Replacement suggestions for aging HP Microserver gen8 to run freenas

[SRRAE]

Years ago I put synology on a HP microserver gen8.  It cost me about £180. But the os is old and hardware aging too. 

 

Amy suggestions for a similar type of replacement? A pre-made blank nas which i can install something like freenas on?  I want to keep it around the £500 / $650 mark,  without drives

[SRRAE]

Used MicroServer Gen10 Plus v2 going for £500. Worth it? 

 

I was outbid.

 

theres a Gen10 Plus (not v2 for £450)?

[fabians_life]

FreeNAS doesn't exist anymore. It is truenas now. The MicroServer is pretty good. Here is a full review of it. It isn't the newest, so power efficiency isn't great. I just use a normal old gaming computer, I got for cheap, as my nas. If you don't mind the formfactor and the missing of server features like ilo, an old gaming computer from eBay can be a great value. If you really like the formfactor and need the server features, the Microserver G10 Plus should be good. 

[SRRAE]

3 hours ago, fabians_life said:

FreeNAS doesn't exist anymore. It is truenas now. The MicroServer is pretty good. Here is a full review of it. It isn't the newest, so power efficiency isn't great. I just use a normal old gaming computer, I got for cheap, as my nas. If you don't mind the formfactor and the missing of server features like ilo, an old gaming computer from eBay can be a great value. If you really like the formfactor and need the server features, the Microserver G10 Plus should be good. 

I keep calling it freenas.

 

I have a old PC (ryzen 2600x) but worried about power consumption.  Would that be better? 

[fabians_life]

Depends of how much performance you need. The Xeon in the Microserver has 4 cores without multithreading and a TDP of 71W. The Ryzen 5 2600x has 6 cores with multithreading but a TDP of 95W. You could disable cores, if you don't need them and probably get down to something comparable with the Intel Xeon E-2224 in performance. I think the bigger difference is the feature set. At low loads the power consumption difference won't be big and the performance isn't that important for running a NAS, so are you willing to spend extra money for features like front drive bays, ILO and a smaller form factor. If yes, the Microserver is the better choice. 

[Bersella AI]

A somewhat constrained budget, but still feasible for brand new parts. I made a parts list on another thread that would fit in the $650 cap:

• Processor: Core i3-12100 (may pick up 14100 if priced identically)
• Motherboard: H610/B760 with DDR4 slots (e.g. Gigabyte B760M DS3H, <$100)
• RAM: random DDR4-3200 16GB kits (<$30)
• Boot drive: Optane 16 GB or a USB stick
• Chassis: Jonsbo N4 (~$130, has six 3.5-inch bays, an SFX power tray, an mATX tray)
• Power: Sliverstone SFX (starting from 450W or $109, note that units <700W have limited SATA connectors)
• Additional SATA riser card/HBA may be needed for more than 4 spinners.

While it might be feasible to reuse the Gen 8 chassis, there are caveats including ITX boards only, a mini-SAS adapter (e.g. HBA) required, physical modifications needed for motherboard tray (e.g. cutting off the rear panel), etc. I would rather leave it as a decoration and no longer plug it up.

4 hours ago, SRRAE said:

I have a old PC (ryzen 2600x) but worried about power consumption.

It will stay in idle and consumes only a handful of watts for most of time, so don't worry about that. Reusing it would be another good option.