Newbie FreeNAS build

[marccof]

Hello,

I decided to try and build my own FreeNAS box in replacement of my aging QNAP NAS... I am quite used to building PCs but I have no experience in building a server/nas box so I would like some advice from enlightened freenas experts

Below are the parts I have currently selected. I live in France and availability of some components (especially server motherboard) is limited. This selection is probably overkill for my needs which are mostly limited to samba drives / light streaming / openvpn server / freecloud server but I did not find a suitable cheaper motherboard (which must, unfortunately be in mini-itx size).

Motherboard	Supermicro X10SDV-6C-TLN4F
RAM	32GB = 2 x Timetec Hynix IC 16 Go DDR4 2400 MHz PC4-19200 Unbuffered ECC 1.2V CL17 2Rx8 Dual Rank
PSU	Corsair SF450 Platinum
SSD (for booting freenas)	Crucial CT120BX500SSD1 (120GB)
HDD	5x WD RED WD40EFRX (already owned).
Enclosure	Homemade, good airflow but restricted to mini-itx motherboard size and SFX PSU.

Can you please tell me if this selection seems reasonable ? Are there some components known to be incompatible together/with freenas ?
Thank you for any insight !

 

[sretalla]

I don't see any issues there.

 

[hervon]

Nice build marccof,
Platinum PSU maybe a bit overkill as you said. I'm jalous here. ;-)
If you could find used parts parts you could end up with a cheaper build but itx used parts are scarse...

 

[Bozon]

Hello,

I decided to try and build my own FreeNAS box in replacement of my aging QNAP NAS... I am quite used to building PCs but I have no experience in building a server/nas box so I would like some advice from enlightened freenas experts :)

Below are the parts I have currently selected. I live in France and availability of some components (especially server motherboard) is limited. This selection is probably overkill for my needs which are mostly limited to samba drives / light streaming / openvpn server / freecloud server but I did not find a suitable cheaper motherboard (which must, unfortunately be in mini-itx size).

Motherboard	Supermicro X10SDV-6C-TLN4F
RAM	32GB = 2 x Timetec Hynix IC 16 Go DDR4 2400 MHz PC4-19200 Unbuffered ECC 1.2V CL17 2Rx8 Dual Rank
PSU	Corsair SF450 Platinum
SSD (for booting freenas)	Crucial CT120BX500SSD1 (120GB)
HDD	5x WD RED WD40EFRX (already owned).
Enclosure	Homemade, good airflow but restricted to mini-itx motherboard size and SFX PSU.

Can you please tell me if this selection seems reasonable ? Are there some components known to be incompatible together/with freenas ?

Thank you for any insight !

Yes, very nice formatting of information, and thoughtful choices.

 

[marccof]

Thank you for your answers !
Building and setting everything up will keep my mind occupied during the epidemic...