Hey all,
Just wanted to start out with I've been lurking on here for a while and have built a few FreeNAS boxes over the years. Gained lots of info from many guides / posts and just general information that has been found in this great forum.
So far I'm planning on building the following for my next setup:
CASE: Node 304 *PURCHASED*
MOTHERBOARD: UNKNOWN (asking questions bellow)
RAM: UNKNOWN (will know once decided on motherboard but will be ECC)
CPU: UNKNOWN (depends on motherboard)
HARD DRIVES: 6 x 8TB WD RED's *PURCHASED*
POWER SUPPLY: UNKNOWN MODULAR
NETWORK: Mellanox Connectx-2 10Gbe *ALREADY OWNED / TRANSFERRING FROM OTHER BUILD*
General notes:
This box will be mostly for 2 (3 at the most) light users for file storage and to play stored media from to a single TV. I "may" be in the future fooling around with Plex on this box but that isn't a big deal to not have or work with right now as a Kodi HTPC has been built a few yrs ago to just play media from a network drive / share. My concern is not knowing what motherboard to get. It seems right now there is lots of talk and posts, as well as info in the "Hardware Recommendations Guide" PDF from this forum saying that Intel C2000's and ASRock Rack C2750D4I / C2550D4I have been having lots of issues. Last thing I need to worry about is having to RMA a new motherboard that I just purchased due to issues that everyone has been talking about. On top of it all, there is a limited selection of mini-ITX motherboards. Another thing is I have no need for any on-board 10Gbe connections / cards but IPMI is a requirement for me. The Mellanox Connectx-2 10Gbe card will be for direct and faster transfers of larger files from one of the clients to the new NAS, already got a 2nd card and needed cable, etc for it to function. So 1Gbe onboard will be fine to go to my hub for anything else.
As for CPU, no clue what I should get, guess it will come down to what the overall recommendation is for a motherboard.
Thank you in advance for your hardware suggestions and advice.
Just wanted to start out with I've been lurking on here for a while and have built a few FreeNAS boxes over the years. Gained lots of info from many guides / posts and just general information that has been found in this great forum.
So far I'm planning on building the following for my next setup:
CASE: Node 304 *PURCHASED*
MOTHERBOARD: UNKNOWN (asking questions bellow)
RAM: UNKNOWN (will know once decided on motherboard but will be ECC)
CPU: UNKNOWN (depends on motherboard)
HARD DRIVES: 6 x 8TB WD RED's *PURCHASED*
POWER SUPPLY: UNKNOWN MODULAR
NETWORK: Mellanox Connectx-2 10Gbe *ALREADY OWNED / TRANSFERRING FROM OTHER BUILD*
General notes:
This box will be mostly for 2 (3 at the most) light users for file storage and to play stored media from to a single TV. I "may" be in the future fooling around with Plex on this box but that isn't a big deal to not have or work with right now as a Kodi HTPC has been built a few yrs ago to just play media from a network drive / share. My concern is not knowing what motherboard to get. It seems right now there is lots of talk and posts, as well as info in the "Hardware Recommendations Guide" PDF from this forum saying that Intel C2000's and ASRock Rack C2750D4I / C2550D4I have been having lots of issues. Last thing I need to worry about is having to RMA a new motherboard that I just purchased due to issues that everyone has been talking about. On top of it all, there is a limited selection of mini-ITX motherboards. Another thing is I have no need for any on-board 10Gbe connections / cards but IPMI is a requirement for me. The Mellanox Connectx-2 10Gbe card will be for direct and faster transfers of larger files from one of the clients to the new NAS, already got a 2nd card and needed cable, etc for it to function. So 1Gbe onboard will be fine to go to my hub for anything else.
As for CPU, no clue what I should get, guess it will come down to what the overall recommendation is for a motherboard.
Thank you in advance for your hardware suggestions and advice.