chrisolson09
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- Sep 30, 2016
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Hi All,
I'm brand new to the forum and this is literally my first post. I've been researching and reading a ton about what I need to know about FreeNAS and building a quality system that is compatible with FreeNAS. I did the bulk of my research earlier in the year and I thought that I had my build narrowed down. I was just waiting for the components to go on sale. I finally saw the ASRock C2750D4I on sale and I was going to pull the trigger. I happened to be looking on the forums though and saw tons and tons of posts about these failing all of a sudden after only a year or so. I'm very grateful that I checked and saw this before buying but needless to say I feel like I'm back to square one when it comes to choosing my build. I'm very hesitant to go with the C2750D4I with all the issue that they are having. My problem is though when I did my research they were very highly talked about and fit exactly what I was looking for (a miniITX compatible board with a processor that was capable of doing some transcoding).
Now though I'm not sure what route I should look at. I really want to stick with the miniITX cases (particularly the Fractal Design Node 304) but I'm not aware of what quality boards and processors are out there that would fit those cases and still have the power to do some transcoding. I mainly want my NAS for plex and time machine backups.
The build that I was looking at previously is below. I'd greatly appreciate it if you guys could give me your thoughts on where I should go from here in light of all the issues with ASRock C2750DI's
ASRock C2750D4I
Crucial 8GB Single DDR3L 1600MT/s PC3-12800 DR x8 ECC UDIMM 240-Pin Server Memory CT102472BD160B
Seasonic SSR-360GP 360W 80Plus Gold power supply
Fractal Design Node 304 case
WD Red Nas 4tb drives
Thank you all in advance for your comments and the knowledge I've already gained from all of you.
Chris
I'm brand new to the forum and this is literally my first post. I've been researching and reading a ton about what I need to know about FreeNAS and building a quality system that is compatible with FreeNAS. I did the bulk of my research earlier in the year and I thought that I had my build narrowed down. I was just waiting for the components to go on sale. I finally saw the ASRock C2750D4I on sale and I was going to pull the trigger. I happened to be looking on the forums though and saw tons and tons of posts about these failing all of a sudden after only a year or so. I'm very grateful that I checked and saw this before buying but needless to say I feel like I'm back to square one when it comes to choosing my build. I'm very hesitant to go with the C2750D4I with all the issue that they are having. My problem is though when I did my research they were very highly talked about and fit exactly what I was looking for (a miniITX compatible board with a processor that was capable of doing some transcoding).
Now though I'm not sure what route I should look at. I really want to stick with the miniITX cases (particularly the Fractal Design Node 304) but I'm not aware of what quality boards and processors are out there that would fit those cases and still have the power to do some transcoding. I mainly want my NAS for plex and time machine backups.
The build that I was looking at previously is below. I'd greatly appreciate it if you guys could give me your thoughts on where I should go from here in light of all the issues with ASRock C2750DI's
ASRock C2750D4I
Crucial 8GB Single DDR3L 1600MT/s PC3-12800 DR x8 ECC UDIMM 240-Pin Server Memory CT102472BD160B
Seasonic SSR-360GP 360W 80Plus Gold power supply
Fractal Design Node 304 case
WD Red Nas 4tb drives
Thank you all in advance for your comments and the knowledge I've already gained from all of you.
Chris