putting the drives in a ZF2 array would be best.
What am I missing?
What SATA cables are recommended?
Do I need to add additional fans to the case to keep the HDD cool?
Any recommendations to swap anything out on the list?
I greatly appreciate any assistance you folks can give me. Obviously not a cheap build. I currently have the the above priced out at $1485
Thanks!!!
I am getting ready to order components for my first FreeNAS box build. I have been reading for the last couple weeks through as many posts on here as I could. I have compiled a list below of what I am thinking of using for my first build. I intend to use the box for the follwing:
- Foremost for data security - Have lost too many internal desktop drives which resulted in lost data
- Storing of movies, photos, documents etc... ( I currently have a mish mash of external drives and internal drives totalling about 5TB of storage and I am utilizing about 2/3 of that).
- Streaming - I have Plex server installed on a desktop and have used that to stream to Roku's on TV's and I also have a dedicated HTPC on the main family TV. In reading through all the posts I am very intrigued by the Plex plug in for FreeNAS and could see wanting to be able to view movies from phones/tablets in the future. I assume this will involve transcoding on the server end so my hardware choices reflect that below (Not really sure how transcodes maybe 2-3 max at a time).
- Not sure what else but it seems I keep discovering new things. Would like to be somewhat future proof with realizing the board I selecting will only allow up to 6 HDD but I don't see needing more than that. I could always go to larger capacity drives if needed down the road.
PSU: SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply SSR-550RM
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230V3 Haswell, 3.3GHz, 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1150, 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80646E31230V3
Case: Fractal Design Node 804
MB: Supermicro Motherboard Micro ATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboards X10SLL-F-O
Memory: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3L 1600MT/s (PC3-12800) DR x8 ECC UDIMM 240-Pin Server Memory CT2KIT102472BD160B
HDD: QTY 6 - WD Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD30EFRX
USB Drive: SanDisk Cruzer Fit 8GB USB 2.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive- SDCZ33-008G-B35
I am thinking putting the drives in a ZF2 array would be best.
What am I missing?
What SATA cables are recommended?
Do I need to add additional fans to the case to keep the HDD cool?
Any recommendations to swap anything out on the list?
I greatly appreciate any assistance you folks can give me. Obviously not a cheap build. I currently have the the above priced out at $1485
Thanks!!!