I've been wanting to build a NAS for a long time now. Finally decided to buy a set of drives and chuck them in my old gaming rig.
(Not ideal, I know)
My current Setup
Asus Z97-AR Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4690K
2x 8 GB Corsair Pro DDR3 running at 1600 MHz (XMP Disabled)
Data pool
RAIDZ1 of 3x 4 TB Western Digital Red WD40EFZX (WD Red Plus)
Boot pool
512 GB SP A55 SSD
My Use Case
Time Machine Backup for 2 MacBooks
General storage of files I don't want to keep on my limited laptop storage drive
(Not very critical and not updated very frequently, so I have a backup on an external USB drive, but it's more convenient to access off the network than plugging in a drive every time)
This would be replacing my 3 TB Time Capsule A1409, which I bought off of eBay 3 years ago, originally manufactured in 2011.
It uses only a single drive, and I'm lucky if I get 20MB/s even connected over Ethernet.
So it's a sizable upgrade both in terms of storage capacity as well as reliability.
Reading the forum, I have now realized that Non-ECC memory is not the way to go and I anyways plan to upgrade this setup to parts more suited for this use case. I would eventually like to have a small form factor build with something like the SuperMicro CS721 or Silverstone DS380. This machine would also be in my bedroom so I would prefer a more silent build with larger fans (Hence leaning more towards the DS380). I have two ways to approach this:
1. Upgrade immediately to an ECC platform. The following seems to be available on eBay for under $200
2. Keep using my current setup, save up a little and eventually get an Asrock Rack mini-ITX motherboard with an Intel Atom C3558 and matching RAM
I welcome all comments and suggestions on my current setup as well as upgrade plan.
Pics of current build:
2 drives are in the drive bays in the bottom of the case. For the third, I had to get a fan mount to 3.5" b
(Not ideal, I know)
My current Setup
Asus Z97-AR Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4690K
2x 8 GB Corsair Pro DDR3 running at 1600 MHz (XMP Disabled)
Data pool
RAIDZ1 of 3x 4 TB Western Digital Red WD40EFZX (WD Red Plus)
Boot pool
512 GB SP A55 SSD
My Use Case
Time Machine Backup for 2 MacBooks
General storage of files I don't want to keep on my limited laptop storage drive
(Not very critical and not updated very frequently, so I have a backup on an external USB drive, but it's more convenient to access off the network than plugging in a drive every time)
This would be replacing my 3 TB Time Capsule A1409, which I bought off of eBay 3 years ago, originally manufactured in 2011.
It uses only a single drive, and I'm lucky if I get 20MB/s even connected over Ethernet.
So it's a sizable upgrade both in terms of storage capacity as well as reliability.
Reading the forum, I have now realized that Non-ECC memory is not the way to go and I anyways plan to upgrade this setup to parts more suited for this use case. I would eventually like to have a small form factor build with something like the SuperMicro CS721 or Silverstone DS380. This machine would also be in my bedroom so I would prefer a more silent build with larger fans (Hence leaning more towards the DS380). I have two ways to approach this:
1. Upgrade immediately to an ECC platform. The following seems to be available on eBay for under $200
- Intel Xeon E3 1271 v3
- SuperMicro X10SLL-F
- 16 GB DDR3 ECC Unbuffered RAM
2. Keep using my current setup, save up a little and eventually get an Asrock Rack mini-ITX motherboard with an Intel Atom C3558 and matching RAM
I welcome all comments and suggestions on my current setup as well as upgrade plan.
Pics of current build:
2 drives are in the drive bays in the bottom of the case. For the third, I had to get a fan mount to 3.5" b
