Beginners H/W Proposal - Thoughts?

[Pingu2]

I am looking to build my first FreeNAS server (for Plex) nothing fancy, just a starter. For a starting point I am considering the following:
Motherboard: Supermicro MBD-X11SCL-F-O (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N8QVK9R/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Processor: Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R7Q3JZH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Memory:
Timetec Hynix IC 32GB KIT (2x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz PC4-19200 Unbuffered
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQ1KW9H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Any thoughts, pro or con, before I continue in this direction for a starter build?
Thanks

 

[LeDiable]

I just built my first FreeNAS using the same CPU & board. So far I'm quite happy with the decision. I bought my RAM from Supermicro, got 2x32GB (MEM-DR432L-HL01-EU29). Not much worse then buying multiple 16GB sticks (although I paid $208ea), and if I ever decide to move to a Xeon it'll allow me to go to 128GB. I'm using a Noctua heatsink instead of the included CPU cooler, but that may not have been necessary - I don't have Plex doing any transcoding, and with typically just one stream at any given time, the CPU is pretty much just idling. So, suits me fine, but YMMV.

 

[Pingu2]

Thanks for the reply. I was somewhat hinky about my choice of memory (trying to go on the cheap). Will reconsider the memory choice.

 

[LeDiable]

I'm usually pretty frugal, but I wanted to build something I could trust to run for a long time, plus I was worried about being able to find the right memory in 3-5yrs, so I just decided to go to the i3's limit now rather than wait.

What's your plan for the rest of the system? Case, storage/boot devices, power supply, etc.? More details might draw some responses from the folks with more experience - I'm quite the novice with FreeNAS myself, but am happy to help where I can.

 

[ThreeDee]

Alternatively .. me being poor white trash and all .. I acquired an LGA 2011 Chinese knock-off board and 4x16GB cheap DDR3 ECC RDIMMS that has been rock solid and I have up to 8 friends/family watching my Plex at a time .. sharing with 25+ right now. I also run UniFi Controller. Specs in sig

 

[Yorick]

Single 32GB ECC UDIMM from Supermicro for around 200 is my recommendation. Only because troubleshooting memory issues, should they ever develop, is such a major pain in the ass, and not worth the 50 or so you can save up front by buying cheaper memory.

I am running a Plex server with 32GiB and it’s humming along nicely. Plenty of RAM for playing with additional jails and even a VM or two.

 

[Pingu2]

"What's your plan for the rest of the system?"

Case (for now): 20 year old A-Open mid tower with lots of fans
Boot: 120GB SSD drive
Data storage:
StarTech.com 4-Bay Mobile Rack Backplane (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OUSU8MI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) (fits nicely inside case)
4 x 10GB WD reds (configured RAID-Z1)
Backup Storage: 2 - WD4100 NAS's with 4x3GB WD reds running RAID5 (4 years old - will expand as needed)
PSU: Antec VP 450 (450 watt) PSU
Gigabyte Ethernet

Thanks to all for great info.