Hi all,
I have just about firmed out my specs for a 8 drive build for a home server to run plex for streaming and store/back up files from various devices. Now is the question of what case. I am overwhelmed with options from combos of cases and caddys so suggestions would be greatly appreciated
I am looking for a case to put in 8 x 8Tb drives with hot-swapping. Space for expansion up to 12 drives would be a nice bonus. I would also like to keep it cool and quiet, so the ability to use bigger CPU coolers would be good as i read some rackmount cases are tight?
A rack mount would be nice as I am planning on putting this in a cupboard next to my switch and router to keep it all out of sight. But would be ok with a tower case.
Specs
CPU - Xeon E3 1245 V6
MoBo - Supermicro MBD-X11SSM-F
RAM - 2 x 16Gb Crucial DDR4 2666Mhz CT16G4RFD4266
HBA - 1 x LSI 6Gbps SAS HBA LSI 9201-8i (Flashed to P20 IT Mode)
Drives - 8 x 8Tb Ironwolf
Quick spec questions
1) RAM. The motherboard specs say it can only do DDR4 2133Mhz, but i am finding DDR4 2666Mhz is working out cheaper. I am assuing i can still use the 2666 but it will down clock to 2133 without issues?
2) HBA. The HBA has 2 ports so will do up to 8 drives. If i add another 4 drives through the MoBo and add them to the same RAID as the 8 from the HBA will there be any issues with this? Would a second HBA be better?
I have just about firmed out my specs for a 8 drive build for a home server to run plex for streaming and store/back up files from various devices. Now is the question of what case. I am overwhelmed with options from combos of cases and caddys so suggestions would be greatly appreciated
I am looking for a case to put in 8 x 8Tb drives with hot-swapping. Space for expansion up to 12 drives would be a nice bonus. I would also like to keep it cool and quiet, so the ability to use bigger CPU coolers would be good as i read some rackmount cases are tight?
A rack mount would be nice as I am planning on putting this in a cupboard next to my switch and router to keep it all out of sight. But would be ok with a tower case.
Specs
CPU - Xeon E3 1245 V6
MoBo - Supermicro MBD-X11SSM-F
RAM - 2 x 16Gb Crucial DDR4 2666Mhz CT16G4RFD4266
HBA - 1 x LSI 6Gbps SAS HBA LSI 9201-8i (Flashed to P20 IT Mode)
Drives - 8 x 8Tb Ironwolf
Quick spec questions
1) RAM. The motherboard specs say it can only do DDR4 2133Mhz, but i am finding DDR4 2666Mhz is working out cheaper. I am assuing i can still use the 2666 but it will down clock to 2133 without issues?
2) HBA. The HBA has 2 ports so will do up to 8 drives. If i add another 4 drives through the MoBo and add them to the same RAID as the 8 from the HBA will there be any issues with this? Would a second HBA be better?