BUILD New to NAS

[pinoyremix]

Hey everyone, I am new to building a NAS but not computers. I am planning on building an NAS to be used at home for personal pictures and videos. I want to know if these components will work for running Freenas.

Case: Antec 302 (Old Case)
CPU: Intel G3220
MOBO: Asrock E3C224 ATX Motherboard
RAM: Crucial Technology 8GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module CT2KIT51272BA1067
HD: 2 x Seagate 3 TB NAS HDD (ST3000VN000)
PSU: Corsair CS450
Flash Drive San Disk 16gb Cruzer

 

[DifferentStrokes]

You may what to consider more than 2 hard drives. For redundancy sakes.

 

[marbus90]

2 HDDs can be configured for redundancy = mirror.

You probably want to swap out that board for a Supermicro or ASRock with IPMI integrated in mATX or maybe even ITX size.

 

[Jailer]

The board he listed has IPMI and fits in the case he listed, why change it?

 

[marbus90]

On a more caffeine-injected note:
Do yourself the favour and pick a 2x8GB Kit instead of 2x4GB. FreeNAS is RAM-hungry. Unless you have those DIMMs or get them for free, buy only 8GB DIMMs new.

ATX was yesterday. There's not much reason to pick those huge boards anymore, especially with a very low disk count. mATX is where it's at.

 

[Bidule0hm]

ATX was yesterday. There's not much reason to pick those huge boards anymore, especially with a very low disk count. mATX is where it's at.

I disagree, there no reason to chose µATX over ATX if the space isn't a problem.

 

[SmallGuy]

I disagree, there no reason to chose µATX over ATX if the space isn't a problem.

Ecology?

 

[Bidule0hm]

Why?

 

[SmallGuy]

Less materials, less solvents used during production, less weight to transport for distribution...
At manufacturing level, for same functionalities this is waste.

 

[Bidule0hm]

Yeah, ok, but it's marginal for one server. If you worry that much about that, then you shouldn't have a server at all

 

[SmallGuy]

Yes of course, I can also live in a cave ;)

 

[pinoyremix]

Alright guys, I looked at the advice and

Case: Antec 302 (Old Case)
CPU: Intel G3220
MOBO: Supermicro X10SLL+-F-O
RAM: Crucial Technology 16GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module CT2KIT102472BD160B
HD: 3 x Seagate 3 TB NAS HDD (ST3000VN000)
PSU: Corsair 430W
Flash Drive San Disk 16gb Cruzer

 

[pinoyremix]

Any thoughts?

 

[marbus90]

Acceptable... however I'd look for X10SLL-F or X10SLM+-F, might shave off a bit.

Also I wouldn't trust Seagate only if other HDDs would be the same price.

 

[pinoyremix]

I already have the motherboard. Would anyone recommend the WD red drives over the seagate nas drives?

 

[pinoyremix]

I currently have the seagate nas drives

 

[Bidule0hm]

The only difference I've observed between the two so far is the seek noise: the Seagate drives are a bit noisier.

 

[pinoyremix]

Any in terms of reliability?

 

[Bidule0hm]

So far, no, not a single difference. But it's too early to see a difference I think (6.1 kh for two Seagates and two WDs, 1.2 kh for the other four) :)

 

[pinoyremix]

Settled on all the parts above, have everything but hard drives, decided on getting 3x3 tb WD Reds