New Home FreeNAS

[jerryau]

Hi all,

I'm looking at building a FreeNAS after my Seagate NAS died. I've picked the following hardware so far. Any issues/suggestions, anything I'm missing? I'm not looking at super high performance, more for a quiet, not too power hungry system for a reasonable price. This is only going to be used to store my family photos, videos, files, etc. I might expend on the storage later, currently 4TB will be enough to start off with.

• Motherboard: Gigabyte B360M D3H LGA 1151 mATX Motherboard (https://www.umart.com.au/Gigabyte-B360M-D3H-LGA-1151-mATX-Motherboard_43407G.html)
• CPU: Intel Core i3 8100 Quad Core LGA 1151 3.6 GHz CPU Processor (https://www.umart.com.au/Intel-Core-i3-8100-Quad-Core-LGA-1151-3-6-GHz-CPU-Processor_40428G.html)
• RAM: Silicon Power 8GB DDR4-2666,CL19,UDIMM Desktop Ram (https://www.umart.com.au/Silicon-Power-8GB-DDR4-2666-CL19-UDIMM-Desktop-Ram_44646G.html)
• SSD: WD 120G Green M.2 SSD (https://www.umart.com.au/WD-120G-Green-M-2-SSD_43848G.html)
• HDD: 2 x Seagate IronWolf NAS 4TB ST4000VN008 HD 3.5 SATAII 64MB (https://www.umart.com.au/Seagate-IronWolf-NAS-4TB-ST4000VN008-HD-3-5-SATAII-64MB_37651G.html)
• Case: Fractal Design ARC Mini R2 Tower Case Black (USB 3.0 / Fits Micro ATX & Mini ITX) (https://www.umart.com.au/Fractal-De...B-3-0---Fits-Micro-ATX---Mini-ITX_19086G.html)
• Power: Cougar STE400 400W Active PFC ultra quiet & temperature controlled 120mm fan (https://www.umart.com.au/Cougar-STE...-temperature-controlled-120mm-fan_36002G.html)

Thanks...

 

[garm]

Never heard of that power supply. I wouldn’t use anything other then Seasonic, basically you want silky smooth power for your NAS.

The board isn’t server grade. Get a board with ECC RAM support and a Intel C chipset. You don’t need the latest generation gear as this is a relatively low powered NAS.

 

[jerryau]

Never heard of that power supply. I wouldn’t use anything other then Seasonic, basically you want silky smooth power for your NAS.

The board isn’t server grade. Get a board with ECC RAM support and a Intel C chipset. You don’t need the latest generation gear as this is a relatively low powered NAS.

Thanks for your feedback @garm. I've changed the following:

• MOBO: ASUS P10S-I LGA 1151 Mini ITX Server Motherboard (https://www.umart.com.au/ASUS-P10S-I-LGA-1151-Mini-ITX-Server-Motherboard_38020G.html)
• CPU: Intel Celeron G4900 3.10GHz LGA1151 Processor (https://www.umart.com.au/Intel-Celeron-G4900-3-10GHz-LGA1151-Processor_43361G.html)
• RAM: Kingston KTH PL421 8G 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz ECC REGHP (https://www.umart.com.au/Kingston-KTH-PL421-8G-8GB-DDR4-2133Mhz-ECC-REGHP_32092G.html)
• PSU: SeaSonic X-650 Version 3 80Plus Gold PSU (https://www.umart.com.au/SeaSonic-X-650-Version-3-80Plus-Gold-PSU_24577G.html)

Does that look OK?

 

[garm]

You won’t need much power for this system so go with the smallest and cheapest Seasonic you can get your hands on. The Focus 550W is plenty.

Motherboard looks good now although the price went up a bit :/ if you are able to find a 1150 board they might be cheaper.

 

[Ericloewe]

RAM: Kingston KTH PL421 8G 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz ECC REGHP

That sounds like registered memory, which will not work on any LGA115x system. You need UDIMMs.

 

[jerryau]

That sounds like registered memory, which will not work on any LGA115x system. You need UDIMMs.

@Ericloewe Thanks for picking that up. I've changed the RAM to Kingston KVR21E15D8/8 8GB 2133MHz DDR4 ECC CL15 DIMM 2Rx8 for Intel Xeon E3 series (https://www.umart.com.au/Kingston-K...IMM-2Rx8-for-Intel-Xeon-E3-series_35865G.html) which is on the supported memory list for the motherboard.

Do you think the CPU will be fine, even though it's not on the supported CPU list (https://www.asus.com/au/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/P10S-I/HelpDesk_CPU)? Or should I go for the Intel Celeron G3930 LGA 1151 2.9GHz CPU?

 

[wblock]

go with the smallest and cheapest Seasonic you can get your hands on. The Focus 550W is plenty.

The only thing to watch out for is that the smaller Seasonics come with limited SATA power cables. I have one, and so far, have not found a way to get more short of making them, buying one of the color-matching gamer sets which cost as much as the power supply, or buying another power supply. Seasonic did not respond to email about it, and their web store did not list additional cables.

 

[Ericloewe]

There used to be a store they referred people to, which sold Seasonic cables. These guys might have been it: https://www.ensourced.net/seasonic-power-supply-cables/

All recent models (past four or five years, I think) seem to be Type 2. They probably do more exotic stuff than what's on their site, like custom lengths between SATA connectors and chains with extra connectors.

These guys seem to have cheaper options: https://store.cablemod.com/configurator/

 

[jerryau]

I might have to go with the following PSU: Thermaltake ToughPower Gold 550W PSU (https://www.umart.com.au/Thermaltake-ToughPower-Gold-550W-PSU_28302G.html), as it seems that the Seasonic one mentioned above is now listed as discontinued on the seller's site, and it's a pain trying to find a Seasonic in the 550W category for a reasonable price in Australia. What do you think of this PSU?