Hey there guys!
I've been trying to build a somewhat decent server for the past couple of months now. It seems that I will finally achieve my goal since the prices of the components that I was looking for are finally lowering to a point where it meets my needs. A brief list of what I'll be running on it is the following:
Media Server ( haven't decided if Plex or JellyFin) - At the moment I'm only considering streaming to some family members. I reckon that the number may be around 4 simultanous streams (max peak). Whenever possible I'll direct play the stream to avoid transcoding the files.
VM (Windows) - For regular browsing (when needed) and encoding tasks (video projects);
PiHole (Docker)
Bitwarden (Docker)
PfSense (Docker)
Minecraft Server (Docker)
MariaDB
Nextcloud
Plexpy
Radarr
Sonarr
OpenVPN
Here's what I currently have:
MOBO - Supermicro X10DAI-O - https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/X10DAi
CPU - [Single CPU] E5-2695 v4 - https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/91316/intel-xeon-processor-e52695-v4-45m-cache-2-10-ghz.html
RAM - 4x16GB DDR4 RDIMM 2133p
Case - Supermicro 846
LSI - SAS 9266-4i/1GB - https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/12351959
Unraid boot device - Kingston Mobilelite g2 + 32 micro SD card (from Sandisk)
HDD's - Currently I have 3 My Elements 14 TB HDD's which I'll shuck.
What I don't have:
SSD - I was considering grabbing a Intel SSD DC P3700 2TB . What would be a good used price for these units? Since the board doesn't allow nvme connections, I either can go the usual SSD route (Samsung SSD 2TB) or then something that uses the PCI-E lanes) ...
GPU - I'm still waiting for a reasonable price for a board. I was looking over at NVidia Quadro P400 but in Europe there isn't that much offer (for reasonable prices - my budget would be 300 euros if possible).
120mm Fans - Considering replacing the fan wall with 3x NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM .
Main questions:
Do you guys think that this GPU is perhaps a bit overkill for my need?
Regarding the LSI board, does anyone know how can I flash it to IT mode? I've searched for a while and haven't came up with anything that I could use...
Does anyone use these fans and can give me a feedback how loud they sound? I've seen video reviews that left me terrified. Initially I was looking to grab the NF-A12x25 PWM but I've seen that these may not get the correct air pressure into the case ...
Sorry for the wall of text guys! Really looking forward to finally build this machine! Your help will for sure guide me in this project ...
