al3x88
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- May 2, 2020
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Hi everyone, I'm looking into building a freenas system, looking at other threads I've came up with these specs:
The server will be used for Freenas (6 users using it not so often, mostly backups and file sharing), Plex (went with an E-xxxxG CPU to get the hw transcoding, probably not having simultaneous streams, let alone transcoding), some docker containers (znc, unifi controller, maybe a database just for testing and some other daemons)
My thoughts:
- is there a similar MB with 10ge? I haven't found any in the supermicro list
- I'm not sure about starting with 2x6TB drives or 3x4TB drives, those are the non-SMR ones, the 6TB non-SMR are about 300$ each on amazon, or maybe getting the SMR ones isn't a big deal?
Any advice is very appreciated
CPU | Intel Xeon E-2226G | NewEgg | $325.00 |
MB | Supermicro X11SCA-F-O | Amazon | $299.99 |
RAM | 2x Supermicro 16GB | Supermicro | $220.00 |
OS Drive | Samsung 970 EVO SSD 250GB | Amazon | $99.99 |
Drives | 3x WD Red WD40EFRX | Amazon | $329.97 |
Case | Fractal Design Define R5 | Amazon | $129.99 |
PSU | Any 450W PSU | $50.00 | |
Total | $1,454.94 |
The server will be used for Freenas (6 users using it not so often, mostly backups and file sharing), Plex (went with an E-xxxxG CPU to get the hw transcoding, probably not having simultaneous streams, let alone transcoding), some docker containers (znc, unifi controller, maybe a database just for testing and some other daemons)
My thoughts:
- is there a similar MB with 10ge? I haven't found any in the supermicro list
- I'm not sure about starting with 2x6TB drives or 3x4TB drives, those are the non-SMR ones, the 6TB non-SMR are about 300$ each on amazon, or maybe getting the SMR ones isn't a big deal?
Any advice is very appreciated