Hello! I just completed my first dedicated FreeNAS build, and it's been great so far. What I'm finding is that I'm bottlenecking my transfer speeds by using Gbe. I designed this as a backup AND active storage solution, so all of my PCs can be SSD only, then have my data folders mapped for easy access. For 2 of my 3 PCs, the gigabit speeds are completely fine, but for my primary PC, I'm pretty limited on space on my OS drive, so I want to install games and software on the NAS. As it is currently, this works (even faster than when I had the drives in the PC directly!), but because all of this is going through my preexisting network, things will obviously slow down when downloads are running as well. What I'd like to do is get two 10Gb cards and run a dedicated line from the NAS to my main PC, while also remaining connected to the original network for the other PCs. Has anyone done a setup like this, and if so, are there any specific cards you would recommend?
My FreeNAS build:
-MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F
-CPU: Xeon E3-1220 v6
-Cooler: Hyper 212 (lapped, no fan)
-RAM: 32GB Crucial ECC @ 2400
-Drives: HGST DeskStar NAS 6TB x6 in raidz2
-PSU: Seasonic FOCUS 550W
-Case: Silverstone CS380B
My FreeNAS build:
-MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F
-CPU: Xeon E3-1220 v6
-Cooler: Hyper 212 (lapped, no fan)
-RAM: 32GB Crucial ECC @ 2400
-Drives: HGST DeskStar NAS 6TB x6 in raidz2
-PSU: Seasonic FOCUS 550W
-Case: Silverstone CS380B