Hi All,
I have searched and read many many posts and articles about the recommended hardware for FreeNAS and did not find an answer to my "problem". Therefore, decided to post my question here.
For the last 6 years a have used Synology 713+ 2-bay (6TB in total) station that mainly stored photos, videos, misc backups and 1080p video streaming. Specs below:
Supermicro mobos are mainly recommended (most with Xeon CPU), but I feel that it is an overkill for my needs and I can get away with Pentium Processor (perhaps a mobo with integrated Atom CPU). May someone please recommend a mobo (Micro form factor) that is compatible with FreeNAS and the CPU Requirements) that will suit my needs.
Your help is highly appreciated.
Thanks.
I have searched and read many many posts and articles about the recommended hardware for FreeNAS and did not find an answer to my "problem". Therefore, decided to post my question here.
For the last 6 years a have used Synology 713+ 2-bay (6TB in total) station that mainly stored photos, videos, misc backups and 1080p video streaming. Specs below:
- CPU Frequency: Dual Core 2.13GHz
- Hardware Encryption Engine
- Memory: DDR3 1GB
- Internal drive: EXT4
- External HDD Interface: USB 2.0 port X1, USB 3.0 port X2, eSATA port X1
- LAN: Gigabit X2
- Fan: X1
- Power Consumption: 30.72W (Access); 17.88W (HDD Hibernation)
- 2 Hot-swappable SATA Bays
Supermicro mobos are mainly recommended (most with Xeon CPU), but I feel that it is an overkill for my needs and I can get away with Pentium Processor (perhaps a mobo with integrated Atom CPU). May someone please recommend a mobo (Micro form factor) that is compatible with FreeNAS and the CPU Requirements) that will suit my needs.
Your help is highly appreciated.
Thanks.