Good morning at all,
after having spent few months on a "small-test-nonECC" FreeNAS system, in order to learn how not to lose and destroy my pool...I'm planning to buy new suitable hardware for a brand new box.
My needs:
- backup solution for 4-5 PCs
- media server (using Plex transcoding for 1-2 clients)
- Bit torrent client (using Transmission)
- 2-3TB of data at the moment
After many weeks of thinking and studying and searching on the forum, finally I decided that a mini-itx solution "would" still be suitable for me (I know as always CJ says is not advisable because of higher temperatures and almost non-existent upgrade possibilities, but I think I did my homeworks...)
MOBO: Asrock mini-itx E3C226D2I (LGA1150, 6 sata ports, 2 LAN+IPMI)
-> I know for sure the mobo works quite fine without big issues with FN 9.1.1;
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 (LGA1150, 3.4Ghz )
-> The 3,4 Ghz would be good for SMB transfer, supports AES encryption and is ok for Plex transcoding too, the xeon e3-1220V3 is double expensive, and i think would be overkill for my needs...(QUESTION: should be enough for an encrypted volume in case I decide to go for it?);
HDD: 4x 2TB WD20EFRX RED (NEW) + 2x 2TB SEAGATE (already owned) RAIDZ2 setup
-> this would give me 5,8TiB of FreeNAS usable space (8TB=7,25TiB filled at max 80%) that is more than enough for now and for future upgrade i can replace the 2TB disks with 4TB;
RAM: 2x8GB kingston KVR1333D3E9S/8G ECC unbuffered ram
-> 1333Mhz value ram but I think should be ok and supported right?
CASE: Fractal Design Node 304 Black MINI-ITX
-> it's the only mini-itx case i found that allows 6x3,5" disks and provides excellent HDD temperatures thanks to the 2x90mm + 1x140mm fans it comes with;
PSU: Seasonic G-360 80 Plus Gold
-> unfortunately it's not modular and it comes with just 4 sata connectors, so I'll add 2 molex 4 pin to sata converter, but it has great efficiency even at 20% load and I could find something better for my build.
So this is my build plan...PLEASE feel free to criticize my thoughts and to advice for better solution...as still a FreeNAS "noob" I'm open to suggestions!
Thank you
after having spent few months on a "small-test-nonECC" FreeNAS system, in order to learn how not to lose and destroy my pool...I'm planning to buy new suitable hardware for a brand new box.
My needs:
- backup solution for 4-5 PCs
- media server (using Plex transcoding for 1-2 clients)
- Bit torrent client (using Transmission)
- 2-3TB of data at the moment
After many weeks of thinking and studying and searching on the forum, finally I decided that a mini-itx solution "would" still be suitable for me (I know as always CJ says is not advisable because of higher temperatures and almost non-existent upgrade possibilities, but I think I did my homeworks...)
MOBO: Asrock mini-itx E3C226D2I (LGA1150, 6 sata ports, 2 LAN+IPMI)
-> I know for sure the mobo works quite fine without big issues with FN 9.1.1;
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 (LGA1150, 3.4Ghz )
-> The 3,4 Ghz would be good for SMB transfer, supports AES encryption and is ok for Plex transcoding too, the xeon e3-1220V3 is double expensive, and i think would be overkill for my needs...(QUESTION: should be enough for an encrypted volume in case I decide to go for it?);
HDD: 4x 2TB WD20EFRX RED (NEW) + 2x 2TB SEAGATE (already owned) RAIDZ2 setup
-> this would give me 5,8TiB of FreeNAS usable space (8TB=7,25TiB filled at max 80%) that is more than enough for now and for future upgrade i can replace the 2TB disks with 4TB;
RAM: 2x8GB kingston KVR1333D3E9S/8G ECC unbuffered ram
-> 1333Mhz value ram but I think should be ok and supported right?
CASE: Fractal Design Node 304 Black MINI-ITX
-> it's the only mini-itx case i found that allows 6x3,5" disks and provides excellent HDD temperatures thanks to the 2x90mm + 1x140mm fans it comes with;
PSU: Seasonic G-360 80 Plus Gold
-> unfortunately it's not modular and it comes with just 4 sata connectors, so I'll add 2 molex 4 pin to sata converter, but it has great efficiency even at 20% load and I could find something better for my build.
So this is my build plan...PLEASE feel free to criticize my thoughts and to advice for better solution...as still a FreeNAS "noob" I'm open to suggestions!
Thank you