Building a Freenas box with AMD E-350

[Wolfeman0101]

AMD E-350 a good CPU for a Freenas 8 ZFS setup?

Here is my planned build:
ASUS E35M1-M PRO Fusion AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD Hudson M1 Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo
(2) Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
(2) Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (Plan to upgrade to 2TB 6.0Gb/s later)
ADATA Value-Driven S102 Pro Effortless Upgrade 16GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (Gray) Model AS102P-16G-RG (Boot drive)
Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI-Express Network Adapter
Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model KVR1066D3N7K2/8G
Thermaltake TR2 Series TR-450P 450W ATX 12V V2.3 & EPS 12V 2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SilverStone SST-PS07B Black Steel / Plastic with Aluminum Accent MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Thanks!

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

I use e-350 and have no complaints. If you haven't already bought the ram grab 2x8GB. I think it's will be a worthy upgrade.

 

[Wolfeman0101]

I use e-350 and have no complaints. If you haven't already bought the ram grab 2x8GB. I think it's will be a worthy upgrade.

The motherboard can only support 8GB so :(

 

[frosted]

I use e-350 and have no complaints. If you haven't already bought the ram grab 2x8GB. I think it's will be a worthy upgrade.

You can't.
The ASUS E35M1-M PRO board doesn't support 8GB module, maximum is 4GB. 2x4GB is the maximum possible memory for this board.

From the manual:

You may install 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, AND 4GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.

 

[paleoN]

Or can you?

Well it's working, I have tested 16GB ram on 2 different e-350 motherboards and both have worked. Guess I defied the specs Asus blindly put on their site, lol

YMMV.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

I've personally tested 2 different brands of 2x8GB DDR3 ram on this motherboard and both worked flawlessly. The ASUS information for this motherboard is incorrect, it supports 2x8GB.

 

[frosted]

Can you confirm that the motherboard + OS really recognize 16GB memory?
It's one thing to be able to use 2x8GB module, but another to have the system/OS recognize the full 16GB.

Thanks in advance for the confirmation!

 

[Wolfeman0101]

Can you confirm that the motherboard + OS really recognize 16GB memory?
It's one thing to be able to use 2x8GB module, but another to have the system/OS recognize the full 16GB.

Thanks in advance for the confirmation!

Yes I 2nd this.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Can you confirm that the motherboard + OS really recognize 16GB memory?
It's one thing to be able to use 2x8GB module, but another to have the system/OS recognize the full 16GB.

Thanks in advance for the confirmation!

I also confirm OS see's it.

 

[Mark09]

Hi.

Could you please tell us which RAM brand/model you tested for 16GB?

Thanks

 

[frosted]

http://forums.freenas.org/threads/amd-c60.7433/#post-43901