Help with building a NAS

[gpsguy]

If you don't mind the form factor, I'd lean towards the MicroATX solution. You'll get more bang for your buck.

I'd also go with the SuperMicro, the forum is filled with satisfied users. BigDave is obviously one of them.

Or, just take out a lease on a new Subaru WRX STI Limited.

 

[wrxmike]

I have a sti with a Cobb package. And a sequential shift. So I think I'm good on that. I haven't dino my car yet.
The suggestion and the motherboard that I chose are both micro atx boards.

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[wrxmike]

So... This: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182822
Or This: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...3182821&cm_re=X10SL7-F-_-13-182-821-_-Product

 

[ChriZ]

The X10SL7 mobo has the ability to connect 14 drives in total (6 sata and 8 more sata on the sas ports)
If you plan on creating a larger NAS in the future that can hold more than 6 drives, then go for it, otherwise there's no point in paying $60 more...

 

[gpsguy]

Looks like the price went up. There was only a $30 differential a few days ago.


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[Koala]

Price did go up yesterday but you can bundle the Xeon 1231 and the MB and get them for a little less than you would have even at yesterday's lower price. I'm planing an almost identical build and have been watching the prices.

 

[wrxmike]

That's a lot of storage drives... is there anything from the x10 series of cpus that can handle 128 gbs of ram?

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[ChriZ]

There are three different x10 series motherboards.
Those with socket 1150, those with socket 2011-3 and those with the embedded xeon D.
The 2011-3 can support tones of RAM, Xeon D supports up to 128GB and 1150 socket up to 32 GB

 

[wrxmike]

Yeah, I'll go with my board since it is maxes out the total ram.

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[wrxmike]

Anyone have experience with e3-1271 v3 or 1246 v3?

 

[sremick]

Anyone have experience with e3-1271 v3 or 1246 v3?

Yes, I have 2. One in my FreeNAS box, one in my desktop. Nice chip, but expensive. What's your question?

 

[wrxmike]

I'm just seeing if those chips are a better option than the 1231 v3?

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[sremick]

I'm just seeing if those chips are a better option than the 1231 v3?

It's about 5% faster going by Passmark scores. But whether that's worth the price premium is up to you.

 

[wrxmike]

It's about 5% faster going by Passmark scores. But whether that's worth the price premium is up to you.

Do you know is there a tdp difference if I were to go pentium, i3, or xeon?

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[sremick]

Do you know is there a tdp difference if I were to go pentium, i3, or xeon?

Probably. Intel's ARK site or https://www.cpubenchmark.net/ will give you all the info you need on specific chips.

 

[wrxmike]

Probably. Intel's ARK site or https://www.cpubenchmark.net/ will give you all the info you need on specific chips.

But isn't that estimated tdp? What is real world energy usage?

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[sremick]

But isn't that estimated tdp? What is real world energy usage?

All I can tell you is my entire box (see my sig) draws 40W idle, just over 100W if it's being pushed real hard (rare).

 

[wrxmike]

So 40 idle, just powered on and nothing transferring or playing no media. And 100 when using it? Does transferring require the full 100w?

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[sremick]

So 40 idle, just powered on and nothing transferring or playing no media. And 100 when using it? Does transferring require the full 100w?

It doesn't necessarily go above 40/45W even when it's being used. It depends on what it's doing. If I see it go over 100W I know it's being worked hard. 70W (+/-) is more typical for moderate load. But really, it spends almost all of its time at 40/45W from watching it (it's next to the couch connected to a UPS with a digital watt meter that I can see in the living room, so I glance at it regularly).

I only got it to 110W by artificially stressing all cores to 100%. This is not realistic however.

 

[wrxmike]

It doesn't necessarily go above 40/45W even when it's being used. It depends on what it's doing. If I see it go over 100W I know it's being worked hard. 70W (+/-) is more typical for moderate load. But really, it spends almost all of its time at 40/45W from watching it (it's next to the couch connected to a UPS with a digital watt meter that I can see in the living room, so I glance at it regularly).

I only got it to 110W by artificially stressing all cores to 100%. This is not realistic however.

Even media playback shouldn't draw much power right?

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