Obi-Wan
Dabbler
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- Dec 28, 2018
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Hi everyone! :)
I'm currently working on my very first NAS and would be very interesting in some final thoughts from the experts! I love building computers, but it has been all about gaming in my previous builds. NAS and everything that goes along with it is new to me. I've struggled these last few days because every google search gave me ten FreeNAS forum links, but none of them would work! So I'm glad the forums are back up.
I'm building this to be a long-term storage solution for my home. It will also serve as a Plex server, but I don't expect to do much transcoding. Though I do want to be able to do a single 1080p transcode. I also expect to be running Radarr, and as I like to tinker with these things I expect that I might find some other use as well, though I don't currently know what that would be!
As for the drives I've been convinced to run mirrored drives and add more as I need them.
The current build:
Some of these are chosen based on availability. I've read on here that you ususally recommend going for the maximum amount of memory for instance, i.e., one 16 GB stick, but I struggle to find them available where I'm from.
I do wonder a bit about the CPU. Based on the Passmark score it should handle a single 1080p transcode fine, but I don't know how much everything else taxes the CPU. Any thoughts?
Anything else I need to think about before I get started?
I'm currently working on my very first NAS and would be very interesting in some final thoughts from the experts! I love building computers, but it has been all about gaming in my previous builds. NAS and everything that goes along with it is new to me. I've struggled these last few days because every google search gave me ten FreeNAS forum links, but none of them would work! So I'm glad the forums are back up.
I'm building this to be a long-term storage solution for my home. It will also serve as a Plex server, but I don't expect to do much transcoding. Though I do want to be able to do a single 1080p transcode. I also expect to be running Radarr, and as I like to tinker with these things I expect that I might find some other use as well, though I don't currently know what that would be!
As for the drives I've been convinced to run mirrored drives and add more as I need them.
The current build:
- Intel Pentium G4560 3.5 GHz, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
- Supermicro X11SSM-F
- 2x Samsung DDR4 2400 MHz ECC 8 GB
- 2x WD Red WD40EFRX 4 TB
2x SanDisk USB 3.1 Ultra Fit 32 GB- Crucial BX500 120 GB
- Corsair RM650X V2 650 W
- Fractal Design Node 804
Some of these are chosen based on availability. I've read on here that you ususally recommend going for the maximum amount of memory for instance, i.e., one 16 GB stick, but I struggle to find them available where I'm from.
I do wonder a bit about the CPU. Based on the Passmark score it should handle a single 1080p transcode fine, but I don't know how much everything else taxes the CPU. Any thoughts?
Anything else I need to think about before I get started?
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