Hi all, this is my first NAS build and I am still at planing stage I would appreciate any feedback on my parts list before I pull the trigger. Here are the list so far, I have 2 approaches in mind and both are open to suggestions.
8 bay sfx setup
ASRock c2750d4i or c2750d4i+
Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 ECC UDIMM CT2KIT102472BD160B
SilverStone Technology NAS Case (DS380B)
SilverStone Technology 500W SFX-LG or
SilverStone Technology 450W ST45SF-G
WD Red NAS Hard Drives 6TB x 8
16-32GB SSD as boot x 2
12-16 Bay setup
ASRock c2750d4i or c2750d4i+
Intelligent Memory IMM2G72D3LDUD8AG-B15E 16GB DDR3L ECC UDIMM
Fractal Design Define R5 (8 HHD bay)
Fractal Design Define R5 Bottom HDD cage (this add 3 addition HHD bay at the bottom next to PSU)
Lian Li EX-23N 5.25" to 3.5" HHD adaptor (this add another 3 additional HHD bay and 80mm fan by using both 5.25" bay)
SilverStone Strider Titanium ST60F-TI 600W PSU or
Seasonic SS-660XP2 ATX 12V / EPS 12V 660W
WD Red NAS Hard Drives 6TB x 12
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB Flash Drive x 2 as boot
The case will have 14 x 3.5"/2.5" bay + 2 bonus 2.5" bay under motherboard for potential of total 16 drives.
As an option for future expansion add a SATA controller card and I can have total of 16 HHD/SSD.
Questions:
1. Do I really need hotswap? I know this will be on 24/7 but how often do you really need to swap?
2. How much performance gain will the 64gb get over the 32gb memory? At how many TB of storage does the 32gb memory becomes insufficient.
3. If i use USB as boot, how hard is it to switch to using SSD as boot later?
4. How hard is it to add 2 (64 or 128gb)ssd as cache drive later?
5. Fractal Design Define R5 come with 2 x 140mm fan plus one 80mm on EX-23N is that enough cooling for 12 HHD?
6. The ASRock c2750d4i board only come with heat sink, do I need a CPU Fan?
7. Anything else I missed or anything i messed up?
I am leaning more toward the 12 bay setup. I appreciate any comment or suggestions. thanx in advance.
8 bay sfx setup
ASRock c2750d4i or c2750d4i+
Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 ECC UDIMM CT2KIT102472BD160B
SilverStone Technology NAS Case (DS380B)
SilverStone Technology 500W SFX-LG or
SilverStone Technology 450W ST45SF-G
WD Red NAS Hard Drives 6TB x 8
16-32GB SSD as boot x 2
12-16 Bay setup
ASRock c2750d4i or c2750d4i+
Intelligent Memory IMM2G72D3LDUD8AG-B15E 16GB DDR3L ECC UDIMM
Fractal Design Define R5 (8 HHD bay)
Fractal Design Define R5 Bottom HDD cage (this add 3 addition HHD bay at the bottom next to PSU)
Lian Li EX-23N 5.25" to 3.5" HHD adaptor (this add another 3 additional HHD bay and 80mm fan by using both 5.25" bay)
SilverStone Strider Titanium ST60F-TI 600W PSU or
Seasonic SS-660XP2 ATX 12V / EPS 12V 660W
WD Red NAS Hard Drives 6TB x 12
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB Flash Drive x 2 as boot
The case will have 14 x 3.5"/2.5" bay + 2 bonus 2.5" bay under motherboard for potential of total 16 drives.
As an option for future expansion add a SATA controller card and I can have total of 16 HHD/SSD.
Questions:
1. Do I really need hotswap? I know this will be on 24/7 but how often do you really need to swap?
2. How much performance gain will the 64gb get over the 32gb memory? At how many TB of storage does the 32gb memory becomes insufficient.
3. If i use USB as boot, how hard is it to switch to using SSD as boot later?
4. How hard is it to add 2 (64 or 128gb)ssd as cache drive later?
5. Fractal Design Define R5 come with 2 x 140mm fan plus one 80mm on EX-23N is that enough cooling for 12 HHD?
6. The ASRock c2750d4i board only come with heat sink, do I need a CPU Fan?
7. Anything else I missed or anything i messed up?
I am leaning more toward the 12 bay setup. I appreciate any comment or suggestions. thanx in advance.