do i need alot of power for a nas

[Turtleinahafshel]

hello i am planning to build a nas and want to know how much power do i need to run something like freenas successfully if i build a 50dollar pc will this suffice or do i need more and what i the lowest i can do 

ps i have a 10gbe fiber thing and a sas card for the drives

[ARikozuM]

A Pentium or i3 would be a good choice if you're wanting to use Plex.

You'll be able to use ECC memory with a compatible chipset.

 

I'd look at some of the SoC server boards since they'll consume the least amount of power while giving exceptional performance.

 

http://www.freenas.org/hardware-requirements/

[Turtleinahafshel]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

A Pentium or i3 would be a good choice if you're wanting to use Plex.

You'll be able to use ECC memory with a compatible chipset.

 

I'd look at some of the SoC server boards since they'll consume the least amount of power while giving exceptional performance.

so a pc like linus did in his 8 core cheap build would be enough with ecc

 

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Turtleinahafshel said:

so a pc like linus did in his 8 core cheap build would be enough with ecc

Link?

 

I wouldn't use just any board since the NAS will power things that aren't needed or beneficial for the functions meaning you'll be wasting money on electricity. I would highly recommend ECC for any type of server that will be on 24/7 or for long periods of time. 

[Turtleinahafshel]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Link?

 

I wouldn't use just any board since the NAS will power things that aren't needed or beneficial for the functions meaning you'll be wasting money on electricity. I would highly recommend ECC for any type of server that will be on 24/7 or for long periods of time. 

okay any suggestion for good build logs or what cpu to use

[Droidbot]

imho for a nas a used 2500k or something is a good place to start for plex. undervolt/underclock it. 

 

 

[ArduinoBen]

You can go with a crap computer if you just need to copy some files.  If you will be, let's say, video editing with footage off of that NAS, you will need a more powerful server, more similar to the ones Linus has made in some of his videos, but not the overkill ones.........   ;-)

[ArduinoBen]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

undervolt/underclock it. 

underclock?

 

Overvolt I understand, but why underclock??

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Turtleinahafshel said:

okay any suggestion for good build logs or what cpu to use

I don't know if $50 is your entire budget, but I'd go with a G4560 and a C-chipset motherboard or a used LGA775 server.

[Turtleinahafshel]

2 minutes ago, ArduinoBen said:

You can go with a crap computer if you just need to copy some files.  If you will be, let's say, video editing with footage off of that NAS, you will need a more powerful server, more similar to the ones Linus has made in some of his videos, but not the overkill ones.........   ;-)

I just want to transfer files and backup so a crap one should be fine

[ArduinoBen]

But don't get a prebuilt!

[ArduinoBen]

Just now, Turtleinahafshel said:

I just want to transfer files and backup so a crap one should be fine

Yes.  Any old computer would be fine.  Like with my hard drive array, I just need to back up all my files.  Won't even have a computer just plug it into the *Ethernet hub for my laptop.......

[Turtleinahafshel]

Just now, ArduinoBen said:

But don't get a prebuilt!

Never

[ArduinoBen]

*very consumer ones, not very high performance.......

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Turtleinahafshel said:

I just want to transfer files and backup so a crap one should be fine

You can find some Dell Poweredges on Ebay for $100 with two Xeon quad-cores and ECC support. 

[Turtleinahafshel]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

You can find some Dell Poweredges on Ebay for $100 with two Xeon quad-cores and ECC support. 

My budget  is 200 so maybe something like that

[Turtleinahafshel]

8 minutes ago, ArduinoBen said:

You can go with a crap computer if you just need to copy some files.  If you will be, let's say, video editing with footage off of that NAS, you will need a more powerful server, more similar to the ones Linus has made in some of his videos, but not the overkill ones.........   ;-)

Thanks for the help 

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Turtleinahafshel said:

My budget  is 200 so maybe something like that

I can't link you to any, but they're rackmounted cases that you can just leave in the garage. They consume very little power and ECC is super-cheap.

[xentropa]

30 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

I'd look at some of the SoC server boards since they'll consume the least amount of power while giving exceptional performance.

 

http://www.freenas.org/hardware-requirements/

 

I agree with this.  My friend has one that uses a small ARM processor and can deliver the full speed of a single HDD while using only about 12 watts peak.

[Turtleinahafshel]

37 minutes ago, xentropa said:

 

I agree with this.  My friend has one that uses a small ARM processor and can deliver the full speed of a single HDD while using only about 12 watts peak.

Can it do large raid arrays 10 drives

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Turtleinahafshel said:

Can it do large raid arrays 10 drives

Depends on the SoC. 

[Turtleinahafshel]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Depends on the SoC. 

Okay 

[Jarsky]

Dell PowerEdge is a bit overkill if youre just looking for a basic file server, and no additional functions like Plex transcoding etc...

My old NAS in 2010 with a 9 x 2TB software raid was running on an AMD Athlon X2 4200+ with the cheapest mobo Asus had, and 4GB of memory- and it ran in Software RAID without issues. You can run a basic fileserver on a toothbrush.