will UDOO Bolt run FreeNAS?

[horizonbrave]

Hi :)
it just entered production.
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-the-maker-world-to-the-next-leve/description
Thanks for opinions

 

[Chris Moore]

This device is completely unsuitable for use with FreeNAS.

 

[HoneyBadger]

TL;DR - Will it run it? Yes. Would I recommend it? No.

It's running on AMD hardware, using Realtek ethernet, only has two RAM slots (and SODIMMs to boot), a severe lack of storage expansion (single SATA, one SATA M.2, one NVMe M.2) and no PCIe slot to throw an HBA into.

It's more like a NUC on steroids than the ideal basis for a small-form-factor server. Neat idea, might be worth looking at for an HTPC or similar.

But let's just pick over their advertising copy for a second.

A monster so powerful that it can handle any current AAA game, delivering an impressive gaming experience at HD framerates.

I don't have to be a farmer to know the smell of BS.

With such a wonder you can play popular video games like League of Legends, Overwatch,CS:GO and DOTA 2 at Full HD resolution.

Oh sorry, you meant "any casual eSports title ranging from three to ten years old."

Edit: I kept scrolling, here's a graph for the gamers among us to have a good old OMEGALUL at.

Wait, I thought this could "handle any current AAA game"? And since when is 720p "Full HD Resolution"? That's 1080p, kids. Guarantee this thing is going to eat it hard if you ask it to play an actual 2019 AAA title; even the top-end model with the V1605B/Vega 8 is going to perform worse than the Ryzen 2200G due to the slow CPU (and let's not talk about what happens when it hits the TDP cap and throttles)

I kept scrolling. They're trying to pitch this thing as a "VR ready" board. Maybe if you're extremely conservative with your detail settings ... and you don't mind chunky pixels. Low framerates on a 2D screen are annoying. Low framerates and high latency in VR cause physical nausea. I bet it plays a mean game of Minecraft VR though.

 

[Chris Moore]

Thanks for opinions

It might be fun to play with, but it is not suitable for any serious work or gaming.