Propose High-End (ish) Specification: Xeon E5, 8* WD Reds, SuperMicro case+PSU, UPS

[Hazimil]

Hi All, after an earlier post for advice and further reading research, I have come up with the following spec, your feedback would be appreciated.

Usage: The NAS is to replace my old ReadyNAS 314, and is to be used as a home-network storage for the family, storing media files (photos, videos, and .MKV Rips), as well as to operate as a Plex server. More options/uses may come online as I get used to the box and my confidence increases :). I'm looking for a box which can sit in the corner, be future-proofed (well as future-proofed as you can be), and run happily for a few years!

Proposed Specification:
CASE: SuperMicro 745TQ [ATX, 8* hot-swap bays, various PSU options, 2* FAN-0082L4, 3* FAN-0074L4]
PSU: Included with above case, can choose from 800W, 920W, 1200W, 1280W [all redundant]
MOBO: ASRock X99 Taichi [LGA 2011-v3, Intel X99, 10* SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.1, USB 3.0, Dual Intel Gigabit LAN, ATX]
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-1650 [v4 Broadwell, 3.6 GHz, LGA 2011-3, 140W, BX80660E51650V4]
CPU FAN: Cooler Master Hyper 103 Air CPU Cooler
RAM: Crucial 64GB [4 x 16GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM ECC DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) (CT4K16G4RFD4213)]
BOOT DRIVE: SanDisk Ultra II [2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDHII-240G-G25]
DATA DRIVE: WD Red 8TB [*8, RaidZ2 or RaidZ3 configuration]

To determine the PSU size I've calculated the wattage as follows, using the manufacturers guidance (if found) otherwise the guidance written by @jgreco :

MOBO: Nothing on ASRock website, but looking at online reviews it ranges from 110W to 278W (say 300W)
CPU: Intel specification states a Thermal Design Power of 140W
CPU FAN: Cooler Master specification states 1.8W (say 2W)
RAM: Using @jgreco guidance, 4 * 6W = 24W
BOOT: The drive specifications state 85mW active power with 4.5W max write use (say 5W)
DATA: The WD Reds 8TB specification states 1.79 12VDC Amps which equals 21.48W with a 6.4W operational usage = 27.88W (say 28W * 8 = 224W)
CASE FANS: The case fans specification states 0.58 12VDC Amps which equals 6.96W (say 7W * 5 = 35W)

This equates to a total wattage of 730W (*1.25 = 912.5W), however if I add another 64GB of RAM this would increase to 754W (*1.25 = 942.5W), so I think 1200W PSU would be best. I also need a UPS to support this, and am thinking of:

UPS: APC Smart-UPS (2200VA, 1980W, LCD, 230V)

Feedback on the proposed specification as well as my Wattage use calculation would be welcomed.

Thanks.

Yours
Jonathan

 

[Dice]

Looks like solid homework to me.

 

[Ericloewe]

MOBO: ASRock X99 Taichi [LGA 2011-v3, Intel X99, 10* SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.1, USB 3.0, Dual Intel Gigabit LAN, ATX]

Nope. Get a proper server board, either from Supermicro or ASRock Rack. Definitely not a an X99 board.

 

[Stux]

Nope. Get a proper server board, either from Supermicro or ASRock Rack. Definitely not a an X99 board.

I have a Taichi x99 board in use and as great as it is, I wouldn't recommend it for a server.

I have a very similar build to yours:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...224-supermicro-x10-sri-f-xeon-e5-1650v4.46262

One thing, a supermicro chassis might not sit in a corner... quietly

 

[religiouslyconfused]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Micr...ie=UTF8&qid=1494483052&sr=8-2&keywords=x10sri

This one has 10 SATA ports and 2 Intel LAN chips and can actually use ECC and a Xeon CPU.

 

[Stux]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Micr...ie=UTF8&qid=1494483052&sr=8-2&keywords=x10sri

This one has 10 SATA ports and 2 Intel LAN chips and can actually use ECC and a Xeon CPU.

Which is a great board if you need a PCIe3 x16 slot. Otherwise its worth considering the X10SRL-F, which has *five* PCIe3 x8 slots for the ultimate in extensibility, but is lacking a x16 slot. The only downside then is its ethernet ports are not as efficient for VMs as the X10SRi-F.

Or 4 PCIe3 x8 and 2 PCIe3 x4, enough for a couple of PCIe NVMe SSDs, a couple of HBAs and a couple of 10 or 40 gbit NICs. Dang.

 

[Hazimil]

Thanks for the feedback, back to the drawing board to look for a different Motherboard (and no doubt RAM and Wattage usage!) :)

Working this out sure has been educational!

Jonathan

 

[religiouslyconfused]

Which is a great board if you need a PCIe3 x16 slot. Otherwise its worth considering the X10SRL-F, which has *five* PCIe3 x8 slots for the ultimate in extensibility, but is lacking a x16 slot. The only downside then is its ethernet ports are not as efficient for VMs as the X10SRi-F.

Or 4 PCIe3 x8 and 2 PCIe3 x4, enough for a couple of PCIe NVMe SSDs, a couple of HBAs and a couple of 10 or 40 gbit NICs. Dang.

On Amazon UK, X10SRi-F is actually cheaper than the X10SRL-F.