So, I'm finally getting into the world of NAS and home file sharing. I'm stuck in between two options at the moment.
My goal is to have an in-home NAS system with somewhere along the lines of 6tb of storage with adequate redundancy in case of failure with room to grow.
I was considering either an i3 or Celeron based consumer hardware or used server-based hardware from the Xeon 3400 generation.
My builds are as follows:
Build 1 (New hardware):
- Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor
- Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151
- G.Skill - NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Build 2 (Used ebay hardware)
- Intel Xeon 3470
- Supermicro X8SIL-F
- Samsung registered ECC 8gb Ram sticks(2x8gb not too sure which speeds are compatible with this server board yet)
I'm fine with the rest of the hardware. and I plan on going through with the same Storage drives in both cases 3x3tb NAS grade drives(correct me if I'm wrong but I should receive 6tb of storage from this no) with space to upgrade in the future hence both systems having 6 onboard sata ports and PCI in case I need an HBA card for more drives. Also, I will be buying an ssd for the os in both cases(new for both cases)
My goals for the system is for General file storage, Plex media sharing, as well as the use of transmission for Torrenting.
Bonus: 10 000 internet points to anyone who can lead me in the best course of action to allow me to use my VPN on the NAS for non-local file sharing privacy(IPVANISH) as I don't have it installed on the modem level of my home network
Let me know what you think or if you have any input on the two suggested systems.
My goal is to have an in-home NAS system with somewhere along the lines of 6tb of storage with adequate redundancy in case of failure with room to grow.
I was considering either an i3 or Celeron based consumer hardware or used server-based hardware from the Xeon 3400 generation.
My builds are as follows:
Build 1 (New hardware):
- Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor
- Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151
- G.Skill - NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Build 2 (Used ebay hardware)
- Intel Xeon 3470
- Supermicro X8SIL-F
- Samsung registered ECC 8gb Ram sticks(2x8gb not too sure which speeds are compatible with this server board yet)
I'm fine with the rest of the hardware. and I plan on going through with the same Storage drives in both cases 3x3tb NAS grade drives(correct me if I'm wrong but I should receive 6tb of storage from this no) with space to upgrade in the future hence both systems having 6 onboard sata ports and PCI in case I need an HBA card for more drives. Also, I will be buying an ssd for the os in both cases(new for both cases)
My goals for the system is for General file storage, Plex media sharing, as well as the use of transmission for Torrenting.
Bonus: 10 000 internet points to anyone who can lead me in the best course of action to allow me to use my VPN on the NAS for non-local file sharing privacy(IPVANISH) as I don't have it installed on the modem level of my home network
Let me know what you think or if you have any input on the two suggested systems.