What is the likely useful lifespan?

[FreeNASmike]

Have just had a bit of a discussion with someone who is suggesting it isn't worth investing in this build due to the fact that "everything will be outdated in three years time".

Was just wondering what others response is when confronted with this statement? Obviously technology moves quickly however I would have thought that it would be very unlikely that all of the components I have selected (especially the case etc) are likely to become "throw away" and useless in the next three years.

Thoughts? Counter-arguments?

Here's the final build we decided upon:
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MOBO: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/D/X10SDV-12C-TLN4F.cfm
CASE: https://www.supermicro.com.tw/products/chassis/4U/745/SC745TQ-R920B
RAM: Samsung 32Gb ECC Reg DDR4 2133 (x2)
STORAGE DRIVES: HGST 3.5in 26.1MM 6000GB 128MB 7200RPM SAS 512E ULTRA ISE (x6)
HBA: https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9300-8i
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[joeschmuck]

"everything will be outdated in three years time"

Well if this were a gaming rig, maybe, but this is a server. The X10 motherboard is slightly older but still good hardware. You hard drives are 7200 RPM, you should post your use for this system. I'd recommend a slower spinning hard drive. You hard drives will die well before the hardware is obsolete. My system was planned with a life expectancy of 10 years but I expect it to actually remain usefull for longer.

Also, if you need a NAS, compare the costs of the hardware to other brands and don't forget to look at throughput (speed).

 

[darkwarrior]

Hello,

I don't know from where this advice is coming from , but as far as I can the recent Intel SoC platforms are designed for enterprise applications, so they definitely have a life expectancy ranging between 5-7 years. ;)
Actually as stated on the Supermicro product page "Broadwell-DE, Xeon D 12-Core -- 7-Year Product Life"

This highly integrated board should give you a lot bang for the buck :p

 

[Cicatrize]

The only thing I don't like is that there's only one PCIe slot. Not a big deal if you don't want more, but I always find out I need more, lol.

 

[darkwarrior]

The only thing I don't like is that there's only one PCIe slot. Not a big deal if you don't want more, but I always find out I need more, lol.

You're not turning to the SoC boardsn when you're looking for expansion options and PCI-Express ports :D