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[_Will_]

Cool. I just placed orders for everything. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Thank you again for all your help.

Have a great 4th of July!

 

[_Will_]

FYI - http://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/node-304-fan-compatability.22011/

 

[_Will_]

FYI - http://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/be-aware-of-asrock-e3c226d2i-cpu-fan-speed-issue.22074/

 

[_Will_]

FYI - http://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/very-unhappy-with-quality-of-components.22124/

 

[pschatz100]

For what you have described, a Xeon is overkill. A modern day Pentium processor will provide enough horsepower for file sharing and running Plex, even transcoding one video stream. Pentiums also run cool, which is a big plus in my book. If you want a little more headroom, a Core i3 will give you plenty of power for running Plex and transcoding two video streams. I'm running a Core i3 3240 and have not yet pushed the processor to its limits.

Don't worry about using a previous generation processor. You will not push the processor to its limit, so save a little money on the processor and put it into RAM memory. If you plan on supporting 8-10TB of storage, a minimum 16GB of memory is a must.

 

[Maturola]

For what you have described, a Xeon is overkill. A modern day Pentium processor will provide enough horsepower for file sharing and running Plex, even transcoding one video stream. Pentiums also run cool, which is a big plus in my book. If you want a little more headroom, a Core i3 will give you plenty of power for running Plex and transcoding two video streams. I'm running a Core i3 3240 and have not yet pushed the processor to its limits.

Don't worry about using a previous generation processor. You will not push the processor to its limit, so save a little money on the processor and put it into RAM memory. If you plan on supporting 8-10TB of storage, a minimum 16GB of memory is a must.

We have a brief discussion earlier about it, the saving between i3 even pentium over the Xeon did not worth the trouble (with combo savings and sales it was about $50 delta). for that small delta it is better to be future proof and have all the extra power available if ever needed