PrzemekD
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2018
- Messages
- 5
Hello everyone,
I've been lurking the boards for a while now, carefully reading all the guides, tutorials and recommendations. Now I joined to ask about the experts' opinion on my idea for a first-time build.
This is going to be a small home server with only storage in mind - I'm initially planning a 6-drive RAIDZ2 setup. I haven't yet decided on exact capacity, but most likely choices will be 6x3 TB or 6x4 TB, with exact models depending on a more careful study of Backblaze reports. My current understanding is that the choice of drives is secondary anyway, with the choice of mobo, CPU and RAM being of more importance. Since I don't intend to do anything more than file sharing (local, and potentially FTP) and torrenting, and power efficiency is of greater interest than performance, I've come up with the following idea for a build:
Motherboard: [ebay] SuperMicro A1SRM-2558F (254$)
CPU: [ark] Intel Atom C2558 (SoC, built in the mobo)
RAM: 2x [ebay] Innodisk 8GB DDR3-1600 (MEM-DR380L-IV02-EU16), Very Low Profile, ECC, Unbuffered, SuperMicro Certified (320$)
This doesn't include a PSU nor a chassis for the moment, but while those choices are also important, I think that it can be deferred until I know exactly what kind of intestines are they going to house & power.
Such setup seems good to me as the CPU is not very power-hungry (and the server is going to run 24/7 of course), 16 GB RAM while good for the start, can be easily expanded as the mobo has 4 slots. The 6 SATA slots should also be enough for my needs.
Will such a build work for my purposes? Are there any better configurations I should consider?
PS: I'm somewhat constrained with my buying options, as my payment method is restricted to PayPal - therefore I wasn't even browsing Amazon or Newegg, since they do not accept it. Also, due to my location (Poland), I might prefer to purchase all components at one vendor, since a 20$ saving in choosing better (in terms of bang-for-the-buck) parts might turn out 40$ more expensive in shipping.
I've been lurking the boards for a while now, carefully reading all the guides, tutorials and recommendations. Now I joined to ask about the experts' opinion on my idea for a first-time build.
This is going to be a small home server with only storage in mind - I'm initially planning a 6-drive RAIDZ2 setup. I haven't yet decided on exact capacity, but most likely choices will be 6x3 TB or 6x4 TB, with exact models depending on a more careful study of Backblaze reports. My current understanding is that the choice of drives is secondary anyway, with the choice of mobo, CPU and RAM being of more importance. Since I don't intend to do anything more than file sharing (local, and potentially FTP) and torrenting, and power efficiency is of greater interest than performance, I've come up with the following idea for a build:
Motherboard: [ebay] SuperMicro A1SRM-2558F (254$)
CPU: [ark] Intel Atom C2558 (SoC, built in the mobo)
RAM: 2x [ebay] Innodisk 8GB DDR3-1600 (MEM-DR380L-IV02-EU16), Very Low Profile, ECC, Unbuffered, SuperMicro Certified (320$)
This doesn't include a PSU nor a chassis for the moment, but while those choices are also important, I think that it can be deferred until I know exactly what kind of intestines are they going to house & power.
Such setup seems good to me as the CPU is not very power-hungry (and the server is going to run 24/7 of course), 16 GB RAM while good for the start, can be easily expanded as the mobo has 4 slots. The 6 SATA slots should also be enough for my needs.
Will such a build work for my purposes? Are there any better configurations I should consider?
PS: I'm somewhat constrained with my buying options, as my payment method is restricted to PayPal - therefore I wasn't even browsing Amazon or Newegg, since they do not accept it. Also, due to my location (Poland), I might prefer to purchase all components at one vendor, since a 20$ saving in choosing better (in terms of bang-for-the-buck) parts might turn out 40$ more expensive in shipping.