zerohimself
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Ok, so i'm getting ready to build a workstation and a NAS/vm/rendering assisting machine.
I'm currently capturing 1080p60 and lower video for youtube content, and hope to upgrade to 4k over the next year or 2 ( i am going for 4K capture cards, along with having a backup for older analog sources)
I'll list my current thoughts on the workstation as well, as I am always up for knowledgable input!!. This is my first NAS build and my first new PC build since 2007. So that being said, I may have unrealistic expectations and thoughts, and appreciate any help/suggestions.
So my initial thoughts are to build a thread ripper workstation with a RTX 2080 ti to do the majority of the work. I want to set up a cheap 10gbe network to serve the purpose of allowing my first 1st workstation (and maybe a lesser workstation) to access the NAS. The workstation will contain either a NVME or M2 as the boot drive, and prob a 8tb or larger spinning disk for general storage (probably just apps and a little gaming).
The NAS will be hosting my filestore, it will contain my old home network (old apps, my videogame backup library[roms and isos], some personal video backups of bluray rips and such, and be the storage location for the video / footage we are working on). I will be using adobe and devinci for video processing.
I am concerned about data redundancy, along with performance. I prefer reliability/redundancy over performance, however a balance of both would be amazing. I was intending on running raidz3, as i have had 2 drive failures and lost everything on more than one occasion. I am currently working on a cost effective offsite backup solution as well, I may just build a offsite large NAS and backup important folders over the internet as opposed to the cost of backing up this entire setup to a glacier or backblaze plan. (again, open for suggestions)
Cost is a concern, however I would much rather throw a little money at this for reliability/useability/future proofing. I want to build a good system at a decent price that do what I need for at least a couple years. I want to be able to expand the storage space as needed, and upgrade in unit instead of having to build a new server and migrate the data between machines.
I am mainly looking for advice on the server & network equipment, however am open to all/any suggestions.
here are my thoughts on the hardware:
Chassis: Supermicro 4U 24x3.5" drives CSE-846E16-R1200B
Motherboard: X9DRi-F
CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 Octo Core 2.6Ghz
Ram: 128GB DDR3 (16 x 8GB - DDR3 - REG PC3-10600R (1333MHZ) ) -- unspecified brand(I will ask if you have suggestions!!)
HBA controller: 1x LSI 9210-8i HBA FREENAS UNRAID Controller
Capture card: AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K (primary purpose is to capture footage from the workstation #1, however i do have a 2nd workstation that can do this)
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (subject to change for price & advice & quality)
NIC: Please advise (i'm open for 10gbe or 40gbe either ethernet or fiber) - I don't need anything overkill(haha) but i do need to be able to interconnect at least 3 devices
Bootdrive: Please advise!!
Read cache: Intel NVME SSD DC P3700 Series 2TB 1/2 Height PCIe 3.0 SSDPEDMD020T4D Please advise, i'm not sure if i even need in this setup!!
HDDs: 5x low use or new 8TB HGST HE8's (was recommended) (should i go for a SATA interface or SAS?)
UPS: Please advise!!
I am concerned about having enough PCIe lanes available for this setup, as i'll use 32 of 40 not including any chipset, or the HBA controller.
If this is the case, I suppose the capture card could be moved to the 2nd workstation we are using.
GPU: ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11G Turbo Edition GDDR6 HDMI DP 1.4 Type-C Graphics Card
CPU: AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, 16-Core, 32-Thread, 4.4 GHz Max Boost (3.5 GHz Base), Socket sTR4 180W YD295XA8AFWOF
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 220-P2-1200-X1 80+ PLATINUM 1200W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
HDD: WD Red Pro WD8003FFBX 8TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
SSD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen3. X4, NVMe 1.3 64L V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7E1T0BW
Ram(will expand if needed): G.SKILL Trident Z RGB (For AMD) 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X399 Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14Q-32GTZRX
Capture #1: AVerMedia Game Streaming Capture Card Live Gamer 4K (GC573)
Capture #2: Datapath Vision RGB E1 1080p Video Capture Card PCI-Express Full Profile
Sound card (if needed): to be determined
NIC (if needed): open for advice
UPS: Please advise!!
Cabling: Please advise!!
