NAS for games
9 hours ago, GlitchyB0i143 said:So what parts would you recommend?
This was my original part list:
CPU: Intel Core i7-7820X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Prime X299-A II ATX LGA2066 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Ultra Platinum 750 750 W 80+ Platinum Modular ATX Power Supply
Wired Network Adapter: Intel X540-T2 2 x 10 Gb/s Ethernet PCIe x8 Network Adapter
Total: $1699.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
The first attention is that performance of Minecraft relies on single-threaded performance of the processor. Such build was based on the fairly "ancient" Skylake microarchitecture, and you may spend too much for "ancient tech". RAM and the power supply would also seem to have been overkill.
Also, it is not advisable to implement Team Blue processors with both P- & E-cores, as they may behave weirdly in task scheduling without appropriate intervention (for example, disabling E-cores or allocating only P-cores manually).
Here are my suggestions:
- To begin with, the choice of processor may start from Zen 3-powered ones, like Ryzen 5600, which has decent single-threaded performance with a pretty affordable cost. Alternatives include Core i5-12400 (only having P-cores), and Ryzen 5700X, 7500F, 7700X, among others.
- With Ryzen 5000 series, you may grab stock DDR4-3200 memory kits. No need for shielded ones.
- As for the hard drives, single or dual WD Ultrastar/ Seagate Exos are recommended over IronWolf, as the latter taxes more in services (e.g. data recovery) that may never be used. However, if such services matter for you, then it's better to have them.
- Connectivity from outside depends on the uplink speed provided by your ISP. Since uplinks beyond 1Gbps are extremely scarce in ordinary services, the introduction of 10GbE network may not seem to be useful. Generally, 2.5GbE connectivity is sufficient enough in speed & latency, and most higher-tier B550/X570 motherboards (or above) have support for it.
- A lower-tier power supply starting from 350W & Bronze-certified would be sufficient enough for powering the whole system, and a few more drives in future.
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