Seeking feedback on high-performance NAS setup components

[aboodma]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently in the process of planning a high-performance NAS setup for my needs and would appreciate some feedback on the components that I have selected. Here is the list of components that I have chosen:

• Case: iStarUSA M-4160-ATX
• Motherboard: ASUS WS C422 PRO/SE
• RAM: Micron MTA9ASF2G72PZ-3G2R (64GB)
• PSU: Corsair RM1000X
• HDD: Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS (x20)
• NVME Cache: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
• Switch: Ubiquiti Ubnt Unifi Switch 24
• UPS: Apc SMC1500IC 1500VA
• Shelter: APC Ar7721 Vertical

I'm mainly concerned about whether these components are compatible with each other and if there are any potential issues that I may have overlooked. Additionally, I would appreciate any feedback on whether these components are well-suited for a high-performance NAS setup, and if there are any alternative components that may be worth considering.

Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!

[LIGISTX]

4 hours ago, aboodma said:

Hello everyone,

I'm currently in the process of planning a high-performance NAS setup for my needs and would appreciate some feedback on the components that I have selected. Here is the list of components that I have chosen:

• Case: iStarUSA M-4160-ATX
• Motherboard: ASUS WS C422 PRO/SE
• RAM: Micron MTA9ASF2G72PZ-3G2R (64GB)
• PSU: Corsair RM1000X
• HDD: Seagate IronWolf 16TB NAS (x20)
• NVME Cache: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
• Switch: Ubiquiti Ubnt Unifi Switch 24
• UPS: Apc SMC1500IC 1500VA
• Shelter: APC Ar7721 Vertical

I'm mainly concerned about whether these components are compatible with each other and if there are any potential issues that I may have overlooked. Additionally, I would appreciate any feedback on whether these components are well-suited for a high-performance NAS setup, and if there are any alternative components that may be worth considering.

Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!

What are “your needs”…? What programs will you be using/what data transfers will be happening, what speed networking will you have to clients, and how many clients. What OS will this NAS be running on? “High performance” typically means a ZFS array, and ZFS doesn’t use SSD’s for cache per say. If you plan on using unraid, that isn’t default not high performance since you can only ever get 1 harddrive’s speed worth of performance since it’s not actually RAID (which is usually more then fine for almost all home users…. Which is why we need to understand “your needs”).