reasonsandreasons
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The question is more or less what it says in the title, but some more information for context:
I'm currently mulling my first FreeNAS build, and I'm trying to choose between a Xeon E3 build on Supermicro's X10 platform and a Xeon E5 build on Supermicro's X9 or X10 platform. The primary uses I'm considering for it:
Xeon E3 X10-Based Build:
In any event I've learned a lot on these forums over the past few weeks and I appreciate your help!
I'm currently mulling my first FreeNAS build, and I'm trying to choose between a Xeon E3 build on Supermicro's X10 platform and a Xeon E5 build on Supermicro's X9 or X10 platform. The primary uses I'm considering for it:
- A network full-disk backup server for three computers, with local storage varying between 256 GB and 1 TB.
- A Plex server for a mix of content, including uncompressed 1080p Blu-Ray rips and live TV recordings. 4K isn't in the picture for now, but I'd like to have that option.
- Local storage for a collection of older software I'd like to hold on to for safekeeping.
- A local backup for the Plex content and the older software.
- Maybe offloading some Blu-Ray ripping work to a bhyve VM or otherwise playing around with virtualization.
- ~$700 hardware budget
- Relatively low power consumption
- Storage expandability.
Xeon E3 X10-Based Build:
- Xeon E3-1225 V3
- Supermicro X10SL7-F
- 32 GB RAM
- Crucial BX500 120 GB boot disk
- Node 804 case
- Xeon E5-2650 V2
- Supermicro X9SRI-F
- 32 GB RAM
- Crucial BX500 120 GB boot disk
- Define R6 case
- Xeon E5-2640 V3
- Supermicro X9SRL-F
- 32 GB RAM
- Crucial BX500 120 GB boot disk
- Define R6 case
In any event I've learned a lot on these forums over the past few weeks and I appreciate your help!