witherford
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- Dec 27, 2019
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Hi Everyone this is my first post on the forums, i have done allot of reading as i am planning on building my next NAS, currently i have a QNAP which is now a few years old and i want to update it with something much more powerful.
I want to use it as both a storage and Plex media server and that's probably about it, I mainly need advice about the hardware specs which i have listed below.
Proposed RAID setup:
Currently i have 4 x 4TB WD RED's in a RAID5 (approx 12TB available) logically my proposed upgrade will be to add two more WD RED 4TB's to the build and go with a RAIDZ2 and have 4 disks available storage and 2 disks parity in a single Udev.
15-16TB of available storage will be plenty for me for the next few years.
Proposed Hardware specs, i have included reasons for my choices:
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7 GHz Dual-Core Processor (good ratings, decent speed and compatible with my board, ECC also supported) (should i use the heatsync it comes with?)
Motherboard: Supermicro MBD-X11SSM-F-O Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (8 x SATA 3 connections, i need 7 for build)
Memory: 2 x Kingston 8 GB DDR4-2666 Memory (start with 16GB and if i need more the board takes up to 64GB) (or should i go with 16GB Sticks?)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (will host the Freenas OS, i hate the idea of a USB stick as it can get knocked out of the port) (may go with 32GB if their is a big enough cost saving)
Storage: 6 x Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" (RAIDZ2, will only need to buy 2 of them)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (case with plenty of room, dedicated SSD mounting points and good reviews and looks cool)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS SGX 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (plenty of power with upgrade room, open to suggestions with this)
Extras:
I will be looking at a small UPS to keep the NAS on in an event the power failed, open to suggestions there as well.
Open to suggestions on internal cables and brands.
I want to use it as both a storage and Plex media server and that's probably about it, I mainly need advice about the hardware specs which i have listed below.
Proposed RAID setup:
Currently i have 4 x 4TB WD RED's in a RAID5 (approx 12TB available) logically my proposed upgrade will be to add two more WD RED 4TB's to the build and go with a RAIDZ2 and have 4 disks available storage and 2 disks parity in a single Udev.
15-16TB of available storage will be plenty for me for the next few years.
Proposed Hardware specs, i have included reasons for my choices:
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7 GHz Dual-Core Processor (good ratings, decent speed and compatible with my board, ECC also supported) (should i use the heatsync it comes with?)
Motherboard: Supermicro MBD-X11SSM-F-O Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (8 x SATA 3 connections, i need 7 for build)
Memory: 2 x Kingston 8 GB DDR4-2666 Memory (start with 16GB and if i need more the board takes up to 64GB) (or should i go with 16GB Sticks?)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (will host the Freenas OS, i hate the idea of a USB stick as it can get knocked out of the port) (may go with 32GB if their is a big enough cost saving)
Storage: 6 x Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" (RAIDZ2, will only need to buy 2 of them)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (case with plenty of room, dedicated SSD mounting points and good reviews and looks cool)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS SGX 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (plenty of power with upgrade room, open to suggestions with this)
Extras:
I will be looking at a small UPS to keep the NAS on in an event the power failed, open to suggestions there as well.
Open to suggestions on internal cables and brands.