Been reading and reading, but obviously need to take it a step at a time.
OBJECTIVES
Motherboard
SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F ($205)
CPU
Intel Xeon E3-1220V3 Haswell 3.1GHz ($205)
RAM
2 x Samsung M391B1G73BH0-CK0 ($250)
PS
SeaSonic SSR-360GP 360W 80+ ($55) FSP Group AURUM S 400W ($65)
HD
3 x WD 3TB Green ($350)
Case
FD Node 304 ($75)
Total cost = ~$1140
OPEN QUESTIONS
OBJECTIVES
- Small footprint build with some room to grow
- Plex transcoding x 2 at least
- Time Machine backups x 3 machines
- Some torrenting
- RAIDZ1 initially but eventually RAIDZ2
- Crashplan capable for offsite backup
Motherboard
SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F ($205)
CPU
Intel Xeon E3-1220V3 Haswell 3.1GHz ($205)
RAM
2 x Samsung M391B1G73BH0-CK0 ($250)
PS
HD
3 x WD 3TB Green ($350)
Case
FD Node 304 ($75)
Total cost = ~$1140
OPEN QUESTIONS
- Are there opportunities to pare cost? The CPU and MB seem to be very favored on the forum, but are quite expensive.
- Are WD Reds worth the premium over Greens?
- Is the PS sufficient?
- I read some older threads saying Crashplan can be quite difficult to get working - is this still the case?