Hi Everyone,
I have been thinking about a FreeNAS setup to replace an old Drobo 5N that I have. Will keep this short and sweet.
NAS Priorities:
[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RzrcBP) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RzrcBP/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E3-1275 V5 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZYgPxr/intel-cpu-bx80662e31275v5) | $336.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DMjG3C/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s) | $64.89 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock C236 WSI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fk98TW/asrock-motherboard-c236wsi) | $197.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rkV48d/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd40efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rkV48d/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd40efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DhsKHx/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd60efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DhsKHx/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd60efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 8TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4fvZxr/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd80efzx) | $299.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 8TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4fvZxr/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd80efzx) | $299.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BWFPxr/fractal-design-case-fdcanode304bl) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 520W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W37wrH/seasonic-power-supply-ss520fl) | $126.50 @ Jet
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/znPfrH/noctua-case-fan-nfa15pwm) | $20.88 @ OutletPC
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A9 PWM 46.4 CFM 92mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JhM323/noctua-case-fan-nfa9pwm) | $21.88 @ OutletPC
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A9 PWM 46.4 CFM 92mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JhM323/noctua-case-fan-nfa9pwm) | $21.88 @ OutletPC
**Other**| FreeNAS| Purchased For $0.00
**Other**| Plex Pass - Lifetime Subscription| Purchased For $0.00
**Other**| Crucial 16GB DDR4-2133 UDIMM| $99.99
**Other**| Crucial 16GB DDR4-2133 UDIMM| $99.99
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1670.96**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-12-28 02:36 EST-0500 |
Questions/Concerns:
tpaul99
I have been thinking about a FreeNAS setup to replace an old Drobo 5N that I have. Will keep this short and sweet.
NAS Priorities:
- Transcode & Stream (3 x 1080p - 20 Mbps Max) Plex Media - Mostly Movies & TV Shows (Acquired legally of course)
- Run Jails with Couchpotato, Sonor, NZBhydra, PlexPy, Plex Requests, NZBGet. (Which are all currenty running a Rasberry Pi 3)
- Backup multiple Mac computer and iOS devices in the house.
- Use as a shared drive for family photos and music
- Configure single pool in ZFS with all the WD Red drives.
- Use SSD Evo Pro 500 as a drive for Jails.
[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RzrcBP) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RzrcBP/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E3-1275 V5 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZYgPxr/intel-cpu-bx80662e31275v5) | $336.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DMjG3C/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s) | $64.89 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock C236 WSI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fk98TW/asrock-motherboard-c236wsi) | $197.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rkV48d/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd40efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rkV48d/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd40efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DhsKHx/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd60efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DhsKHx/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd60efrx) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 8TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4fvZxr/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd80efzx) | $299.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Red 8TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4fvZxr/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd80efzx) | $299.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BWFPxr/fractal-design-case-fdcanode304bl) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 520W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W37wrH/seasonic-power-supply-ss520fl) | $126.50 @ Jet
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/znPfrH/noctua-case-fan-nfa15pwm) | $20.88 @ OutletPC
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A9 PWM 46.4 CFM 92mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JhM323/noctua-case-fan-nfa9pwm) | $21.88 @ OutletPC
**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A9 PWM 46.4 CFM 92mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JhM323/noctua-case-fan-nfa9pwm) | $21.88 @ OutletPC
**Other**| FreeNAS| Purchased For $0.00
**Other**| Plex Pass - Lifetime Subscription| Purchased For $0.00
**Other**| Crucial 16GB DDR4-2133 UDIMM| $99.99
**Other**| Crucial 16GB DDR4-2133 UDIMM| $99.99
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1670.96**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-12-28 02:36 EST-0500 |
Questions/Concerns:
- Are there any Red Flags with this build?
- Do I really need an SSD for Jails or would a jail in the same pool as the media data be just as fast for transcoding and loading of a large media library?
- Does Plex Pass run and update consistently in a Jail?
- Will I have any issue with the 8TB WD Drives and ZFS?
- Should I buy an ASRock E3C236D2I over the ASRock C236 WSI be better? The only advantage I see is Integrated IPMI 2.0 but I believe the 2 more SATA ports (ASRock C236 WSI) might be more useful in the future with a NAS.
tpaul99