Hey everyone,
I newly signed up here after reading and reading for ages.
My current NAS is due replacement so I've started searching for a better replacement.
I then ended up with my choice of FreeNAS and started researching Hardware.
Ofcourse I started with the build being completely wife proof...
Anyway, Option 1 = Wife proof Option
Option 2 = the "normal/midway" build
Option 3 = the overkill?/highend build
However I would like some advice from the people who actually know what works and what doesn't and have some experience with FreeNAS.
Use Cases:
1. Storage of personal media, pictures, etc
2. Storage of Movies and TVShows, being played on 2-3 devices by devices running OpenElec/Kodi.
3. Depending on it's power and speed, replace my download machine! (So it will run Jails of SabNZBd, Couchpotato, SickRage and maybe Transmission)
4. MAYBE run a Jail of MySQL to host the database used by Kodi to Share played-state.
5. Future-Ready, I want to be able to upgrade it later on, either by replacing Harddisks or adding a LSI card.
6. It's attached to a Gigabit network with Gigabit WAN(Fiber). Mostly running 2Gigabit PortChannels between switches throughout the house.
General Items:
CPU: Pentium G2140 $98
Mainboard: Supermicro X9SCM-F $210
Case: Fractal Node 304 $73
Memory: Crucial CT2KIT102472BD160B 1X $117
Option 2 - Normal/Midway Build:
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 $116
Mainboard: Supermicro C10SLL+-F-O $223
Case: Fractal Design R5 $102
Memory: Crucial CT2KIT102472BD160B 2X $234
Option 3 - Overkill?/Highend Build:
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2660 $232 (maybe a E5-1620 v2)
Mainboard: Supermicro X9SRH-7F $454
Case: Fractal Design R5 $102
Memory: Samsung M393B1K70DH0-YH9 8X $0
It appears I already have the 64GB of ECC Reg Memory needed for the board. Hence the Option 3 build suddenly became a lot cheaper. (only ~100$ more than option 2, but is that worth it and is it actually better/faster?).
I plan to boot from 2 mirrored USB Sandisk Cruzer's.
However, should I for example get an SDD extra for SLOG/ZIL? or is that overdone?
Any advice for a newby to FreeNAS? :)
With kind regards,
Sarlaith
I newly signed up here after reading and reading for ages.
My current NAS is due replacement so I've started searching for a better replacement.
I then ended up with my choice of FreeNAS and started researching Hardware.
Ofcourse I started with the build being completely wife proof...
Anyway, Option 1 = Wife proof Option
Option 2 = the "normal/midway" build
Option 3 = the overkill?/highend build
However I would like some advice from the people who actually know what works and what doesn't and have some experience with FreeNAS.
Use Cases:
1. Storage of personal media, pictures, etc
2. Storage of Movies and TVShows, being played on 2-3 devices by devices running OpenElec/Kodi.
3. Depending on it's power and speed, replace my download machine! (So it will run Jails of SabNZBd, Couchpotato, SickRage and maybe Transmission)
4. MAYBE run a Jail of MySQL to host the database used by Kodi to Share played-state.
5. Future-Ready, I want to be able to upgrade it later on, either by replacing Harddisks or adding a LSI card.
6. It's attached to a Gigabit network with Gigabit WAN(Fiber). Mostly running 2Gigabit PortChannels between switches throughout the house.
General Items:
- 6x 3TB WD Red drives
- Corsair RM550x
CPU: Pentium G2140 $98
Mainboard: Supermicro X9SCM-F $210
Case: Fractal Node 304 $73
Memory: Crucial CT2KIT102472BD160B 1X $117
Option 2 - Normal/Midway Build:
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 $116
Mainboard: Supermicro C10SLL+-F-O $223
Case: Fractal Design R5 $102
Memory: Crucial CT2KIT102472BD160B 2X $234
Option 3 - Overkill?/Highend Build:
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2660 $232 (maybe a E5-1620 v2)
Mainboard: Supermicro X9SRH-7F $454
Case: Fractal Design R5 $102
Memory: Samsung M393B1K70DH0-YH9 8X $0
It appears I already have the 64GB of ECC Reg Memory needed for the board. Hence the Option 3 build suddenly became a lot cheaper. (only ~100$ more than option 2, but is that worth it and is it actually better/faster?).
I plan to boot from 2 mirrored USB Sandisk Cruzer's.
However, should I for example get an SDD extra for SLOG/ZIL? or is that overdone?
Any advice for a newby to FreeNAS? :)
With kind regards,
Sarlaith
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