Matt Morgan
Dabbler
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2014
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- 14
Good evening,
Back in December I decided I would spend ~$400 to replace my old desktop media server. Long story short, I learned a lot about Freenas and then learned that my plans for $400 were not going to happen if I wanted to do things the right way.
I ended up taking the advice of these forums built out a reasonable server for my Plex media and Minecraft Server needs. To this point, all has been great and I just wanted to be proactive and check in to see how my reporting looks and if it is time to add more memory.
Here is my build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/mamorgan1/saved/JT4J7P
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (Purchased For $135.00)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) Registered DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $179.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $69.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $25.99)
Other: SanDisk Ultra Fit™ USB 3.0 Flash Drive (Purchased For $9.97)
Other: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O uATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C222 DDR3 1600
I am at 16 GB of RAM right now and I see I can grab the other 16 GB to max out my board for $124.
Based on my reporting, how am I doing and is it a good time to throw in the extra 16 GB?
Thanks for all the guidance setting this up. It has been a real joy. Any feedback on improvements would be greatly appreciated!
Edit to add:
I'm setup with a RAID-Z2 currently yielding about 9 TB of space.
Have great evening,
mamorgan1
Back in December I decided I would spend ~$400 to replace my old desktop media server. Long story short, I learned a lot about Freenas and then learned that my plans for $400 were not going to happen if I wanted to do things the right way.
I ended up taking the advice of these forums built out a reasonable server for my Plex media and Minecraft Server needs. To this point, all has been great and I just wanted to be proactive and check in to see how my reporting looks and if it is time to add more memory.
Here is my build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/mamorgan1/saved/JT4J7P
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (Purchased For $135.00)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) Registered DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $179.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $114.00)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $69.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $25.99)
Other: SanDisk Ultra Fit™ USB 3.0 Flash Drive (Purchased For $9.97)
Other: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O uATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C222 DDR3 1600
I am at 16 GB of RAM right now and I see I can grab the other 16 GB to max out my board for $124.
Based on my reporting, how am I doing and is it a good time to throw in the extra 16 GB?
Thanks for all the guidance setting this up. It has been a real joy. Any feedback on improvements would be greatly appreciated!
Edit to add:
I'm setup with a RAID-Z2 currently yielding about 9 TB of space.
Have great evening,
mamorgan1