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Help Choosing a FreeNas CPU

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The Pentium G3250 is the cheapest CPU you can buy for that board. Any modern CPU is fine for running FreeNAS. 

Maybe compare the price of that locally to a second hand Socket 1155 off eBay or a local trade site for second hand parts. you'll probably get a much better deal buying the CPU second hand. 

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Hi all, long time no see.

So I'm building a FreeNas out of an existing computer which I put a new wd red drive into. It has 8 gb of ram, and currently has an i7 3770, which I will be taking out of the nas for my new desktop build for later. What I need is a replacement z77 cpu for the 3770. It needs to be able to handle system backups and redundancy in the server. I'd prefer to spend as little as possible.

Thanks

Klark

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The Pentium G3250 is the cheapest CPU you can buy for that board. Any modern CPU is fine for running FreeNAS. 

Maybe compare the price of that locally to a second hand Socket 1155 off eBay or a local trade site for second hand parts. you'll probably get a much better deal buying the CPU second hand. 

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The Pentium G3250 is the cheapest CPU you can buy for that board. Any modern CPU is fine for running FreeNAS. 

Maybe compare the price of that locally to a second hand Socket 1155 off eBay or a local trade site for second hand parts. you'll probably get a much better deal buying the CPU second hand. 

 

Good point. I'll see if I can pick up something on craigslist or ebay. Thanks

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