Cyberratchet
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Greetings everyone!
During the last few days, I was looking into different solutions to store a lot of data. I was thinking of using a RAID enclosure connected to my Netgear R7000 router, but in the end I need a standalone NAS solution.
My first thought was the ASRock Q1900-ITX , which by itself would have enough power for my need. However, there seem to be a few problems with this board, especially with its Realtek RTL8111GR Ethernet controller. The other “problem” is the lack of ECC RAM support.
The "best" SoC for my needs seems to be the ASRock C2550D4I, which supports ECC-RAM, a TDP of about 14 watt, but its a bit pricey.
My goals for this build:
During the last few days, I was looking into different solutions to store a lot of data. I was thinking of using a RAID enclosure connected to my Netgear R7000 router, but in the end I need a standalone NAS solution.
My first thought was the ASRock Q1900-ITX , which by itself would have enough power for my need. However, there seem to be a few problems with this board, especially with its Realtek RTL8111GR Ethernet controller. The other “problem” is the lack of ECC RAM support.
The "best" SoC for my needs seems to be the ASRock C2550D4I, which supports ECC-RAM, a TDP of about 14 watt, but its a bit pricey.
My goals for this build:
- Low power consumption and noise
- Fast transfer rate over Ethernet
- Share 6 TB of available storage in my network (preferred RAID5), most likely with 3x3TB HDDs
- Run leightweight services like transmission, flexget or pishare
- Owncloud
- Maybe some light virtualization in the future
- Is there a reason to still use WD Reds after tweaking WD Greens with WDIDLE3.exe, beside the warranty obviously? 3x3TB Greens save about 60€, which is almost the amount required for 8GB ECC RAM.
- There would be times where I wouldn’t use the server at all. Is there a good method to save some power during these hours?
- USB-sticks seem to be the preferred devices to install FreeNAS on. Small mSATA SSDs (32GB) are very cheap atm. Are there any benefits in using these instead? I read about L2ARC (tbh. I still have to read more about that feature), would I be able to use the same drive for the installation and L2ARC?
- I thought a lot about PicoPSU (120 or 150 Watt Version). Does anyone have experience with these in a NAS with 3-6 HDDs (if I should extend the storage in the feature). This would eliminate the noise of a PSU and could potentially save a few Watts in comparison of a 300Watt ATX PSU.
- This might sound a bit gimmicky, but does anyone have experience with a 3.5” slot card reader? I use my SD cards quite frequently and it would be nice to be able to save them directly from the NAS on its storage. Does FreeNAS support these devices?
- ASRock C2550D4I
- 8 GB ECC RAM (Kingston KVR16E11/8 or an equivalent)
- 3x3TB HDD (WD Greens)
- 120/150 Watt PicoPSU (or 300Watt ATX)
- Fractal Design Node 304 (cheaper options) or SilverStone DS380