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Hi guys, first time building a NAS for home media storage and torrent client. Built a gaming PC for myself earlier this year but don't really have a good grasp on the server/NAS specific hardware requirements for a NAS build.
What I have so far:
CPU: I̶n̶t̶e̶l̶ ̶X̶e̶o̶n̶ ̶E̶3̶-̶1̶2̶2̶0̶ ̶v̶6̶ ̶Q̶u̶a̶d̶-̶C̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶K̶a̶b̶y̶ ̶L̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶P̶r̶o̶c̶e̶s̶s̶o̶r̶ ̶3̶.̶0̶G̶H̶z̶ ̶8̶.̶0̶G̶T̶/̶s̶ ̶8̶M̶B̶ ̶L̶G̶A̶ ̶1̶1̶5̶1̶
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 Quad-Core Kaby Lake Processor 3.5GHz 8.0GT/s 8MB LGA 1151 (edit 1)
CPU Cooler: N̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶I̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶
Noctua - NH-U9S 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler (edit 3)
Motherboard: S̶u̶p̶e̶r̶m̶i̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶-̶ ̶X̶1̶1̶S̶A̶E̶-̶M̶ ̶M̶i̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶A̶T̶X̶ ̶L̶G̶A̶1̶1̶5̶1̶ ̶M̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶b̶o̶a̶r̶d
Supermicro - X11SSM-F Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (edit 1)
Memory: 2x 16GB DDR4 (1x16G) Crucial 2133Mhz ECC Unbuffered Server Memory CT16G4WFD8213 (not sure if I need more)(edit 4)
Storage: 5x Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: N̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶e̶
Fractal Design - Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: S̶e̶a̶S̶o̶n̶i̶c̶ ̶-̶ ̶G̶ ̶5̶5̶0̶W̶ ̶8̶0̶+̶ ̶G̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶C̶e̶r̶t̶i̶f̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶e̶m̶i̶-̶M̶o̶d̶u̶l̶a̶r̶ ̶A̶T̶X̶ ̶P̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶S̶u̶p̶p̶l̶y̶
CORSAIR RMx Series RM550X 550W 80 PLUS GOLD (edit 2)
Boot: 2x SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ43-032G-G46)
W̶a̶s̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶u̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶C̶P̶U̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶e̶b̶a̶y̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶$̶1̶0̶0̶ ̶c̶h̶e̶a̶p̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶l̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶.̶
(edit 1) Found the E3-1230 chip from a retailer for $60 more than the E3-1220, and feel like it's a safer bet to go with a retailer over ebay
(edit 2) The corsair has a 5 year longer warranty for $12 more
(edit 3) Pretty sure I have everything now. Thanks everyone for your help! Will provide an update once it has been built!
(edit 4) Got another stick of RAM as it was on sale for $70 cheaper than everyone else
The main use for this will be to stream my ripped Blu-Ray movies (40000kbps) to my Nvidia shield via Kodi for playback and possibly via Plex in the future. Will also be used as the main torrenting machine (torrent client suggestions) as it can be left on 24/7 and use Raid Z1 for the 5 drives.
I'm in Australia btw so I don't have as large a range of choices compared to the US.
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I have now built the NAS and am starting to get a grasp on all the features that it comes with. I've really enjoyed building this and learning about FreeBSD, jails, Linux and network architecture but know that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Thanks, everyone that responded to my post and giving me advice on the hardware components that I should choose and for providing your opinion on why it was a good choice.
I've enjoyed learning about jails, FreeBSD and all the different networking architectures far more than I initially thought. It hasn't been without some struggle, but in my opinion, that's half the fun. Thanks again everyone for your help!
What I have so far:
CPU: I̶n̶t̶e̶l̶ ̶X̶e̶o̶n̶ ̶E̶3̶-̶1̶2̶2̶0̶ ̶v̶6̶ ̶Q̶u̶a̶d̶-̶C̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶K̶a̶b̶y̶ ̶L̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶P̶r̶o̶c̶e̶s̶s̶o̶r̶ ̶3̶.̶0̶G̶H̶z̶ ̶8̶.̶0̶G̶T̶/̶s̶ ̶8̶M̶B̶ ̶L̶G̶A̶ ̶1̶1̶5̶1̶
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 Quad-Core Kaby Lake Processor 3.5GHz 8.0GT/s 8MB LGA 1151 (edit 1)
CPU Cooler: N̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶I̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶
Noctua - NH-U9S 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler (edit 3)
Motherboard: S̶u̶p̶e̶r̶m̶i̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶-̶ ̶X̶1̶1̶S̶A̶E̶-̶M̶ ̶M̶i̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶A̶T̶X̶ ̶L̶G̶A̶1̶1̶5̶1̶ ̶M̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶b̶o̶a̶r̶d
Supermicro - X11SSM-F Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (edit 1)
Memory: 2x 16GB DDR4 (1x16G) Crucial 2133Mhz ECC Unbuffered Server Memory CT16G4WFD8213 (not sure if I need more)(edit 4)
Storage: 5x Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: N̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶e̶
Fractal Design - Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: S̶e̶a̶S̶o̶n̶i̶c̶ ̶-̶ ̶G̶ ̶5̶5̶0̶W̶ ̶8̶0̶+̶ ̶G̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶C̶e̶r̶t̶i̶f̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶e̶m̶i̶-̶M̶o̶d̶u̶l̶a̶r̶ ̶A̶T̶X̶ ̶P̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶S̶u̶p̶p̶l̶y̶
CORSAIR RMx Series RM550X 550W 80 PLUS GOLD (edit 2)
Boot: 2x SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ43-032G-G46)
W̶a̶s̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶u̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶C̶P̶U̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶e̶b̶a̶y̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶$̶1̶0̶0̶ ̶c̶h̶e̶a̶p̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶l̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶.̶
(edit 1) Found the E3-1230 chip from a retailer for $60 more than the E3-1220, and feel like it's a safer bet to go with a retailer over ebay
(edit 2) The corsair has a 5 year longer warranty for $12 more
(edit 3) Pretty sure I have everything now. Thanks everyone for your help! Will provide an update once it has been built!
(edit 4) Got another stick of RAM as it was on sale for $70 cheaper than everyone else
The main use for this will be to stream my ripped Blu-Ray movies (40000kbps) to my Nvidia shield via Kodi for playback and possibly via Plex in the future. Will also be used as the main torrenting machine (torrent client suggestions) as it can be left on 24/7 and use Raid Z1 for the 5 drives.
I'm in Australia btw so I don't have as large a range of choices compared to the US.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have now built the NAS and am starting to get a grasp on all the features that it comes with. I've really enjoyed building this and learning about FreeBSD, jails, Linux and network architecture but know that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Thanks, everyone that responded to my post and giving me advice on the hardware components that I should choose and for providing your opinion on why it was a good choice.
I've enjoyed learning about jails, FreeBSD and all the different networking architectures far more than I initially thought. It hasn't been without some struggle, but in my opinion, that's half the fun. Thanks again everyone for your help!
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