jb510
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- Jan 12, 2015
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What I want: A low power 4+ disk NAS that transcode at least one 1080p stream, and won't choke on BTSync.
FWIW, if I could get one stream at 4k for future proofing, that'd be cool, but far from required. I almost never transcode video on the fly, I just stream it as is to various devices and usually at 720p.
This NAS will be replacing a Synology DS213 (2 disk) + several USB drives. Currently the DS chokes on BTSync (100,000's of files). The DS gets used as home/office file server (inc. Time Machine for 4 workstations), BTorrent Client, media storage... The biggest issue really is that I'm just out of space and need more drives.
What I'm thinking (why):
Fractal Node 304 (6 bays, dust covers)
ASRock C2750D4I (lower power, 6+ sata ports, 4 DIMM slots. also considering the 2550)
2x8GB DDR3 1600 (Someday might upgrade to 32)
4 WD Red drives to start, will add 2 more later
PSU ?
Where I'm most stuck.
#1 Am I missing another good MB option? Cost and performance is secondary to power efficiency for me.
#2 Any recommendation of a PSU? I'm totally lost at evaluating quality and choosing an appropriately sized PSU. Beyond looking for 80plus gold. Links to reviews or simply to a reputable product are welcome...
On #1 The new Gigabyte GA-9SISL looks great, but I don't see it mentioned *anywhere* on these forums which seems weird. It looks expensive, but I have trouble comparing MB+CPU combos to bare MB + bare CPU. I don't like Supermicro's SO-DIMMS and needing to find ECC for them, maybe that's not as expensive or difficult as I assume. I dislike the the ASRock doesn't have USB 3.0.
On #2 - I'm looking at:
Corsair CX Series 430 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze CX430M
or
Corsair CS Series 450 Watt ATX Modular and Efficient Power Supply CS450M
or
Seasonic 360W 80PLUS Gold ATX12V Power Supply SSR-360GP
I really have zero idea on how to choose a PSU. Appreciate any info.
Finally - I have read about all I can in the forums. I know many including cyberjock caution against using the ASrock Rack boards in part because of ASRock's inexperience building server boards compared to SuperMicro and others. Doesn't seem a big deal to me and my needs... Also seems odd since IXSystems selected the C2750D4I for the FreeNAS mini... but I'd entertain recommendation of other *lower power* boards with 6+ sata connectors. Just please don't tell me use "anything but ASRock", that's not really very helpful to me.
FWIW, if I could get one stream at 4k for future proofing, that'd be cool, but far from required. I almost never transcode video on the fly, I just stream it as is to various devices and usually at 720p.
This NAS will be replacing a Synology DS213 (2 disk) + several USB drives. Currently the DS chokes on BTSync (100,000's of files). The DS gets used as home/office file server (inc. Time Machine for 4 workstations), BTorrent Client, media storage... The biggest issue really is that I'm just out of space and need more drives.
What I'm thinking (why):
Fractal Node 304 (6 bays, dust covers)
ASRock C2750D4I (lower power, 6+ sata ports, 4 DIMM slots. also considering the 2550)
2x8GB DDR3 1600 (Someday might upgrade to 32)
4 WD Red drives to start, will add 2 more later
PSU ?
Where I'm most stuck.
#1 Am I missing another good MB option? Cost and performance is secondary to power efficiency for me.
#2 Any recommendation of a PSU? I'm totally lost at evaluating quality and choosing an appropriately sized PSU. Beyond looking for 80plus gold. Links to reviews or simply to a reputable product are welcome...
On #1 The new Gigabyte GA-9SISL looks great, but I don't see it mentioned *anywhere* on these forums which seems weird. It looks expensive, but I have trouble comparing MB+CPU combos to bare MB + bare CPU. I don't like Supermicro's SO-DIMMS and needing to find ECC for them, maybe that's not as expensive or difficult as I assume. I dislike the the ASRock doesn't have USB 3.0.
On #2 - I'm looking at:
Corsair CX Series 430 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze CX430M
or
Corsair CS Series 450 Watt ATX Modular and Efficient Power Supply CS450M
or
Seasonic 360W 80PLUS Gold ATX12V Power Supply SSR-360GP
I really have zero idea on how to choose a PSU. Appreciate any info.
Finally - I have read about all I can in the forums. I know many including cyberjock caution against using the ASrock Rack boards in part because of ASRock's inexperience building server boards compared to SuperMicro and others. Doesn't seem a big deal to me and my needs... Also seems odd since IXSystems selected the C2750D4I for the FreeNAS mini... but I'd entertain recommendation of other *lower power* boards with 6+ sata connectors. Just please don't tell me use "anything but ASRock", that's not really very helpful to me.
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