mtortilla
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- May 22, 2015
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Hello. I am looking to create my first FreeNAS build. I have read the recommended hardware FAQ. This is what I have spec'd out:
Board / CPU: SUPERMICRO MBD-A1SRi-2758F-O Mini ITX Server Motherboard
Case: Fractal Design Node 304
Power Supply: SeaSonic SSR-360GP 360W
Ram: 2x Kingston 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM ECC DDR3 1333
3x Seagate NAS HDD ST4000VN000 4TB
3x WD Red WD40EFRX 4TB
I plan on running with the ability to survive 2 drive failures so that gives me 16TB of space? I plan on using this to back up photos, run Time Machine, and also run Plex as a media server. It seems like the board is a good value even though it is a bit old at this point. Is there anything newer that would be better? I am also a bit torn on the RAM, I could get 1600 RAM that is CL11, or this 1333 RAM that is CL9. I am leaning toward the lower clock cycles. Also, I read that Kingston is no longer recommended, but I had trouble finding other SO-DIMM ECC options.
This is going to cost right around 1500$. Do you think this is a good value? Should I buy a dedicated SATA controller, or are the onboard ones good enough?
Thanks!
Board / CPU: SUPERMICRO MBD-A1SRi-2758F-O Mini ITX Server Motherboard
Case: Fractal Design Node 304
Power Supply: SeaSonic SSR-360GP 360W
Ram: 2x Kingston 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM ECC DDR3 1333
3x Seagate NAS HDD ST4000VN000 4TB
3x WD Red WD40EFRX 4TB
I plan on running with the ability to survive 2 drive failures so that gives me 16TB of space? I plan on using this to back up photos, run Time Machine, and also run Plex as a media server. It seems like the board is a good value even though it is a bit old at this point. Is there anything newer that would be better? I am also a bit torn on the RAM, I could get 1600 RAM that is CL11, or this 1333 RAM that is CL9. I am leaning toward the lower clock cycles. Also, I read that Kingston is no longer recommended, but I had trouble finding other SO-DIMM ECC options.
This is going to cost right around 1500$. Do you think this is a good value? Should I buy a dedicated SATA controller, or are the onboard ones good enough?
Thanks!