xekon
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let me start by saying I realize this is the FreeNAS forums, and that I am building a ZFS linux build, however there are a lot of knowledgeable people here that I would like to get input from, so I posted this in Off-topic.
The reason I am planning to use ZFS under linux is because I use my older kubuntu server(single drive, limited space) for gaming and watching videos in Kodi/Xbmc.
Planned Build:
motherboard: ASUS P10S WS or Gigabyte GA-X170-WS
cpu: Xeon E3-1275 v5
memory: 32GB Kingston ValueRAM (2x 16GB KVR21E15D8/16), later expand to 64GB if needed.
drives: 10 WD RED 6TB NAS in RAIDZ2, and 1 SSD sata boot drive.
case: possibly NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case. (seen one fully loaded, half the drives mount upside down, not sure I like that)
controller: 9240-8i or 9211-8i
power supply: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX (80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible)
memory is another conern with motherboard choice, it looks like both boards support ECC as long as its unbuffered, the gigabyte board says to use 1Rx8/2Rx8, all Im really seeing on newegg is Kingston, Im used to buying gskill ram with heatsinks, I guess I could add some heatsinks.
so far I have 2 of the 6TB disks, I am going to keep buying 1-3 each month(depending on funds) until I have them all, testing them as they arrive.
Once I have all the drives, the case and cpu cooler, I will save enough to buy all remaining computer parts at same time, so that I can return any problem parts.
I already have the power supply, from my old kubuntu server that just has a single hard drive.
I am hoping to have all parts purchased within 6months, so that I can finally use the new server.
I am thinking that somepeople will tell me I should use a seperate machine for my file server, currently its nice using the single kubuntu machine as both a server and TV computer, the TV computer is always on, so all I have to do is turn my tv on and its already ready to go, plus if I am going to buy such a powerful xeon processor it would be awesome to take advantage of that in some of my emulated games. Maybe its a bad idea to multipurpose it, but I can't think of any specific reasons not to.
Thank you to everyone that reads my post, and thank you very much for any advice or critique everyone can give me.
The reason I am planning to use ZFS under linux is because I use my older kubuntu server(single drive, limited space) for gaming and watching videos in Kodi/Xbmc.
Planned Build:
motherboard: ASUS P10S WS or Gigabyte GA-X170-WS
cpu: Xeon E3-1275 v5
memory: 32GB Kingston ValueRAM (2x 16GB KVR21E15D8/16), later expand to 64GB if needed.
drives: 10 WD RED 6TB NAS in RAIDZ2, and 1 SSD sata boot drive.
case: possibly NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case. (seen one fully loaded, half the drives mount upside down, not sure I like that)
controller: 9240-8i or 9211-8i
power supply: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX (80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible)
memory is another conern with motherboard choice, it looks like both boards support ECC as long as its unbuffered, the gigabyte board says to use 1Rx8/2Rx8, all Im really seeing on newegg is Kingston, Im used to buying gskill ram with heatsinks, I guess I could add some heatsinks.
so far I have 2 of the 6TB disks, I am going to keep buying 1-3 each month(depending on funds) until I have them all, testing them as they arrive.
Once I have all the drives, the case and cpu cooler, I will save enough to buy all remaining computer parts at same time, so that I can return any problem parts.
I already have the power supply, from my old kubuntu server that just has a single hard drive.
I am hoping to have all parts purchased within 6months, so that I can finally use the new server.
I am thinking that somepeople will tell me I should use a seperate machine for my file server, currently its nice using the single kubuntu machine as both a server and TV computer, the TV computer is always on, so all I have to do is turn my tv on and its already ready to go, plus if I am going to buy such a powerful xeon processor it would be awesome to take advantage of that in some of my emulated games. Maybe its a bad idea to multipurpose it, but I can't think of any specific reasons not to.
Thank you to everyone that reads my post, and thank you very much for any advice or critique everyone can give me.
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