Posted April 12, 2020 Anyone have any insight for an OS alternative to my old Drobo and Qnap Storage arrays? I have a few old PCs that I’d like to install a pcie sata card with multiple drives to replace a Drobo and Qnap. Core2 Duo, i3, i5, max memory, does gpu matter for a simple file server? thanks y’all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2020 Unraid or Freenas is a good choice. What is your storage size? Freenas require a decent amount of memory for good performance with ZFS. What is max memory. I personally would just pick strongest cpu which allow you run some plugins down the line if you wish but i3 can do trick as just a file server. No GPU is required after setting initial setup for both unraid or freenas, it all can be configured at web gui or thorough terminal afterwards. Magical Pineapples