I'm currently capturing 1080p60 and lower video for youtube content, and hope to upgrade to 4k over the next year or 2 ( i am going for 4K capture cards, along with having a backup for older analog sources)
I'll list my current thoughts on the workstation as well, as I am always up for knowledgable input!!. This is my first NAS build and my first new PC build since 2007. So that being said, I may have unrealistic expectations and thoughts, and appreciate any help/suggestions.
So my initial thoughts are to build a thread ripper workstation with a RTX 2080 ti to do the majority of the work. I want to set up a cheap 10gbe network to serve the purpose of allowing my first 1st workstation (and maybe a lesser workstation) to access the NAS. The workstation will contain either a NVME or M2 as the boot drive, and prob a 8tb or larger spinning disk for general storage (probably just apps and a little gaming).
The NAS will be hosting my filestore, it will contain my old home network (old apps, my videogame backup library[roms and isos], some personal video backups of bluray rips and such, and be the storage location for the video / footage we are working on). I will be using adobe and devinci for video processing.
I am concerned about data redundancy, along with performance. I prefer reliability/redundancy over performance, however a balance of both would be amazing. I was intending on running raidz3, as i have had 2 drive failures and lost everything on more than one occasion. I am currently working on a cost effective offsite backup solution as well, I may just build a offsite large NAS and backup important folders over the internet as opposed to the cost of backing up this entire setup to a glacier or backblaze plan. (again, open for suggestions)
Cost is a concern, however I would much rather throw a little money at this for reliability/useability/future proofing. I want to build a good system at a decent price that do what I need for at least a couple years. I want to be able to expand the storage space as needed, and upgrade in unit instead of having to build a new server and migrate the data between machines.
I am mainly looking for advice on the server & network equipment, however am open to all/any suggestions.
here are my thoughts on the hardware:
NAS Server
chassis/mobo/cpu see this link: Supermicro 24 Bay 6Gbps FREENAS Storage Server Xeon E5-2650 V2 16 Core 128GB RamChassis: Supermicro 4U 24x3.5" drives CSE-846E16-R1200B
Motherboard: X9DRi-F
CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 Octo Core 2.6Ghz
Ram: 128GB DDR3 (16 x 8GB - DDR3 - REG PC3-10600R (1333MHZ) ) -- unspecified brand(I will ask if you have suggestions!!)
HBA controller: 1x LSI 9210-8i HBA FREENAS UNRAID Controller
Capture card: AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K (primary purpose is to capture footage from the workstation #1, however i do have a 2nd workstation that can do this)
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (subject to change for price & advice & quality)
NIC: Please advise (i'm open for 10gbe or 40gbe either ethernet or fiber) - I don't need anything overkill(haha) but i do need to be able to interconnect at least 3 devices
Bootdrive: Please advise!!
Read cache: Intel NVME SSD DC P3700 Series 2TB 1/2 Height PCIe 3.0 SSDPEDMD020T4D Please advise, i'm not sure if i even need in this setup!!
HDDs: 5x low use or new 8TB HGST HE8's (was recommended) (should i go for a SATA interface or SAS?)
UPS: Please advise!!
I am concerned about having enough PCIe lanes available for this setup, as i'll use 32 of 40 not including any chipset, or the HBA controller.
If this is the case, I suppose the capture card could be moved to the 2nd workstation we are using.
Work Station
Mobo: MSI MEG X399 Creation sTR4 AMD X399 Extended ATX Motherboard OR ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme Alpha X399 HEDT Gaming Motherboard AMD Threadripper 2 (TR4) EATX DDR4 M.2 10G LAN USB 3.1 Gen2GPU: ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11G Turbo Edition GDDR6 HDMI DP 1.4 Type-C Graphics Card
CPU: AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, 16-Core, 32-Thread, 4.4 GHz Max Boost (3.5 GHz Base), Socket sTR4 180W YD295XA8AFWOF
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 220-P2-1200-X1 80+ PLATINUM 1200W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
HDD: WD Red Pro WD8003FFBX 8TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
SSD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen3. X4, NVMe 1.3 64L V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7E1T0BW
Ram(will expand if needed): G.SKILL Trident Z RGB (For AMD) 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X399 Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14Q-32GTZRX
Capture #1: AVerMedia Game Streaming Capture Card Live Gamer 4K (GC573)
Capture #2: Datapath Vision RGB E1 1080p Video Capture Card PCI-Express Full Profile
Sound card (if needed): to be determined
NIC (if needed): open for advice
UPS: Please advise!!
Network hardware
Switch: Please advise!!Cabling: Please advise!!