Arkhen
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Hi
Selling my Synology DS1815+ (+16GB RAM upgraded) to create myself my first FreeNAS.
Before I place the order on all the parts, I would like to know your opinions on whether if this is going to be a disaster or if it would actually work perfectly.
The system is for Plex true 1080p playback for multiple units at a time (5+), where my current Synology DS1815+ struggles to do 1 at a time with its atom CPU.
CPU - http://ark.intel.com/sv/products/88177/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1275-v5-8M-Cache-3_60-GHz
Motherboard - I know you guys love Supermicro, but wouldn't this board work fine too? https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/C236A-WORKSTATION.html
If not, then maybe something like this: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C236_C232/X11SSH-F.cfm
RAM - http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ct2k16g4wfd8213
HDDs - Gonna use my old 4x3TB WD Reds from the current Synology system.
SSD Cache - Also moved from the Synology, a Corsair Force3 120GB
Boot USB - Mainly because I already have this lying around.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/flash-voyager-usb-3-32gb-short-usb-flashdrives
PSU - http://www.corsair.com/en/rmi-series-rm650i-650-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-fully-modular-psu
UPS - An AEG 500w, only NAS is hooked up to it.
Chassis - An old chassis I have lying around too. When HDD space becomes an issue I'll change to a Fractal something. http://www.coolermaster.com/case/full-tower/haf-x/
I know some of the hardware is a little overkill, but I'm a guy who loves unnecessary headroom! :)
Let me know what you think, and thanks a lot in advance!
/e: typo
Selling my Synology DS1815+ (+16GB RAM upgraded) to create myself my first FreeNAS.
Before I place the order on all the parts, I would like to know your opinions on whether if this is going to be a disaster or if it would actually work perfectly.
The system is for Plex true 1080p playback for multiple units at a time (5+), where my current Synology DS1815+ struggles to do 1 at a time with its atom CPU.
CPU - http://ark.intel.com/sv/products/88177/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1275-v5-8M-Cache-3_60-GHz
Motherboard - I know you guys love Supermicro, but wouldn't this board work fine too? https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/C236A-WORKSTATION.html
If not, then maybe something like this: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C236_C232/X11SSH-F.cfm
RAM - http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ct2k16g4wfd8213
HDDs - Gonna use my old 4x3TB WD Reds from the current Synology system.
SSD Cache - Also moved from the Synology, a Corsair Force3 120GB
Boot USB - Mainly because I already have this lying around.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/flash-voyager-usb-3-32gb-short-usb-flashdrives
PSU - http://www.corsair.com/en/rmi-series-rm650i-650-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-fully-modular-psu
UPS - An AEG 500w, only NAS is hooked up to it.
Chassis - An old chassis I have lying around too. When HDD space becomes an issue I'll change to a Fractal something. http://www.coolermaster.com/case/full-tower/haf-x/
I know some of the hardware is a little overkill, but I'm a guy who loves unnecessary headroom! :)
Let me know what you think, and thanks a lot in advance!
/e: typo
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