Hello all,
After digging threads, I've listing some plan for my first NAS.
Use for:
Sync photo from google photo(via OAuth), photoprism view photo, Plex streaming, backup for personal data(SMB basically)
Further maybe setup VPN for internet access.
Current on-hand devices:
Old CPU i3-4160 with B85 MB which does not support ECC RAM
Ryzen 5600X + ASUS B550-F(WIFI) which is support ECC RAM, however not a common spec for NAS through forum's threads.
Personal 1st choice would be using old CPU with 2nd hand Asrock E3C224-4L for better expandability.
But I'm not sure this spec could handle 18 TB *4 under RAIDZ2 setup(either C226, for RAM issue)
However, thinking 5600X setup would be an overkill for simply backup/media center use.
* Due to incredible low price of the board
** Cost include personal wish PC spec(7800X3D+MB+32GB RAM ~1000USD)
*** Brand new server board(~400USD)
After digging threads, I've listing some plan for my first NAS.
Use for:
Sync photo from google photo(via OAuth), photoprism view photo, Plex streaming, backup for personal data(SMB basically)
Further maybe setup VPN for internet access.
Current on-hand devices:
Old CPU i3-4160 with B85 MB which does not support ECC RAM
Ryzen 5600X + ASUS B550-F(WIFI) which is support ECC RAM, however not a common spec for NAS through forum's threads.
Personal 1st choice would be using old CPU with 2nd hand Asrock E3C224-4L for better expandability.
But I'm not sure this spec could handle 18 TB *4 under RAIDZ2 setup(either C226, for RAM issue)
However, thinking 5600X setup would be an overkill for simply backup/media center use.
| Using old CPU | Using old CPU | Current PC to NAS | Current PC to NAS with new MB | NAS DS923+ for reference | |
| Platform | Intel | Intel | AMD | AMD | AMD |
| MB | Asrock E3C2262I | Asrock E3C224-4L | ASUS B550-F(WIFI) | ASRock Rack X570D4U*** | |
| Size | ITX | ATX | ATX | M-ATX | |
| Chipset | C226 | C224 | B550 | X570 | |
| RAM(ECC) | DDR3 16G | DDR3 32G | DDR4 128G | DDR4 128G | DDR4 4G |
| CPU | i3-4160 | i3-4160 | Ryzen 5600X | Ryzen 5600X | R1600 |
| PCIE | 1 x PCIe3.0 x16 | 1 x PCIe2.0 x1 1 x PCIe3.0 x4 2 x PCIe3.0 x8 | 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) * 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 mode) | 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 1 x PCIe 4.0 x8 1 x PCIe 4.0* x1 | |
| SATA | 6 SATA 6Gb/s | 6 SATA 6Gb/s + 2 SATA 3Gb/s | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | 8 x SATA 6Gb/s | |
| Onboard Graphics | Y | Y | N | Y | |
| IPMI | Y | Y | N | Y | |
| RJ45 | intel 1Gb/s | intel 1Gb/s | intel 2.5Gb/s | intel 1Gb/s | |
| NVMe (for buffer) | PCIE adapter | PCIE adapter | Onboard *1 | Onboard *2 | Onboard *2 |
| PSU | Brand new 400W~500W Gold PSU | Brand new 400W~500W Gold PSU | Brand new 400W~500W Gold PSU | Brand new 400W~500W Gold PSU | |
| HDD | Seagate IronWolf Pro 18 TB * 4 with RAIDZ2 setup | Seagate IronWolf Pro 18 TB * 4 with RAIDZ2 setup | Seagate IronWolf Pro 18 TB * 4 with RAIDZ2 setup | Seagate IronWolf Pro 18 TB * 4 with RAIDZ2 setup | |
| PROS | Reuse old CPU without any waste | Reuse old CPU without any waste | Better performance and huge RAM | Nearly best performance option | Easy setup |
| CONS | Praying 2nd hand MB won't died* Unable any PCIE expansion | Praying 2nd hand MB won't died* Need ATX case | Not a proper choice for NAS need to buy brand new MB+CPU+RAM for PC | Except wasting old CPU, need to buy brand new MB+CPU+RAM for PC need to deal with old MB B550-F | Kinda boring, Low performance |
| Cost | ~200 USD | ~220 USD | ~1200 USD ** | ~1600 USD ** | ~700 USD |
** Cost include personal wish PC spec(7800X3D+MB+32GB RAM ~1000USD)
*** Brand new server board(~400USD)
