I've currently got an old (built in 2010) FreeNAS that is giving me problems. Despite upgrading to 8GB RAM (non-ECC), installing a new Intel NIC and FN 11.1, It crashes regularly and auto-restarts during media streaming and gives very poor data transfer speed that causes movies to skip, pause and lose quality often. I believe the time has come for some new hardware (current setup using consumer-grade MB and RAM). I will try replacing a HDD that has 4 bad sectors and seems to occasionally timeout, but don't expect this to remedy the problem. FYI, I am using roughly 65% of the storage capacity.
Use case: Local home media server plus file storage. Max of 2 continuous streams. Will want the new server to support Plex and potentially mirror some folders to cloud-storage. Unlikely to use VM's or do on-server transcoding
Will reuse:
* 5 x 2TB Samsung 5400RPM EcoGreen F4 HDD's - ST2000DL004 - RAIDZ1, so roughly 7.5TB of usable space
* 120GB Crucial SSD for boot volume
* CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W PSU
* Thermaltake ATX case with good ventilation
Here's what I'm thinking to add
* Supermicro X11SSM-F-O
* Kingston Technology ValueRAM 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 ECC CL17 DIMM
* Intel Core i3-8100 (Quad-core 3.6ghz)
OR
* Intel Pentium G4600 3.6ghz dual-core
Seem like a good setup? The i3 only costs $7 more than the Pentium but will cost me ~$5yr more in electricity. Will I see any benefit whatsoever from the extra cores and threads?
Thank you for the validation or other ideas.
Use case: Local home media server plus file storage. Max of 2 continuous streams. Will want the new server to support Plex and potentially mirror some folders to cloud-storage. Unlikely to use VM's or do on-server transcoding
Will reuse:
* 5 x 2TB Samsung 5400RPM EcoGreen F4 HDD's - ST2000DL004 - RAIDZ1, so roughly 7.5TB of usable space
* 120GB Crucial SSD for boot volume
* CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W PSU
* Thermaltake ATX case with good ventilation
Here's what I'm thinking to add
* Supermicro X11SSM-F-O
* Kingston Technology ValueRAM 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 ECC CL17 DIMM
* Intel Core i3-8100 (Quad-core 3.6ghz)
OR
* Intel Pentium G4600 3.6ghz dual-core
Seem like a good setup? The i3 only costs $7 more than the Pentium but will cost me ~$5yr more in electricity. Will I see any benefit whatsoever from the extra cores and threads?
Thank you for the validation or other ideas.
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