jeffreyj900
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I will be moving away from a Synology DS411+ to FreeNAS. I plan to stream 1080p content to multiple devices via Plex so I went with the Xeon E3. Based on all my research here, great site, I'm thinking of putting together this build.
Still a couple of things to figure out. I really like the Supermicro case listed below. It specifies ATX or E-ATX; however, I've seen were it "might" support a micro ATX board. A lot of the Supermicro cases specify they will "support up to an E-ATX board". I put in an e-mail to Supermicro over the weekend and have not heard back. Anyone with experience with this or a similar Supermicro case and micro ATX motherboard? I'm planning on 8 3TB drives in RaidZ2. As much as I like the HGST 3TB 7200 rpm drives, the general consensus here seems to be to stick with the WD Red(s). I like the idea of an SATA DOM for FreeNAS, but not sure if it would be a hassle. This board has a USB 3.0 slot on the motherboard which I could use. Wondering if the failure rate with the SATA DOM would be less than a USB stick?
Motherboard - Supermicro MBD-X10SL7-F-O uATX (micro ATX)
CPU - Xeon E3-1270 V3 (Combo deal with motherboard on Newegg)
Memory - Crucial CT2KIT102472BD160B (16GB kit x 2)
OR
Memory - Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 (8GB x 4)
Hard Drives - (8 x 3TB WD Red - LSI 2308 onboard controller flashed to IT mode)
Case - Supermicro CSE-745TQ-R920B (A beast I know, 8 x Hot Swap + 920w Redundant Power Supplies)
UPS - CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
SATA DOM - Inno ???
CPU Cooler - ???
Thanks in advance for any advice! I had originally posted this in the x10SL7-F-0 motherboard thread. Figure I'll get more thoughts if I created one. My only stumble right now is figuring out if this case will work. I love the case and the thought of redundant power supplies, all of the fans, hot swap drives, etc. I'll go with a Fractal Node 804 or Define case if this one doesn't work out.
Still a couple of things to figure out. I really like the Supermicro case listed below. It specifies ATX or E-ATX; however, I've seen were it "might" support a micro ATX board. A lot of the Supermicro cases specify they will "support up to an E-ATX board". I put in an e-mail to Supermicro over the weekend and have not heard back. Anyone with experience with this or a similar Supermicro case and micro ATX motherboard? I'm planning on 8 3TB drives in RaidZ2. As much as I like the HGST 3TB 7200 rpm drives, the general consensus here seems to be to stick with the WD Red(s). I like the idea of an SATA DOM for FreeNAS, but not sure if it would be a hassle. This board has a USB 3.0 slot on the motherboard which I could use. Wondering if the failure rate with the SATA DOM would be less than a USB stick?
Motherboard - Supermicro MBD-X10SL7-F-O uATX (micro ATX)
CPU - Xeon E3-1270 V3 (Combo deal with motherboard on Newegg)
Memory - Crucial CT2KIT102472BD160B (16GB kit x 2)
OR
Memory - Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 (8GB x 4)
Hard Drives - (8 x 3TB WD Red - LSI 2308 onboard controller flashed to IT mode)
Case - Supermicro CSE-745TQ-R920B (A beast I know, 8 x Hot Swap + 920w Redundant Power Supplies)
UPS - CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
SATA DOM - Inno ???
CPU Cooler - ???
Thanks in advance for any advice! I had originally posted this in the x10SL7-F-0 motherboard thread. Figure I'll get more thoughts if I created one. My only stumble right now is figuring out if this case will work. I love the case and the thought of redundant power supplies, all of the fans, hot swap drives, etc. I'll go with a Fractal Node 804 or Define case if this one doesn't work out.