Hi all,
I'm researching my first FreeNAS build and would appreciate some advice with parts choice. I have read the Hardware Recommendations thread and Cyberjock's ZFS PPT (thanks, authors!) and lots of other threads in the forum so far.
The intended use is file serving only (maybe with one jail to run a couple of services like dnsmasq). I have a separate HTPC so I don't need to transcode on the NAS and I won't want a lot of processing power. Low power consumption, low noise and small footprint are my priorities.
Here is my current plan for the system at €650–700:
Specifically, I'd like suggestions for better value MB +/- CPU setups (e.g. socket 1150 MB + i3 CPU). My main motivation for the Avoton is the Mini ITX form factor and I can't find many other MiniITX server boards. The most reasonable thing I found with IPMI and ECC is the ASRock E3C224D2I but that will only take a maximum of 16 GB RAM, which means I'm stuck if I want to expand, and it is only about €40 cheaper anyway (E3C224D2I €210 + i3-4130 €100 + Kingston ECC RAM €150 = €460 vs. €500 for the C2550D4I + Crucial RAM).
To me the Seasonic PSU seems like overkill at 550 W so I'd also be happy to hear a recommendation for another one that can power 6 HDs.
Any other comments on the build would be useful!
Many thanks for reading,
Tom
I'm researching my first FreeNAS build and would appreciate some advice with parts choice. I have read the Hardware Recommendations thread and Cyberjock's ZFS PPT (thanks, authors!) and lots of other threads in the forum so far.
The intended use is file serving only (maybe with one jail to run a couple of services like dnsmasq). I have a separate HTPC so I don't need to transcode on the NAS and I won't want a lot of processing power. Low power consumption, low noise and small footprint are my priorities.
Here is my current plan for the system at €650–700:
- ASRock C2550D4I (~€300)
- Fractal Node 304 (€80)
- 2 × Crucial 8 GB DDR3 PC3-12800 ECC CT102472BD160B (~€200)
- Seasonic SSR-550RM (€100)
Specifically, I'd like suggestions for better value MB +/- CPU setups (e.g. socket 1150 MB + i3 CPU). My main motivation for the Avoton is the Mini ITX form factor and I can't find many other MiniITX server boards. The most reasonable thing I found with IPMI and ECC is the ASRock E3C224D2I but that will only take a maximum of 16 GB RAM, which means I'm stuck if I want to expand, and it is only about €40 cheaper anyway (E3C224D2I €210 + i3-4130 €100 + Kingston ECC RAM €150 = €460 vs. €500 for the C2550D4I + Crucial RAM).
To me the Seasonic PSU seems like overkill at 550 W so I'd also be happy to hear a recommendation for another one that can power 6 HDs.
Any other comments on the build would be useful!
Many thanks for reading,
Tom