Kingr_
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looking to get my build "critiqued". I've surfed the forums gathering what I can so far, hopefully I haven't missed something completely, and I'm on the right track.
NAS Purpose: Basic home use for multiple PC's / media server (Regular backups will be taken to a off site drive)
HDD Setup - ZFS RaidZ1 - 3 x 3TB drives WD30EFRX
Case - full custom oak + plexi-glass (There will be LOTS of airflow, and its going to look fricken awesome!!!)
Motherboard - Supermicro MBD-X9SCL+-F or MBD-X9SCL-F-O (Can someone tell me the difference between these two boards / which one to get?)
CPU - Here is where I'm having trouble deciding where to go, I've seen recommendations for the Pentium G2020 ($75) or is it worth it ($10-$20) for the G2120 OR the huge price jump to a Xenon 1220/1230 ($215 / $240 approx)
Ignoring the AES, will the jump to the xenon be noticeable for home use? I'm a little unsure what the extra $170 gets me - Intel Compare
RAM - Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G 16 GB ECC memory
PSU/UPS - 450 watt Rosewill
Question: Obviously a power outage/PSU failure is never a good thing but with FreeNAS/ZFS what are the consequences? in what situations is the file system toast? (noob question I know) this will drive the need for the UPS, again for home use, but want to ensure I don't have to spend hours rebuilding because of a bad storm/poor shut down. Again backups will be taken regularly but I want to avoid rebuilding.
Thanks All
Rob
NAS Purpose: Basic home use for multiple PC's / media server (Regular backups will be taken to a off site drive)
HDD Setup - ZFS RaidZ1 - 3 x 3TB drives WD30EFRX
Case - full custom oak + plexi-glass (There will be LOTS of airflow, and its going to look fricken awesome!!!)
Motherboard - Supermicro MBD-X9SCL+-F or MBD-X9SCL-F-O (Can someone tell me the difference between these two boards / which one to get?)
CPU - Here is where I'm having trouble deciding where to go, I've seen recommendations for the Pentium G2020 ($75) or is it worth it ($10-$20) for the G2120 OR the huge price jump to a Xenon 1220/1230 ($215 / $240 approx)
Ignoring the AES, will the jump to the xenon be noticeable for home use? I'm a little unsure what the extra $170 gets me - Intel Compare
RAM - Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G 16 GB ECC memory
PSU/UPS - 450 watt Rosewill
Question: Obviously a power outage/PSU failure is never a good thing but with FreeNAS/ZFS what are the consequences? in what situations is the file system toast? (noob question I know) this will drive the need for the UPS, again for home use, but want to ensure I don't have to spend hours rebuilding because of a bad storm/poor shut down. Again backups will be taken regularly but I want to avoid rebuilding.
Thanks All
Rob