Benc
Dabbler
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- Nov 5, 2015
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I was almost decided on ML10 E3-1225v5, but somehow it just didn't felt right. Only one NIC, no IPMI and that stupid displayport adapter made it feel just like something is missing. So I re-read forums, hardware guide etc, and returned to original plan - to find components and build it on my own.
I will be using it mostly for file storage and plex server with some transcoding.
This is what I came up with:
I'd say own build has mostly positive points:
- server grade motherboard with 2 NICs and IPMI
- M.2 on MB so I spare one SATA port
- chassis and MB allow 8 disks so I have room for additional disks later if I would need them
- CPU is a bit faster
On negative side I'd say its just already mentioned less RAM and in case of trouble I have more components to deal with.
So the question for community would be - have I missed anything and is this worth extra 160 eur?
One more option is also to replace E3 with i3-7100 and save about 100 eur. I know there is also ML10 with i3, but I haven't found it in EU and even if I would price difference would be small as G4400 version is only cca 90 eur cheaper than E3.
For my use i3 is probably enough for now, but I'd like it to be powerful enough for future 4k transcoding as I will probably need it sooner than I will replace server. From what I read E3 should be ok, not so sure about i3. Both are 7th generation so they support 10bit decoding but I didn't find info, if software supports this (or if it needs to).
I will be using it mostly for file storage and plex server with some transcoding.
This is what I came up with:
- MB: Super Micro SUPERMICRO X11SSH-F - Motherboard - 2 x Gigabit LAN - Onboard-Grafik - BULK (MBD-X11SSH-F-B)
- CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1225V6 - 3.3 GHz - 4 Kerne - 4 Threads - 8 MB Cache-Speicher - LGA1151 Socket - Box
- RAM: Samsung - DDR4 - 16 GB - DIMM 288-PIN - 2400 MHz / PC4-19200 - CL17 - 1.2 V - ungepuffert - ECC (M391A2K43BB1-CRC)
- Chassis: Fractal Design Node 804 - Desktop - Mikro-ATX - ohne Netzteil - Gebürstetes Aluminium / Schwarz - USB/Audio (FD-CA-NODE-804-BL-W)
- PSU: Sea Sonic G Series 550 - Stromversorgung (intern) - ATX12V / EPS12V - 80 PLUS Gold - Wechselstrom 115/230 V - 550 Watt - aktive PFC (PCGH-550RM)
- HDD: 5x Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN008 - Festplatte - 4TB - intern - 8,9 cm (3.5") - SATA 6Gb/s - 5900 U/min - Puffer: 64MB (ST4000VN008)
- Boot SSD: Transcend MTS400 SSD (TS64GMTS400)
I'd say own build has mostly positive points:
- server grade motherboard with 2 NICs and IPMI
- M.2 on MB so I spare one SATA port
- chassis and MB allow 8 disks so I have room for additional disks later if I would need them
- CPU is a bit faster
On negative side I'd say its just already mentioned less RAM and in case of trouble I have more components to deal with.
So the question for community would be - have I missed anything and is this worth extra 160 eur?
One more option is also to replace E3 with i3-7100 and save about 100 eur. I know there is also ML10 with i3, but I haven't found it in EU and even if I would price difference would be small as G4400 version is only cca 90 eur cheaper than E3.
For my use i3 is probably enough for now, but I'd like it to be powerful enough for future 4k transcoding as I will probably need it sooner than I will replace server. From what I read E3 should be ok, not so sure about i3. Both are 7th generation so they support 10bit decoding but I didn't find info, if software supports this (or if it needs to).