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Hello,
This forum really helped alot ! But I still can't make up my mind on what is the best solution for my first FreeNAS build.
I want to use my NAS for storing files and Plex Server for maximum 2 video streams at once and maybe one small linux VM just for testing and playing. I think i might go with FreeNAS Corral, it looks awesome !! Great job !!!
I have a 3u rack case with 16 hot-swap front 3.5 HDD bays ( http://www.norcotek.com/product/rpc-3116/ ) I bought it a couple of years ago but haven't managed to find the time to find the best option for a home NAS server with good redundancy ( i think integrity is a big + for data redundancy along with RaidZ2/Z3 or Mirroring, you can have Z3 with no integrity and you cand still lose data in my opinion ) and low power consumption.
The options that i found for only the motherboard + CPU + RAM are:
Power consumption is important !!
The power consumption for the T20 is about 20 W (Mobo+CPU+RAM+1 SSD), for the supermicro and the intel with same E3 -v2 cpu RAM and 1 SSD about 33 W , There is a 13 W difference.. that's 60% more, it may not be much but with a non-stop setup it counts + the electicity is getting pricey and pricey.
Basic specs:
The Supermicro and Intel boards are mostly the same here, remote managing is not really a high requrement for me but it's nice to have but not need than to need and not have.
The HBAs i will use are forum recomanded either IBM M1015 or M1115 or DELL PERC H200 (if i can find an easy way to flash it...) + the best price i can get for them
The best motherboard i could find is the Supermicro A1SA7-2705F with 16 SATA + 1 SATA DOM port and 8 core ATOM and great power consumption but its sooo expensive at 500 euro ($530) +RAM.
Links for motherboards :
Thank you in advance for the help !!
This forum really helped alot ! But I still can't make up my mind on what is the best solution for my first FreeNAS build.
I want to use my NAS for storing files and Plex Server for maximum 2 video streams at once and maybe one small linux VM just for testing and playing. I think i might go with FreeNAS Corral, it looks awesome !! Great job !!!
I have a 3u rack case with 16 hot-swap front 3.5 HDD bays ( http://www.norcotek.com/product/rpc-3116/ ) I bought it a couple of years ago but haven't managed to find the time to find the best option for a home NAS server with good redundancy ( i think integrity is a big + for data redundancy along with RaidZ2/Z3 or Mirroring, you can have Z3 with no integrity and you cand still lose data in my opinion ) and low power consumption.
The options that i found for only the motherboard + CPU + RAM are:
- DELL Poweredge T20 : Dell Motherboard + Xeon E3-1225 v3 + 4 GB ECC RAM + BONUS > 1 TB HDD + Case + PSU <| all for $250
- Supermicro 1u Server : Supermicro X9SCL Motherboard + Xeon E3-1220 v2 + 4 GB ECC RAM + BONUS > 1u Case + PSU <| all for $240
- Intel : Intel S1200BTS Motherboard + Xeon E3 - 12xx v2 + xx GB ECC RAM <| $90 for motherboard only + CPU/RAM. about $250 like the others
- ? other ?
Power consumption is important !!
The power consumption for the T20 is about 20 W (Mobo+CPU+RAM+1 SSD), for the supermicro and the intel with same E3 -v2 cpu RAM and 1 SSD about 33 W , There is a 13 W difference.. that's 60% more, it may not be much but with a non-stop setup it counts + the electicity is getting pricey and pricey.
Basic specs:
- DELL : 1 PCIe x16 + 1 PCIe x16 (at x4) + 1 PCIe x1 + 1 PCI | 1 GB intel NIC +some remote i think | 4 SATA |
- Supermicro : 2 PCIe x8 + 1 PCIe x8 (at x4) | 2x 1 GB intel NICs +remote no iKVM i think | 6 SATA |
- Intel : 2 PCIe x8 + 1PCIe x16 (at x8) + 1 PCI | 2x 1 GB intel NIC +no remote | 6 SATA |
The Supermicro and Intel boards are mostly the same here, remote managing is not really a high requrement for me but it's nice to have but not need than to need and not have.
The HBAs i will use are forum recomanded either IBM M1015 or M1115 or DELL PERC H200 (if i can find an easy way to flash it...) + the best price i can get for them
The best motherboard i could find is the Supermicro A1SA7-2705F with 16 SATA + 1 SATA DOM port and 8 core ATOM and great power consumption but its sooo expensive at 500 euro ($530) +RAM.
Links for motherboards :
Thank you in advance for the help !!