FreeNAS build (plz check)

[Daan101]

Hi all,

this is the build I could come up with, would any of you mind to check it, thanks in advance! 

 

Fractal Design Node 304 (Black)
Intel Core i3-8100
Stock cooler
AsRock H370M-ITC/ac
3x WD Red 4TB (expandable to a 6 drive array in the future)
Corsair CX450M (plz help, I don't know anything about PSU's, THANKS!)

OS: FreeNAS (already have 2x USB drives for OS)

 

Edit: RAM! I forgot the RAM! Whatever 8gig ddr4 stick I can find for cheap (I know, I know ECC but home use, so shush! ?) 

[Sernefarian]

16 minutes ago, Daan101 said:

Corsair CX450M (plz help, I don't know anything about PSU's, THANKS!)

 

PSU is a good choice.

 

Not sure about if going with 2x4 Gig for a FreeNAS build would be necessary or worth it, but something to check into. If no then cool otherwise 2x4.

Edited July 23, 2018 by Sernefarian
additional sentence.

[Electronics Wizardy]

What are you doing on this nas? If its just file transfer, id get a celeron.

 

Id get fewer biger driver, so id start with a 8tb mirror.

 

 

WHy freenas? if you goal is to expand, id look at unraid.

[Daan101]

21 hours ago, Sernefarian said:

PSU is a good choice.

 

Not sure about if going with 2x4 Gig for a FreeNAS build would be necessary or worth it, but something to check into. If no then cool otherwise 2x4.

thanks, so my reasoning is expandebility for the ram so if I ever wanted to I could just get another 8 gig stick and pop it in instead of having to buy 2

[Daan101]

21 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What are you doing on this nas? If its just file transfer, id get a celeron.

 

Id get fewer biger driver, so id start with a 8tb mirror.

 

 

WHy freenas? if you goal is to expand, id look at unraid.

i'll look into the celeron.

 

So the reason for this build is that my current 4TB freenas box is getting filled up, I collected about 3.5TB in 2.5 years, and the next time I can do the new build would be next summer, so it won't last that long. (the current server will become a CentOS server for docker)

so my reasoning for the drives was to get 3x4TB giving me 8TB, and with freenas if I ever wanted to expand I could get another 3x4TB giving me 16TB in total.

if I would go with your option I would spend 120 euro on drives and another 60 euro for a OS that allows for better expandebility, but one that I don't know, and to be frank I'm quite happy with the current option to expand.

If you have any good counterarguments then I'd be happy to hear them!

[Electronics Wizardy]

11 minutes ago, Daan101 said:

(the current server will become a CentOS server for docker)

Why not just put this all in one box with something like proxmox and vms

 

11 minutes ago, Daan101 said:

if I would go with your option I would spend 120 euro on drives and another 60 euro for a OS that allows for better expandebility,

You can get the same expansion features for free if you want, its just that unraid puts it all in a nice gui.

[Daan101]

15 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Why not just put this all in one box with something like proxmox and vms

 

You can get the same expansion features for free if you want, its just that unraid puts it all in a nice gui.

You gave me the idea to look into Unraid and I learned that it uses docker (which is good), I thought that it used some stupid thing like freeNAS does, but it's propper so I might use Unraid and I might combine it all, still not convinced of the 2x8TB tho, maybe 2x6TB?

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, Daan101 said:

still not convinced of the 2x8TB tho

Are you in the us, if so get those 8tb wd externals, normally about160 dollars for a 8tb drive.

[Daan101]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Are you in the us, if so get those 8tb wd externals, normally about160 dollars for a 8tb drive.

I wish! I've known about those for a while but i live in europe